Archive for the "Food Abuse" category

 

Turning 5 Weight Loss Fears Into Motivation

 

Yesterday we looked at 10 fears that could be draining your weight loss motivation. If you haven’t read that post yet please do, otherwise this post might not make much sense. Besides that, yesterday’s post was meant to stir up your thoughts and help you discover whether or not you have any fears that are [...]

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10 Fears That Sap Your Motivation To Lose Weight

 

Why is it so hard to motivate yourself to lose weight? I’ve been thinking about the reasons why this can be so hard after going through my own times of strong motivation where nothing could veer me from my path (even during those times of slow weight loss after you’ve been at it for a [...]

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How To Stop Eating and Love Yourself

 

Do you have the belief that you can’t stop eating? Have you ever had the thought that there is just not enough food that could ever fill you up inside?
It’s Day 22 in the 31 Days of Loving Yourself Thin series and today’s exercise is all about the belief “I can’t stop eating“, the belief [...]

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Are You Depressed Because You Overeat, or Overeating Because You’re Depressed?

 

Are you depressed because you overeat and are overweight, or do you eat because you are depressed? This is rather like a chicken and the egg question, but one that I have pondered after meeting many people who are struggling with overweight and are also depressed, some being on anti-depressants.
In my experiences with weight gain, [...]

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Journaling – A Key To Successful Weight Management

 

In yesterday’s post I mentioned that today I would share a useful tool with you that you can use to discover why you overeat. This is all about becoming conscious of the reasons that you overeat and keep yourself overweight. While I don’t expect this one post to solve all of your issues, it will [...]

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The Magical Solution For Weight Loss

 

If you’re a regular reader of The Fit Shack, I know you don’t expect that I’m going to give you a new, magical cure for your overweight, an easy solution for weight loss However, it might surprise you that I do actually have the magic solution for weight loss, it just might not [...]

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Is Your Life On Hold Until You Lose Weight?

 

Have you put your life on hold until you lose weight? Do you tell yourself that after you lose weight you’ll apply for a better job, you’ll work on being more social, and you’ll try (fill in the blank – canoeing, biking, swimming, hiking, etc.)? Well, right now, as you read this text, this is [...]

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The Lure of Quick and Easy Weight Loss

 

Do the ads for diet supplements that promise to help you “lose weight fast and look fabulous!” lure you in every time? They use pictures of shiny, happy people (models or athletes), having fun and loving life; they can really hook you in and make you want to believe oh so much that their [...]

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