Apr 21, 2015 | Emotions and Eating
Sometimes, the urge to eat that second (or 17th) cookie is so intense it feels like there’s this crazy battle in your head about eating vs. not eating. This usually strikes in the evenings after work and/or on the weekends. And it’s helpful to have some...
Feb 3, 2015 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting, How to Stop Emotional Eating
How many times have you sworn on everything you’ve ever owned that you would stop binging on the weekends, never have a dessert again, and this time, for real, end emotional eating for good? I’ve probably promised myself that at least 900 times in my life....
Oct 14, 2014 | Emotions and Eating, Nourishment and Self Care
Aaaaand I’m back. I had a wonderful vacation in St. Thomas filled with lots of doing nothing, lying on the beach, staring at the ocean, and reading Harry Potter (officially as obsessed as The Hunger Games). With vacation, of course, comes “vacation eating”....
Jul 29, 2014 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting
Going out to eat used to send me into a panic. Here is how the situation usually panned out: 1. I knew I had dinner plans, so I would try not to eat that much during the day because I wanted to save up the calories and “splurge” at dinner. I was usually so...
Jun 18, 2014 | Body Beliefs, Emotions and Eating, Life Lessons
This week I was putting the final touches on my flagship program, Healing From Within, and was battling crazy critical thoughts… What if it’s not perfect? What if there are mistakes? What if it’s not good enough? What if it doesn’t help...
Mar 19, 2014 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting, Uncategorized
Written by Jenn Hand, Holistic Nutritionist, Board Certified Health Coach, NBC-HWC Have you ever had one of those days where nothing seems to be going right? You are super stressed out about work, your significant other is irritating the *%$& out of you, your...
Jan 30, 2014 | Emotions and Eating, Life Lessons, Uncategorized
For so many women, the desire to exert strict control over our weight, body size, and food is all too common. We convince ourselves that reaching that magical number on the scale would allow us to finally have it all together. Or that eating “perfectly” and adhering...
Jan 16, 2014 | Emotions and Eating, Uncategorized
Last week’s blog discussed bringing awareness to all of the ways we use food to escape life’s uncomfortable feelings and situations. When we become mindful of how eating to ease stress, boredom, frustration, and anxiety can become a destructive habit in our...
Jan 9, 2014 | Emotions and Eating
So much of disordered eating is dealing with discomfort. No matter where you are on the spectrum, from mild emotional eating to a full blown eating disorder, many of the obstacles and hurdles on this path involve being able to deal with uncomfortable feelings,...
Nov 25, 2013 | Emotions and Eating, Uncategorized
Tis the season to overindulge. Yes, it’s that time of year again. The holiday season is upon us. Everywhere we look we are inundated with interminable opportunities to satisfy our sweet tooth. Thanksgiving pies, stocking stuffers, holiday cookie exchanges, work...
Nov 5, 2013 | Emotions and Eating, Freedom From Dieting, Uncategorized
Oh, the countless times I’ve come to meals anxious, upset, and overwhelmed. It didn’t have to be a holiday or a special occasion; even the most basic meal used to give me anxiety. I would be completely and totally in my head, attempting to follow all the...
