You’re stressed, sad, upset, or just in a crummy mood. How do you respond? If your first instinct – consciously or unconsciously – is to reach for food, then you are likely eating for comfort. This is known as emotional eating. Emotional eating is actually a very common coping strategy for stress. Some emotional eaters […]
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14 Day Plan and Prep – Lesson 2: Stress Eating and Emotional Eating
Stress eating, emotional eating and eating for comfort involve the consumption of calories when the body is sufficiently fueled and not hungry. Eating when you’re not hungry can lead to weight gain, self-esteem issues, depression and avoidance of working through stressful situations and difficult emotions. I’ve had a stress eating issue at work before and […]
Che lost 127 pounds
Update Dec 2019: Che is down 150 pounds. She has maintained her success for the past 2 years. Check out her update. “I posted on my Instagram that this will serve as my last side by side comparison. I started this journey at 325 pounds and now I’m 175 pounds. I have maintained my weight loss […]
UniQue lost over 170 pounds
Transformation of the Day: UniQue lost over 170 pounds with a proven weight loss plan, exercise and lots of support and accountability. For years, she’d been binge eating, medicating her emotions with food and living in denial. Now, she is committed to living a healthy lifestyle and helping others to lose the pounds. Check out […]
How to Recognize and Address Emotional Eating
There are two types of hunger: physiologic hunger and hedonic hunger. Physiologic hunger occurs when we’ve not eaten for a period of time- our stomachs are empty, and our bodies respond accordingly, asking us for fuel with hunger cues- a sense of emptiness, a rumbling of the stomach. Physiologic hunger and physiologic hunger cues are […]
Annie lost 97 pounds
Transformation of the Day: Annie lost 97 pounds and has kept it off for 3 years. She knows that “If hunger is not the problem, then food is not the answer.” Her freedom came from working to heal from the root of her weight gain, sexual assault in her teens. Once she took that step, she […]
Lindsey lost 34 pounds
Weight Loss Story: Lindsey lost 34 pounds. Her weight had been an issue since childhood. She used eating for comfort and ate to sooth her emotions, depression and boredom. Here is what she shared with us about the actions she took to change her life… Wouldn’t you know, around this time last year I was in […]
Why Does Weight Loss Seem Easier For Men?
In a world where many men and women are struggling with weight loss, why does it seem like weight loss is easier for men? Are they more inclined to exercise? Is it easier for them to say no to unhealthy foods? Is their metabolism faster? If you’re on the weight loss journey and have been […]
Dec Challenge Week 2 Resources: Feed Your Body, Not Your Emotions
Goal for Week 2 of our December Challenge (Dec 6-12): Commit to feeding your body, NOT your emotions. If you are dealing with emotional eating, stress eating, overeating or food addiction, get to the REAL root of your issues. Have you committed to eating right and exercising but emotions, situations and stress keep derailing your efforts? […]
Patrice lost 103 pounds
Weight Loss Transformation of the Day: Patrice lost 103 pounds. After dealing with pain and depression that she faced due to the loss of a child and sexual violence in her past, this strong mom has risen up and changed her life. We are so happy that she shared her story with us… I started out at […]
