Ever feel like food is your best friend and worst enemy? No matter how hard you try, you end up wondering: Why can’t I stop eating? In reality, it’s not really about the food—it’s about why you’re eating, not what you’re eating. In this blog, we’ll explore how deprivation fuels binge eating, why being kinder to yourself matters, and what …
Do you ever plow through an entire family sized bag of chips or order an extra-large pizza and wonder why you can’t control your eating? You likely feel frustrated, blaming yourself for the food choices. It’s easy to think the problem is binge eating. But what if binge eating isn’t the problem at all? What if it’s actually the solution …
As a psychoanalyst specializing in eating disorders, I’ve heard countless stories about the misguided and often harmful advice people receive about binge eating solutions. The impact of this advice can be profound, leaving people feeling misunderstood and unsupported. To shed light on this issue, I asked my Facebook group to share the worst advice they’ve been given. The responses were …
Binge eating can leave you feeling overwhelmed, guilty, and out of control. After a binge, it’s easy to fall into self-criticism and despair, which is all too often followed by more binge eating. It is possible to break that vicious cycle. Whether you’re dealing with this for the first time or it’s an ongoing struggle, knowing what to do after …
Have you ever had thoughts like this? “I’ll be happy when I lose weight.” “When I stop binging, I’ll be happy.” As an emotional eating therapist, I have heard that many times. Actually, the opposite is true: when we’re happy, we tend to lose weight and/or stop binge eating. So, consider what’s stopping you from feeling happy. Are you yearning …
Have you ever wondered why most New Years Resolutions fail? There is one simple reason. They are about things we see as wrong with ourselves.
Do you want to learn how to accept yourself and feel better? Then I have another question for you: When you hear, “accept yourself” what “self” do you think of first? The one in the mirror? Because there is so much more to you than meets the eye. Recently I found some of my old journals from high school (so …
Can you relate to Willow? She’s in her late 20s, very personable, smart, creative – just a truly nice person, and she has struggled with her weight since high school. People always tell her she has “such a pretty face” and if she just lost weight, she’d be fighting off the guys. Her grandmother said, “If you lost weight, men …
Lowering your expectations can help you lose weight. How? Consider the example of Robert. He really wanted to go to grad school, but the idea of the interview process filled him with anxiety. Robert found statistics surveys showing a bias against overweight people, and was convinced that his weight prevented him from being accepted into a program. He kept saying …
Do you think you’ll be happier when you lose weight? Today I’m going to tell you why happiness can sabotage your diet. Yes, happiness. A few years ago, a Special K commercial asked viewers, “What will you gain when you lose?” Now, let me be clear: I fundamentally oppose the idea that you can gain happiness by losing weight, because …
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