The number one barrier for most people who struggle with their weight is emotional eating.
Personally, no matter how long I’ve worked on this area, it still creeps in at times and I slide back into using food for coping with life.
Posts in Emotional Eating
Life is STILL hard and food is STILL easy
During the years when I owned my weight-loss clinic in Denver, CO, I found my clients always seemed to struggle with the same issues—emotional eating, poor self-esteem, and low motivation.
I kept getting frustrated with the books and resources on the market, so in 2003, I wrote Life is Hard, Food is Easy, a book that could help my clients overcome these issues.
Grieving a loss without eating
About a month ago, Peppy died after a very brief illness. She was our sweet cocker spaniel and we loved her so much. She was 11 and ½ years old and she was such a good dog.
My husband and I were devastated and are still feeling sad when we think about her.
For some reason, her death made me turn to my old friends, cookies and ice cream, for comfort. [Read more…]
Do I care or not?
It’s been a long, discouraging year, and I think I’m just tired and worn down.
So it’s decided. Today, I don’t care about any of it. But wait… is that really how I feel? Hmmm, on second thought…
This will give you some answers.
Click on the title to read the article.
Visit with an ice cream bar
One of the guidelines I try to follow consistently is to eat dessert only when it’s “special.” But in spite of my good intentions, I remember a time last year when I did NOT do this.
My husband and I were out of town, and I was feeling rather anxious about a bunch of things.
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