Tell me if this sounds familiar… You tell the person or people you live with that you’re trying to eat healthier. You might even say, “…and I’d appreciate your support.” And yet… They continue to bring home (or cook/bake) the very things that tempt you. They crinkle the package where you can hear it. They … Read more
What if you didn’t have to feel guilty for every craving? What if you saw them as signs, instead of failures? Here’s the thing: You have legit hungers. You are a four-part person: heart, soul, mind, body; and each of these parts has its own hunger. Your heart hungers to be known and loved, and to love … Read more
One of the main reasons we do emotional eating is because we’re feeling stretched to the breaking point. One of the best ways to combat that is with regular, intentional self care. But many of us don’t know how to do that. And in fact, we may be used to thinking of food and drink indulgences … Read more
You’ve been making real changes. You’re choosing healthier food options, you’re moving more, you’ve been at it for a while, but the number on the scale is stalled. Or it’s inching down so much slower than you’d hoped. Is there anything more disheartening? Whether this happens at the beginning of your new way of eating, … Read more
I have been an emotional eater. Eating to fill loneliness as a friendless teen, eating to calm my nerves as a frazzled stay-at-home-mom, eating to balm my heart when my dad was dying. Yep: I’ve been there. If you have a history of emotional eating — and let’s face it: most of us have at … Read more