emotional eating
All entries tagged with emotional eatingHALT! Your Emotional Eating Habits

Are you an emotional eater? I am, and I know that overeating for me, rarely has anything to do with actual hunger. Those same tips and tricks that help keep non-emotional eaters' hunger cravings at bay, can help people like us.
But, we need to have a few mental tricks in our toolbox as well.
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Conquering Emotional Eating: Lessons from Monica Seles
Monica Seles is without a doubt one of the best female tennis players of all time. Known for her relentless power and loud, multi-syllable grunts, Seles vaulted to the top ranked spot in women's tennis at the tender age of 17.
Even the casual sports fan knows how this story unfolds. A bizarre stabbing attack by a deranged fan would indelibly de-rail Seles' playing career and worse still, her emotional stability. The stabbing incident - compounded by the death of her father to cancer would spark an addiction to food.
Here are some quotes from Monica's story in an ESPN interview on how she kicked emotional eating. Seles has written a book on her experiences called "Getting a Grip".
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The Body Fat Solution: Tom Venuto
Being hyped as the most important weight loss book of the year isn't an easy accolade to live up to. You never really know how much of the buzz is based on marketing hype or reputation for past works or both. Well, I'm here to tell you with a great deal of confidence - The Body Fat Solution did not disappoint.
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The Stress Eater Diet

The Stress Eater Diet written by Robert Posner, M.D. and Linda Hlivka targets women who tend to eat a lot and unhealthily when stressed.
They believe that 78% of overeating is caused by an emotional response to some type of stressor such as relationship problems or financial difficulties. Along with the help of stress hormones being produced these added calories cause women to gain weight fast.
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Watching Crime Shows Makes You Eat More?
I'm a little bit out of touch with what's popular on TV - but I do know that crime shows are perennial favorites. We really are fixated with murder and violence.
A curious study has shown that people eat more when they contemplate death.
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Shame on You: Weight Loss Tactics That Don't Work
I'm a sucker for reality shows that focus on weight loss. Typically, these shows feature people who are attempting to lose weight and get fit with the whole world watching.
Last night I watched a show about three women trying to get "thin" for their wedding day. Although the template for this show was typical, the tactics involved seemed pretty darn unkind. I actually cringed at times as the very thin, very strident host taunted these overweight women and ridiculed them for their food and drink choices.
The camera angles seemed purposefully constructed to be as humiliating for these women as possible. And I wondered, are shame and harassment successful strategies for weight loss?
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The Writing Diet: A Creative Approach to Weight Loss

Among the seemingly endless angles and spins on weight loss, creative writer and teacher Julia Cameron has introduced yet another "key" to shedding pounds... writing.
The Writing Diet: Write Yourself Right-Size focuses on using the creative outlet of writing to help break down the emotional issues of overeating. The book raises and tackles some very valid issues about the causes of overeating.
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Weight Loss Approaches Around the World

When we read studies about weight loss approaches and attitudes, we often tend to hear about the American perspective. But what does the rest of the world think? And what are they doing about the growing obesity problem? A recent global survey of over 9,000 people in 13 countries over five continents contained some intriguing contrasts and surprises.
For example, which country would you guess has the most "emotional eaters?"
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How Holidays With Family Can Make You Fat
Holidays are often a time of catching up with extended family. For some families - everything seems great - but underneath there are issues that - believe or not - may be connected to your overeating.
If you eat in response to emotional issues - here are some points to ponder these holidays.
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Maintaining Your Weight: Emotional Eating Must Be Addressed

New research shows that those who have the hardest time keeping off the weight are those who eat for internal emotional reasons.
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The Beck Diet Solution: How to Think Like a Thin Person

SharpBrains has interviewed Judith Beck, author of The Beck Diet Solution. Beck brings the principles from cognitive behavior therapy into the field of weight loss.
The Beck Diet Solution is designed to be used alongside any healthy and nutritious diet.
What are the cognitive and emotional skills and habits that dieters need to train?
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How to Keep a Food Diary, and Why

Many nutritional experts agree that keeping a food diary is critical to weight loss success. A food diary creates a conscious awareness of food intake and eating patterns.
After keeping a diary many people are often surprised at how that "occasional" big dessert turns out to be a regular occurrence.
While some factors such as age or genetics are outside of our control - we can make choices about what foods we eat.
Here are some basic guidelines for keeping a food diary.
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Negative Self-Talk: The Tight Jeans Effect

There are times in all of our lives, when we’ve had enough with our situation, our day, or our life. Our mind seems to fill with negative thoughts.
The same is true about our bodies. There are days when nothing positive comes to mind (Maybe it all starts with tight jeans. I hate it when my jeans feel tight. It makes me want to rip them off and put on a pair of sweat-pants for the day.).
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8 Indicators of Emotional Eating
Many people overeat for emotional reasons. Without doing some serious reflection it is difficult to pinpoint whether our food choices come from an emotional need or a physical need.
Here are eight warning signs that your eating may be driven by hidden emotions.
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Portion Control: The "Half-Trick"

One great tip I learned from reading French Women for All Seasons was the “half-trick.” Famous author, Mireille Guiliano, first became known through her book, French Women Don’t Get Fat. Her latest book provides more insights and numerous recipes for healthy French cuisines.
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The Top 10 Sources of Stigma
Being overweight or obese can place a person in many stigmatizing situations. Stigma comes in many forms; criticisms, others making negative assumptions, inappropriate or nasty comments.
Here is a list of the top ten sources of such stigma.
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