Archive for the "Emotional Eating" category

 

Breathe - Don’t Eat Your Holiday Stress

 

Wow, it’s that time of year when you might be just a little stressed out, running around buying last minute Christmas presents, shopping for something to wear to that party, and just maybe you’re starting to turn to food to try to relieve your stress.
Well this is a good way to put on those 10 [...]

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Is Food REALLY Your Best Friend?

 

Here’s a thought for you to chew on today: is food really your best friend?
You’ve probably heard that there are many who feel that food is their best friend and lover. They turn to food in times of need, to soothe their stress and anxiety, their hurts, and to cope with life in general. Instead [...]

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What Are You REALLY Hungry For?

 

What are you really hungry for? If you are an overeater have you ever considered that your hunger has nothing to do with food or the physical need of your body for sustenance?
Perhaps you eat when you aren’t even physically hungry and maybe you cannot remember the last time that your stomach was empty or [...]

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You’re Never Done Becoming YOU

 

It’s time to wrap up the 15-week series that I’ve been writing for you as my self-experiment with Lucinda Bassett’s Attacking Anxiety and Depression program.
If this is your first time reading one of my posts in this series please go back to the introduction where you will not only learn why I willingly offered myself [...]

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Control Your Stress Instead of Eating Over It

 

Is It Worth Dying For? - Robert S. Elliot
So there’s a question for ya - Is it worth dying for? Whatever it is that you’re constantly stressing over in your life… is it really worth dying for?
Stress Kills and… that’s No Fun!
Stress Kills - you’ve heard this before, right? Chronic stress creates more dis-ease in the body than essentially [...]

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Balanced Living through Time Management

 

Here we are at week 13 in my 15-week self-experiment using Lucinda Bassett’s Attacking Anxiety and Depression program.
Wow, it feels like I’ve been writing this series forever, but it’s really a good thing that this work is 15 weeks long. If you’ve been a worrier, stressed out, and feeling anxious (and even depressed) for most of [...]

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The Courage to Change (and Lose Weight!)

 

It takes a whole lot of courage to make change in your life; it’s why many people don’t take action to change. Even though things may be very painful - your body could be in pain because of the extra weight and your life may be suffering in many different areas because of this - but [...]

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Are You READY To Change and Lose Weight?

 

Here’s a great topic that has come up at The Fit Shack before and that’s that there’s a big difference between wanting to lose weight and being ready and willing to lose weight.
It’s easy to tell yourself that you want to change but the real test comes when you’re in the moment and have to make those choices [...]

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