How I worked through my fear of gaining weight while healing my relationship with food (Personal reference: I went from 54kg to 63-64kg and stayed at this comfortable weight for the last 10 years). 1. I had to admit I was fat phobic I understood that I was conditioned to praise thin bodies as well […]
Unpopular opinions but I am going in there: 1. Not everyone eating a salad is on a diet. Diet culture robbed us of normal foods as “diet foods” (think chicken, salmon, broccoli, rice, vegetables…) so whenever we see someone eating healthy the first assumption is that they are either trying actively to lose weight or […]
Why having unsatisfying meals as an emotional eater can be a trigger? When we are thinking about food and eating, the first thought is pleasure and the idea of feeling different than the way we felt before we ate. We are expecting a different experience. If you are an emotional eater and you are trying […]
Do you get upset or feel guilty if you eat something “off plan”? Do you beat yourself up with guilt, shame and sentences like:” Why I can’t have more control, more willpower to not eat these foods?” Even if you were a robot, which you aren’t, you can’t rely on motivation or willpower to help […]
When you are healing your relationship with food, trying to listen to your body, end emotional eating you will have confrontations with people around you. Some won’t get it and will think you are “fine”. Some will think it’s another “phase” and won’t believe it until they see the real change in you. On the […]
Let’s talk about food guilt. Many have it and it’s quite a common feeling if you are dealing with distorted eating, if you are in recovery or simply if you are chronic dieter.I have felt guilty for so many years but the truth is, guilt again is just a thought introduced by the diet culture. […]
Have you ever planned a binge? You know you have the opportunity to binge later on in the day. You want to suppress the urge but you find yourself thinking, daydreaming about what you will get from the shop and how you will eat it with pleasure during the evening. Even though you know it’s […]
How do you heal your relationship with food if you are constantly thinking about being thinner and losing weight?You can’t. At least not in the beginning. There is a process in which at first you need to allow your hunger to speak to you.You need to allow yourself to eat the foods you truly want […]
If you have overeaten one night here is what to do and what definitely NOT to do. 1. Try to use this experience as a learning opportunity- what happened, what triggered it? DON’T use this experience as an opportunity to blame yourself and plan another diet 2. Eat normally the next day. DON’T restrict the […]
Certain phrases encourage binge eating: 1. “Whatever diet starts tomorrow” 2. ” I already had one piece, I have ruined my day” 3.” I was so good all week, this is my cheat day” 4.” I deserve to binge because I am feeling unwell” 5. ” I have to eat all the food because I […]