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 […]
The main feeling I used to have after yet another emotional eating session or a binge was : GUILT. Most of the people who struggle with the same problem tend to tell me the same: “I feel guilty, ashamed of my eating habits”. Here are couple of reasons why we feel guilty: You feel you […]
I just wanted to touch upon this topic because as we know what we do before emotional eating is important but it’s equally important if you overeat emotionally what to do after. What you do after, dictates whether or not the overeating will continue or not. The way you REACT to emotional eating can be […]