You don't have to suffer in silence alone. There is effective treatment for eating disorders. This blog talks about why compulsive overeaters and binge eaters can't stop eating and where you can seek help. Food addiction impacts men, women and children. Learn how you ca recover one day at a time.

Whether it's lack of time or the stresses of life finding out the reasons for your emotional eating will help you beat it. Our expert offers her tips to help you beat your emotional eating.

Food addiction is often overlooked. With the rise in processed food consumption and sedentary lifestyles, people find themselves struggling.

That’s a really good question. In recovery, we don’t really “stop” urges, learn how to react differently to them.

As a recovered emotional eater, it took me a long time to stop numbing feelings with food. Here's my story and tools for food addiction recovery.

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These psychological reasons for overeating explain why diets don't work. When you already eat well, turn to the psychology of overeating.

Emotional Eating Quiz: #1. Have you ever wanted to stop eating but you just couldn't? #2. Do you constantly think about food? #3. Do you eat differently when you’re alone than you do in front of other people? #4. Has a family member ever approached you with concern about your eating habits or weight? #5. Do you eat to escape from or numb your feelings? #6. Do you eat when you're not hungry? #7. Do you tend to overeat when bored or lonely? #8. Do you frequently feel ashamed about what you've eaten?

Everyone eats for comfort every once in a while. You may crave ice cream if you’re stressed, salty chips when you’re bored, or chocolate if you’re feeling hormonal. Occasional emotional eating isn’t necessarily a problem, but it can become one if it becomes the habitual. Overeating comfort foods can cause blood sugar imbalances, increased inflammation, and weight gain, all of which can lead to serious chronic diseases. Emotional eating also prevents you from dealing with sadness, anxiety, and anger. Food becomes a drug to numb negative emotions. How do you know if your eating is for soothing instead of hunger? Here are a few things to consider: When was the last time you ate? Notice if it was just a couple of hours ago. What time of day is it? You may be comfort eating if it’s midafternoon or late at night after you’ve already had dinner. Are you mindful while eating? Notice if you’re also checking email, watching TV, or just zoning out. If you know that emotional eating has become a habit, here are three steps to help you break that pattern. Hunger litmus test You’re craving chocolate, but are you really hungry? What if you ate an apple or some carrot sticks instead? If you feel like eating “real food” would feel too filling, then you’re not hungry. If you’re not hungry, what is it you really want? Address the real needWhat is it that you’re really craving that you’re not getting in your life? You might not want to snack if you’re getting a healthy dose of primary food – the things in life that feed you, like loving relationships, a career that excites you, or physical activity. Which of these could you add into your life to feel happier? Maybe you just want a break from work – how about taking a walk instead? Or if you’re feeling lonely, can you chat with a friend on the phone, or set up a time to meet? If your job is a drag, can you make it more fun by having lunch with a coworker or giving yourself a non-food reward for finishing up your tasks faster? Be presentThis is key to breaking the pattern. Practice eating without distractions – sit down with a plate of food at a table without any reading material or computer or TV screens. You can have calm conversation with a friend or family member, but otherwise, focus on eating only. As Geneen Roth, emotional eating expert says, “If you pay attention to when you are hungry, and what your body wants, you end the obsession because obsession and awareness cannot coexist.” What do you do instead of eating for comfort?

Today's Taste for Truth Podcast is an interview about using the renewing of the mind to finally let go of emotional eating.

You don't have to suffer in silence alone. There is effective treatment for eating disorders. This blog talks about why compulsive overeaters and binge eaters can't stop eating and where you can seek help. Food addiction impacts men, women and children. Learn how you ca recover one day at a time.

Are you wondering how to best navigate emotional eating? Dietitian Katherine Kimber, outlines what it is and ways to manage it.

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Binge Eating vs food addiction? What is the difference and why does it matter? It helps to know so you can heal in the right way.

There are often underlying physiologic imbalances that can lead to cravings and overeating. Here you can learn how to overcome this emotional eating

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The imporatance of practicing self-compassion while recovering from disordered eating to connect to the subtle ways in which our body communicates its needs and experience.

Follow along on this 31-day journey to food addiction recovery. It includes a food plan, healthy recipes, and tips for how to deal with common pitfalls such as relapse and overwhelming sugar cravings.

To learn how to stop using food as a coping mechanism, unpack emotional eating and find ways to soothe yourself without food.

A dietitian explains how to know if your relationship with food is normal, how to stop being obsessed with food and debunks food addiction!

Are you a food addict? A loaded question if ever there was one. What does it mean to be a food addict? We all have to eat. But some of us get more deeply into it than others. Here’s the list a questions to try on yourself. Do you eat past the point of feeling … How to Overcome Food Addiction in 3 Easy Steps Read More »

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Binge Eating vs food addiction? What is the difference and why does it matter? It helps to know so you can heal in the right way.

Binge is a word tinged with morality and shame (unless it’s a Netflix binge, of course). The term and subsequent meaning peers into our innermost and private feelings of success, failure, worth, right and wrong and so much more. Yet, a food binge is often misunderstood. Many are quick to define it b

Keeping an emotional eating food journal is the first step in stopping the food fight forever!

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Possibly all four. Not hungry for food — I usually get all I want to eat and more. Hungry for rest, yes. I don’t even realize a lot of the time, how many little energy suckers I allow. …

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This is a list of 40 Mindful Eating Mantras. Mantras are statements that you repeat to yourself to keep your mind pointed in a helpful direction. Many of these mantras are contributed by mindful eating marathoners (see www.facebook/com.eatdrinkmindful for info and to contribute yours to the next list) Click here to download this list MindfulMantras....

Mindful eating is a key step in overcoming an eating disorder or disordered eating. Try our mindful eating log to begin tuning into your body's needs.

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