In addition to working on the tough emotional issues, I rigidly record my calories and very seldom veer from my healthy eating patterns that I have developed. I do not let others influence or pressure me to eat anything that I do not want to eat. I began to place importance on the company at an event rather than the food that was being served.
Tag: ellen resnick
Today my boss yelled at me and tonight I ate a quart of ice cream.
The message to self soothe with high fat, high carb comfort foods is everywhere, but the bottom line is you can’t use food to soothe your emotions AND lose weight.
The cheesecake keeps calling me.
Counting her calories proved to be the magic bullet. ”Being mindful of all of your calories really does work,”’ she said.
Clean your thoughts not your plate.
Sometimes we have to peel the layers of the onion to get to the thought that leads to the emotion that results in overeating. Sometimes we need help figuring out what the hot thought is and what we need in that moment.