Posts Tagged ‘emotional eating’
Putting food in its appropriate place
I recently wrapped up a final coaching session with a client, and she said something that stayed with me. As we celebrated her reaching her goal, which was initially about losing the extra weight she had put on over the last 2 years of a pandemic, I asked her, “what else has changed?” Here’s what…
Read MoreReducing Cravings and Over-Desire
(The following is an excerpt from The Elegant Eating Handbook. You can download a free copy here). It’s challenging to make healthy eating choices when food cravings and over-desire is running the show. When we eat foods in their natural whole food form, our brain releases dopamine, which lights up our brain’s reward centre, and…
Read MoreThe *only* problem food can solve
The only problem food can solve is physical hunger. Yet, we try to solve our worry, boredom, restlessness and overwhelm with cookies, crackers, chips or (insert whichever foods you want here). We eat and eat, but our problems are right there waiting for us after the last bite is gone. Often we inherit new problems…
Read MoreHello, Goodbye
2021 is here! How will you make this year different? Meet yourself where you are right now. Do a little better than you did yesterday. Step off the diet merry-go-round. Say goodbye to unrealistic and overly restrictive diet plans. Enough with waking up feeling defeated because of what you ate yesterday. Realistically plan. Be kind to your future self…
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