emotional eating

Responding Wisely to Food Addiction Relapses

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Relapse is a part of recovery Author: Carolyn C. Ross M.D., M.P.H. When you’ve worked so hard on overcoming your eating addiction, it’s terrifying to think that you might slip up in the future. Some people fear that merely talking about the possibility of relapse will make them revert to their old behaviors. The truth is, it’s normal … Read more

Eating: A Manifesto for Recovery from Food Addiction

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Ten steps you can take to restore your joy in eating Author: Carolyn C. Ross M.D., M.P.H. Eating can serve many purposes that have nothing to do with the food itself. Often, we eat to manage stress. Just about everyone can relate to this scenario: You’ve come home from a terrible day at work. Maybe you … Read more

An Emotional Eating Checklist

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Signs of an Emotional Eater Author: Susan Albers Psy.D. Are you an emotional eater?  Here are some signs that you might be struggling with eating to soothe and comfort your feelings.   Emotional Eating Checklist Check all the statements below that feel true to you: Do you eat when you are not physically hungry or right … Read more

Mindful Eating Helps Prevent Overeating

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Practice focusing on and paying attention to what you eat Author: Susan McQuillan M.S., RDN Meanwhile, our problems persist and we may not live long enough for scientific absolutes to prove what we highly suspect to be true. We want some answers, and we want them now. And that’s where an educated opinion, or expert … Read more

So You Think You’re Eating Mindfully

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Mindful eating is a trendy term. But ARE you eating mindfully—really? Author: Carolyn C. Ross M.D., M.P.H. Mindfulness is gaining traction as a way to improve personal health and wellness, to treat addictions, eating disorders and other mental illnesses, and even to enhance communication and creativity in major corporations. That’s good news. The not-so-good news is that, in all its … Read more

5 Enemies of the Overeater

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The most important things to avoid when trying to change your eating Author: Jennifer Kromberg PsyD While I have no opinion on your friendship with wheat (and PLEASE do not use this forum to discuss why wheat should or should not be removed from one’s diet), I agree there are many things that are “not friends” to … Read more

The Truth About Overeating

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Can’t stick to your diet resolution? This may be why. Author: Jennifer Kromberg PsyD If sticking to your healthy eating plan feels nearly impossible, it may be that the issue is a bit more complex. Also remember, that many people do not fit neatly into the categories of full-blown eating disorders. Even when there are … Read more

Emotional Eating? 5 Reasons You Can’t Stop

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Take control of your joy and pain to take away the power of food. Author: Jennifer Kromberg PsyD Most people think emotional eating is due to a lack of self-control. However, in my extensive work with eating disorders and disordered eating, I would say that is rarely the case. If emotional eating were a simple issue of discipline, we … Read more