February 9, 2012

Why Medicating Your Stress & Anxiety with Food Doesn’t Work

We’re at week eleven in my self-experiment with Lucinda Bassett’s Attacking Anxiety and Depression program. Just a couple more weeks and I’ll have completed this program although just like any area of self-growth and self-improvement it never really “ends”, but rather when you learn healthy life coping skills then you’re in a position to continue [...]

Does Obsessive Thinking Drive You to Overeat?

Obsessive Eye

So, have you ever engaged in obsessive, scary thinking, telling yourself all kinds of things that got you all worked up, scared, and worried?  Have you ever found yourself turning to food to try to quell those scary, obsessive thoughts and feelings? Week 10 – Attacking Anxiety and Depression Wow, we’re already at week 10 in [...]

Lose That Weight by Losing the Guilt and the Worry

Have you ever indulged in guilt because of how you ate, how much you ate, how little you exercised, or because you regained some or all of the weight that you had previously lost? Did feeling guilty help you get back on a healthy path or did it keep you in unhealthy behaviors? Have you [...]

How “What If” Thinking Can Sabotage Your Weight Loss

Are you a “What If” thinker, constantly thinking “what if this happens” or “what if that happens”? Do you find that your scary, what if thoughts propel you towards food in an attempt to quell your fears about the future? Week Eight of Attacking Anxiety & Depression Welcome to week eight in my 15-week series [...]