Nov 2, 2023 | Emotions and Eating
I got this email the other day from a podcast listener: I’m super frustrated because every day I wake up and think “I’m going to work really hard to get back on track and eat healthy today.” Breakfast and lunch are usually fine and then I seem to go nuts...
Oct 24, 2023 | Emotions and Eating, How to Stop Emotional Eating
If you’re wondering what you can replace emotional eating with, then this post is for you. I’ve got a list of 99 things you can do instead of emotional eating. Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Emotional Eating Coach, Board Certified Health...
Oct 24, 2023 | Emotions and Eating, How to Stop Emotional Eating, Nourishment and Self Care, Overcoming Overeating
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC How To Comfort Yourself Without Food Learning how to comfort myself without food was crucial in my own journey to break free of emotional eating, binge eating, and overeating. Here...
Oct 24, 2023 | Emotions and Eating, Intuitive Eating
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC What Is Mental Hunger? Mental hunger is the desire for food for a non-physical reason. I like to think of mental hunger as a “red flag” from our body–it’s a sign to go deeper to...
Oct 13, 2023 | Emotions and Eating, How to Stop Emotional Eating
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC “I need to know how to deal with emotional eating!” The key to dealing with emotional eating is taking a holistic approach. Because emotions and food are complex, taking into...
Sep 28, 2023 | Emotions and Eating, How to Stop Emotional Eating
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Best Emotional Eating Books When I was battling food, body and weight, books became my lifeline. I loved having a physical book on my nightstand or in my purse to remind me to stay...
Sep 28, 2023 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC “How can I stop obsessing over food and weight!?” In the throes of my battle with bingeing and dieting, there is one thing I desperately wanted: learn how to stop...
Sep 28, 2023 | Emotions and Eating
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC What does it mean when you don’t know what to eat? When I first began working to listen to my body, I had NO idea what I wanted to eat. I spent over a decade in the diet and...
Sep 28, 2023 | Binge Eating, Emotions and Eating
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Wondering how to have “willpower” with food? In my 13 year battle of relentlessly starting and stopping 116 diets, I convinced myself that all I needed was more willpower. It’s not...
Sep 28, 2023 | Binge Eating, Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC How to deal with food guilt in recovery? Food guilt is a real thing! When I was working to get out of the binge cycle, I tried to ease some of the guilt I felt over eating all the...
Sep 25, 2023 | Binge Eating, Emotions and Eating
“Why do I dissociate when I eat?” Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC When I used to compulsively binge eat, I felt a deep dissociation with my body. It was like something took over my body and I couldn’t...
Sep 13, 2023 | Emotions and Eating
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC “Help, I want to stop emotional eating!” Growing up, I didn’t learn how to deal with my feelings. Anytime I experienced anything, whether it was disappointment,...
