If I told you that you can reduce blood pressure and lose weight just by thinking about it, you wouldn't believe me. I wouldn't believe me either. But it's true. And it has to do with your thoughts and NOT about reducing calories or exercising more. Those of you who know me are aware that I don't believe everything - I have to have some sort of proof. Back in 2001 when I first heard about Tapping (EFT), I thought it was a hoax. I mean, c'mon, you mean I can tap and be happier? I ...
Binge Eating Disorder: A Disaster In The Making
I don't anger easily, but when I read that Binge Eating Disorder is an official illness and the "new" disorder of the year, I flipped. Binge Eating Disorder is now listed in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). This means that insurance companies can now cover the cost of treatment which is a good thing. Hopefully more people who suffer from Binge Eating Disorder will seek help. It also means that drug ...
The Emotional Eating Solution: Get In Control of Eating – Permanently
FACT: If You've Ever Gained Back Your Weight After Dieting, You Are Probably Suffering From Emotional Eating. 8 Signs that you are an emotional eater. You struggle with emotional eating if you: Eat more when you’re feeling stressed Eat when you’re already full Eat to feel better (to calm and soothe yourself when you’re sad, stressed, bored, anxious, etc.) Reward yourself with food Regularly eat until you’ve stuffed yourself Feel like food is a friend Feel powerless or ...
Emotional Eaters and Dieters Eat More At Sad Movies
If you are on a diet, or are an emotional eater - be warned! A recent study shows you'll eat a lot more popcorn when you watch a sad movie than when you watch a comedy. Researchers from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab actually did a dumpster dive analysis of the discarded mall movie popcorn in seven states during a Thanksgiving weekend. They found a more trashed popcorn buckets (ugh - must have been disgusting) from those that watched sad movies. When compared to the empty cartons ...
Weird Weight Loss Invention #1
Weird weight loss inventions designed to change your life. If you knew eating more slowly would help you lose weight, would you change your behavior? The people who invented the HAPIfork are betting you will. It takes about 20 minutes for your brain to get the message from your stomach that you are satisfied. By the time twenty minutes goes by it's easy to scarf down a few thousand calories before you even notice that you are full. According to research, most overweight people ...
The Splinter and The Chocolate Cake
THE SPLINTER Imagine you just got a splinter on the heel of your foot. It's painful when you walk. You decide to walk on the ball of your foot and stay away from your heel where your splinter is stuck. You begin to hobble around to avoid putting pressure on the painful part of your heel. Over time you notice the muscles in your leg are sore because you have been walking funny. The pain from that splinter is hard to ignore, so you decide that hopping might ...
Emotional Eating is Not Your Fault
Emotional eating is NOT YOUR FAULT. Most people think that the only way to stop binging and emotional eating is by using willpower. You've probably figured out that willpower rarely works. Here’s a typical conversation between your Subconscious Mind (SCM) and your willpower: SCM: Mmmm…that ice cream really looks yummy… Willpower: I don’t want ice cream... I don’t want ice cream... I don't want extra calories...I don't need ice cream... SCM: Yum...just imagine how delicious that ...
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