“But not all overeating is emotional….” I blogged on March 21. In part I’d reacted to a headline stating “What Are You Hungry For?...It’s Not Food…In Fact, It’s Everything But Food.” While I bristled at that, it did precede some good wisdom in the form of an excerpt...
Yes, it’s true that I spend hours each week helping people get their weight and eating in check. However, it’s also true that I find it essential to see such issues as much more than individual problems. The world we live in tends to place all the responsibility,...
If you eat to soothe or stuff your feelings, does that make you a food addict? For years, science said “no”, you can’t really be addicted to food, not as you can with alcohol or cigarettes. Now, though, it’s become clear that the massive amounts of sugar, salt,...
While it may be hard to stop, it’s usually not so hard to see “stress eating” in operation. A lot of emotional eating, though, hides in plain sight. You might not always see the connection between what you’re feeling and how you’re eating. If you’re asking the...
Emotional eating takes many forms, some easier to recognize than others, most pretty common. One form that many admit to is “stress eating”. Maybe you’ve had a bad day and think “I deserve it” as you head for the Haagen Daz. Maybe you think “I just can’t bother...