Posts in Emotional Eating

Minimize the damage – Day 86

In going through this 100 Days Challenge, you’ve learned a lot of new tricks and skills for managing your weight.

But many times, real life will get in the way of your plans. [Read more…]

Let it go – Day 85

When others have emotionally hurt you, it’s easy to say, “They can’t treat me this way! I’ll make them pay!”

But somehow, these other people never seem to suffer very much. In your efforts to “show them,” you’re the one who overeats, gains weight, or feels depressed. [Read more…]

The expectation square – Day 84

With almost everything in life, you hold a mental picture of how things should be.

For example, you expect that a restaurant will have clean tables, attentive wait staff, and good food. [Read more…]

No more deprivation – Day 83

Do you sometimes give in and eat because you feel deprived?

But stop and think about the whole concept of deprivation. Like it or not, to successfully manage your weight, you have to set boundaries around your eating. [Read more…]

Unhook the chains – Day 81

It always starts with just one little thing.

Maybe your child spilled milk or your washing machine quit working.

When you walked into the kitchen, you were attacked by the plate of leftover brownies so you ate several of them. [Read more…]