Understand how emotional eating works and what to look out for Do you ever eat something and think later, ‘ why did I eat that?’ We all do it! And it is usually unconscious…Today Estelle will talk about steps to take to recognise this emotional eating pattern and how to heal this behaviour.
Emotional eating: Dealing with Self-Sabotage
Overeating and Self-sabotage Emotional eating can be so disheartening ,One moment you feel like you’ve got this, the next moment you are face planting into a box of doughnuts like your body has been possessed by a zombie, your brain has shut down and you cannot stop yourself from eating,To make things worse, you feel […]
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๐ฌ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฌ๐น๐ต๐จ๐ณ ๐ญ๐จ๐ช๐ป๐ถ๐น๐บโฃ๐ฆVisual cues โฃ Seeing something delicious (advertising, walking past McDonalds, etc.)โฃโฃ๐ฆEnvironmental toxins โฃAir and water pollutants, chemicals in household products, additives in food โฃโฃ๐ฆ Foodโฃ Having a disordered relationship with foodโฃโฃ๐ฐ๐ต๐ป๐ฌ๐น๐ต๐จ๐ณ ๐ญ๐จ๐ช๐ป๐ถ๐น๐บโฃ๐ฆHormonesโฃ Chemical messengers triggering digestive functions (cortisol, insulin, ghrelin, Leptin)โฃโฃ๐ฆ EmotionsโฃWhen you feel an overwhelming emotion, you will start craving foods that will […]
Intuitive Eating for emotional and binge eaters
Chat’s with Jo-Ann Irwin on how to start listening to your body on how she wants to be nourished
What’s keeping you stuck in food prison?
The definition of binge eating is the consumption of large quantities of food in a short period of time, accompanied by feelings of being out of control, followed by guilt and shame. Emotional eating is, eating in response to feelings instead of hunger, such as stress, boredom, loneliness to name a few.Emotional eating can be […]
How not to blow your diet on the weekend
“I’m so good during the week, but then I blow my whole diet on the weekend.” says Wagon Wanda Just the words “so good” already means you are setting yourself up for failure the next time you are in the sweet isle over the weekend. You are not “good” or “bad” for eating food. You […]
Healthy eating for binge eaters
During my binge eating days I used to obsess about eating everything non-fat, sugar free, dairy free, gluten free etc. I didn’t have a medical condition that required me to eat this way, I made myself believe that these foods were the cause of my binges, the reason why I would face plant into a […]
Emotional Eating and how it can impact your business and life!!
PLANNING AHEAD IS KEY…. yes even when it comes to food!ย ๐ฌ๐ฌ My latest podcast interview with Content Queen has been published and I would love for you to go check it out!! You will learn: ๐ How as entrepreneurs, business owners and workers, we can plan ahead to eat right ๐ย How to eat well when travelling […]
Best exercise after a binge
I used to run 100 km’s a week to burn off a binge!! I loved running, the thrill of beating your PB at a race, the rush at the start line and planning my next goals!! However, the thing that got me out of bed before a race at 4am or on the road for […]
Why Can’t I stop eating?
Often I have found myself crying on the pantry floor after emotional eating zombie mode. You know, that mode where you are watching yourself scuffing everything you see, wanting to stop. “I just can’t get a grip what’s wrong with me? Why can’t I stop eating and stick to my eating plan” Binges are caused […]