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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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Control Holiday Stress Eating and Cravings

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I’m quite sure that there are carbohydrates in heaven!
But then, there won’t be any stress, so there won’t be any need for stress eating!
I once read a book by Suzanne Somers, and was quite shocked to see the line-up of supplements that she takes to control cravings for carbohydrates.
While it can seem like trying to [...]

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7 Tips To Avoid Stress Eating During The Holidays

Do you tend to overdo it with stress eating during the holidays? Here are  some quick tips to enjoy holiday meals without the stress.
1. Whether you are hosting/cooking or not, eat light during the day, but  don’t go to dinner starving.
2. Take it easy on the appetizers and alcohol before the meal.
3. Enjoy and appreciate [...]

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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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Stress Relief and Hot Yoga

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It takes place in a candlelit room.
Just 3 small windows for natural light, and 3 small candles.
I’ve figured out a very simple formula.
Less stress = less stress eating.
Hot yoga is one of the paths I have chosen to get there.
As I walk in, it feels just plain HOT! It’s the same 95 degrees and [...]

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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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