Posts in Emotional Eating

The expectation square – Day 84

With almost everything in life, you hold a mental picture of how things should be.

For example, you expect that a restaurant will have clean tables, attentive wait staff, and good food. [Read more…]

No more deprivation – Day 83

Do you sometimes give in and eat because you feel deprived?

But stop and think about the whole concept of deprivation. Like it or not, to successfully manage your weight, you have to set boundaries around your eating. [Read more…]

Unhook the chains – Day 81

It always starts with just one little thing.

Maybe your child spilled milk or your washing machine quit working.

When you walked into the kitchen, you were attacked by the plate of leftover brownies so you ate several of them. [Read more…]

Eating in secret – Day 72

Do you eat perfectly around others but creep off alone to finish off the last of the cookies or the leftover dessert?

Maybe you keep a secret stash of your favorite candy so you can nibble it when no one is around.

Even though you know that sneak eating can totally ruin your diet, you may still be struggling with it on a daily basis. [Read more…]

Can you “cheat” on food? – Day 69

I CHEATED big-time on my diet today.

Sound familiar?

You’ve probably used several variations of this line, and in fact, chances are that at some point, you’ve said the word “cheat” when discussing your weight-loss efforts. [Read more…]