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Conquering emotional eating Week 12

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No more sabotage!

Just when you thought your diet was going great, things start to go wrong. Instead of giving you flowers on your birthday, your spouse hands you a large box of chocolates.

Then, in the middle of your favorite TV program, your kids rip open a bag of potato chips, plunk them down on the coffee table in front of you and ask, “Want some?” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Emotional Eating, Self Care

Conquering emotional eating Week 11

What’s in my way?

Are you an “all or nothing” person?  Even if you don’t think it’s affecting you, perfectionism can block you from reaching your goals. 

Most perfectionists tend to follow the same theme—do it right or don’t do it at all. But since they never reach the point where they can do it “right,” perfectionists never start.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Emotional Eating, Long-term Success

Conquering emotional eating Week 10

What’s in my way?

We’ve all said it: I know what to do, I just don’t do it! 

Just like the dog in the photo, we do the opposite of what we intend to do. Regardless of how long we’ve worked on managing our weight, we still have times when things get in our way. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Emotional Eating, Long-term Success

Conquering emotional eating Week 9

Nurturing without food

In last week’s lesson, you were supposed to ask the question, “What do I need?” over and over until you had a list of your needs.But figuring out what we need is not easy. I struggled with making my list and wondered if I should leave some things off because I can’t do anything about them right now. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Emotional Eating, Self Care

Conquering emotional eating Week 8

What do I need?

In the context of emotional eating, the word “need” describes a want or a desire.

Maybe you yearn for things that would make your life better, such as more time or money or even more people to do things with. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Emotional Eating, Long-term Success

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