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A Lightbulb Moment to Stop Emotional Eating?

Sheryl Canter Tools for Recovery May 19, 2009 May 19, 2009 17 Comments

Are you waiting for a “lightbulb moment” to catapult you out of emotional eating once and for all? This came up recently in the Normal Eating Support Group. It’s a very common attitude, but not one that gets you where you want to go. This is the same thinking that …

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9 Truths of Normal Eating

Sheryl Canter Tools for Recovery May 1, 2009 May 13, 2009 Leave a comment

I went into a Barnes & Noble recently and asked for their section on emotional eating. They didn’t have one! Books on emotional eating are scattered across at least three sections: Nutrition, Diet, Eating Disorders, and Self Improvement. What a vivid reflection of how eating and weight problems are misunderstood. …

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Is Eating to Numb Out Ever Okay?

Sheryl Canter Tools for Recovery April 29, 2009 May 13, 2009 6 Comments

Today’s post addresses an important question that comes up regularly in the Normal Eating Support Group: Is eating to numb out and escape feelings ever okay? Can you do this, and still be a normal eater? The short answer is no. Here’s why.

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The Zig-Zag Nature of Recovery

Sheryl Canter Tools for Recovery April 29, 2009 May 13, 2009 2 Comments

People like to think – or hope – that they can stop emotional eating once and for all, and never have to deal with it again. But you don’t ever forget the old behaviors, and it’s dangerous to think that one day you’ll be immune. If you have this unrealistic …

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How to Stop Food Cravings

Sheryl Canter Tools for Recovery April 29, 2009 May 13, 2009 3 Comments

Food cravings are, without a doubt, the biggest obstacle in recovery from emotional eating. Even when you know what is triggering the desire to eat, the craving can remain. As I mentioned in my previous post, the first step towards stopping is to insert a pause between impulse and action …

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The Importance of the Pause

Sheryl Canter Tools for Recovery April 29, 2009 May 13, 2009 3 Comments

Eating what your body tells you to eat, when it tells you to eat it, is obviously a more pleasant and effective way to maintain a normal weight than dieting, but how do you do that if you’re a compulsive or emotional eater? What you need is a road map …

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