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Stress Eating

Stress Eating: Is It An Addiction?

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Is Stress Eating An Addiction?
All addictive processes represent an effort to control feelings.
Even more than that, they represent an effort to keep life itself under control.
Addicts are hooked on things being one certain way (the way they “should” be), and are unable to just let things “be” to take their natural course.
Addiction is a response [...]

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Saying No To Stress Eating

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One night many years ago, my boyfriend called and wanted me to meet him at a bar down the street from where I lived.
It was around 10 p.m., 20 degrees outside, and I was in my pajamas and curlers (yes, curlers!)
The last thing I wanted to do was go out to a bar, so of [...]

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Stress Eating and Your Weight

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Most people who engage in stress eating are highly concerned about their appearance and weight. For some people, their world is dominated by thoughts of food and weight issues. Most stress eaters want to lose weight and are anxious about gaining weight.
Obsessive concerns about food and weight are not uncommon. One client that I worked [...]

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Stress Eating, Money and Weight

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Someone asked for the transcript of the video on stress eating, money and weight. Here you go -
Stress eating, money and weight issues have a lot in common – 1st – they  run on scarcity – the stress, fear and anxiety of not having enough.
Many people are walking around with this sort of poverty mentality, [...]

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More Chocolate – Less Stress Eating?

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We all know intuitively that chocolate can uplift mood and help you feel good temporarily.  A new study at Nestlé Research Center (where else?) Lausanne, Switzerland, found that eating just over an ounce of dark chocolate daily for two weeks lowered stress hormone levels in highly stressed people (that would be us) and also partially [...]

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Stress Eating’s Evil Cousin

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It’s that time of year where stress baking (stress eating’s evil cousin) can rear it’s ugly head.
Stress baking may be even more insidious than stress eating itself, in that you tend to eat even more sweets and generously “share” (read “push”) them on others.
The sharing part can be (of course) an innocent loving act, in [...]

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7 Signs Of A Compulsive Eater

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They say that men drink to socialize and celebrate.
Women drink to cope with stress, anxiety and depression.
It’s the same with food, really . . .
Food has become an easy and reliable friend, a cheap source of comfort and support.
Here are 7 signs of a compulsive eater:
1. I’m not hungry, but I NEED something to eat.
We [...]

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Stress Eating Warning!

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Whenever I walk into the lab to have blood work done, there is a sign that reads
Unattended children will be given an expresso and a free puppy!
It makes me smile whenever I see it. Even though it’s only a small, handwritten sign, the message is loud and clear!
Your behavior has consequences!
So I wondered if we [...]

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Stress Eating and Hormones

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Research shows that 46% of Americans are less careful about what they eat when stress is high. People are also more likely to eat quickly and binge eat when stressed. Chemical messages governing what, when and how much you eat function less effectively when you’re under stress, making it more likely to overeat and harder [...]

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How To Handle Stressful Events Without Overeating

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Stressful events create anxiety. Stress related eating occurs when the urge to eat is triggered by anxiety. Your emotional brain takes over and you experience a strong desire to eat.
Anxiety and stress go together. Sometimes, it’s a build up of stressful events over time.
Sometimes, it’s one big event that causes you to lose your composure. It feels [...]

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