How do you binge? There are many different types of binges and not all of them are set up in the same way: 1. All in BingeThis Is the one before you start you are mentally prepared it’s going to be big. You plant the big binge. You go to the shop only to buy […]
Does this sound familiar? Guests have left and you can finally binge…You get to eat what you really want to eat… You have been playing it cool, not hungry, eating clean in front of others all night but all you thought about was: “When will they leave already…?” You may have also started a mini […]
There is one feat stopping you from ending emotional eating and losing weight. This fear is rather common and it is sabotaging their capacity to say “NO” to unhealthy foods and overeating.It’s the famous FOMO- fear of missing out. We fear that we are going to miss out on the enjoyment of eating that particular […]
The more you control your food intake, the more you will binge on an emotional occasion. When your emotions are too strong, you will try to control your food and weight because everything else seems too overwhelming.When things are unstable and you are faced with difficult life changing situations, it’s much easier to try to […]
As a wellness coach, I focus mostly on emotional eating and helping people end that binge-restrict cycle they get once they jump on a diet. However, another important aspect of healing your relationship with food is also improving your body image as these two go hand in hand.On your journey to improving your body image, […]
1. You are not focusedComparing your journey to others is very common and more of than it distracts you from your own goals. “I am not as bad as they are”, “I wish I had their discipline”, “I wish I ate like them”…are comparisons that can only derail your progress. Mind your own business and […]
Three things to keep telling yourself when you are about to emotionally overeat (binge) on your favorite foods: 1. The food you are about to inhale 3min will be there tomorrow. You want to enjoy the food, savour it and move on with your day. You don’t want to feel out of control, feeling sick […]
On Kat Khatibi podcast on Health, Happiness & Beauty I spoke to Kat about the importance of finding the root cause and psychological reasons that trigger emotional and binge eating. Link on apple and Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u1Hv4R7tYw
Straight to the point, no fluff, no waffle…this is what I teach my clients over and over again for the past 12 years. There is no magic pill to end emotional eating and lose extra weight but these 4 steps do work (you can find some of the reviews here.) 1. Stop dieting & eat when […]
Have you ever heard of cognitive distortions? Cognitive distortions are thoughts that we have that don’t fit quite well in the real world. They are exaggerated, inaccurate thoughts that can very often be negative and/or dysfunctional. The problem with these thoughts is that they lead us into thinking in a certain way and shape our […]