Stop Stress Eating

“Food Calms Me Down”

It’s a familiar refrain that I have heard often from my clients. I used to think the same thing. That is . . . if I took time to think about it at all. If what you need is to be calm, then there may not be faster ways to do it, but there are [...]

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Too Much Stress Eating? Libertyville Life Coach Says Try This…

Too much stress eating? I was talking to a friend the other day, who had a really great idea. Inside her snack cabinet, she posted a note, with the simple question: “Why are you here?” Then she lists a few choices – You are hungry You got triggered by an emotion You want a reward [...]

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5 Steps To Managing Your Stress Eating Triggers

What’s a stress eating trigger? Anything that makes you want to eat. It could be something you see, hear, or smell. It could also be a thought or an emotion emanating from inside you. Yes, your own self talk could trigger the urge to eat! The trigger is the WHY. So it might go like [...]

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Women Food and God on Oprah

“Women, Food and God” will be featured on the Oprah show this week, with Geneen Roth, author of 7 books on compulsive eating. Geneen has always been masterful at describing her compulsive eating and compulsive dieting in artful detail. This book discusses the process of her retreat students, as well as the connection of spirituality [...]

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Stress Eating Is NOT The Problem

I can’t tell you how many posts I have read with statements like “I am gaining weight because I am stress eating!” Many people seem to have an awareness that something is driving them to eat, and it’s easy to focus on that as the problem. Stress eating itself is NOT the problem. It is [...]

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Stress Eating Warning!

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 [...]

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3 Sentences That Keep You Fat

Did you know that in a study of 17,000 dieters almost all of them relapsed because of stress eating?

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