Articles tagged with binge
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Overcoming Emotional Eating
Emotional eating occurs when we use food as a way to deal with our feelings, instead of satisfying our hunger. The danger of this is that often, you don’t even realise that it is happening. People tend to eat for all kinds of reasons that usually have nothing to do with physical hunger. One of the [...]
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Anchors & Triggers
An anchor is when your state changes in response to a trigger We all have absolutely loads of anchors in our minds. We may not realise it, but we have. It is an anchor being triggered off that can cause an unexpected reaction from an individual. An example of an anchor is when you walk into [...]
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Trick Or Treat?
I was reading a fascinating study while I was in America last year saying that treating yourself has been proven not to work! The study says that when people treat themselves, or are treated by someone else, then unconciously they think 'Well if I have to be treated then I must be doing something I [...]
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Guiltless Comfort Foods
Comfort food is like a warm hug that wraps around you as you eat. It is not surprising that we find it hard to give up our comfort foods when the time to diet comes. If you deprive yourself of foods that can comfort, eating will feel like a disciplinary camp [...]
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What's Your Excuse for Not Losing the Weight? Here's a List of Mine.
by Maria's Last Diet Of course, if I had more time, I could lose the weight. (And when will that be?) If only I didn’t have to take care of the kids, I could lose the weight. (So, who’s going to do it?) If I didn’t have so much job stress, I know I could stick to [...]
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How to keep weight off by being mindful and self aware
There's something to be said for being mindful, aware, self-aware. One of the most important benefits after you've lost the weight and are trying to keep it off for good is knowing when you're in the throes of an uncomfortable emotion. Knowing this means you might be able to do something about your discomfort. When you [...]
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The Split Conscience of Eating
The Angel and the Devil in Me When I was a big guy I constantly had these battles going on in my head. The good Mike wanted to be nice, slim, healthy and happy but the nasty Mike wanted to be angry, eat what I liked and be at war with everything and everyone. I [...]
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The issue of grazing
I am a grazer. I can’t stop nibbling. It is disaster inherent in my anxious nature. My leg taps all day long with nervous energy and the need to be energetic unfortunately extends itself to my eating habits too. And no, I do not have a high metabolic rate! A snack is permanently in my right [...]
