I can’t believe we need to say this out loud. But I’ll say it again, in case you need to hear it: No one can tell you what makes you feel full. No nutritionist can tell you what makes you feel full. No nutrition panel can tell you what makes you feel full. Only your…
Category: how to stop binge eating
The Minnesota Starvation Experiment
You just never know what will tip your thinking against dieting. After a decade of completely reckless calorie restriction, here’s what did it for me. I first read about this study in Intuitive Eating and couldn’t believe the similarities I was seeing to my own life. My head was exploding with questions. Calorie restriction can make you feel…
“Everything in moderation” is not helpful
Oh how I hate that old chestnut. Theoretically, “everything in moderation” makes perfect sense. But in reality, it sends some very unhelpful, unhealthy signals. Moderation implies that you are a moderator. That line of thinking: Puts you on the slippery slope of arbitrary counting (“I can eat 10 gummy bears every day….actually though wouldn’t 9 be better? Well…
The Diet Coke’s gotta go
I say this with all love, no judgment, because I’ve been there. I used to drink two liters of diet soda every day. Yep. Two liters. Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper were my favorites, but I would settle for Diet Pepsi in a pinch. I always had a soft spot for regular Coke as a kid, but…
Why intuitive eating hasn’t worked for you
Yet. Intuitive or mindful eating boils down to eating when you feel hungry and stopping when you feel full. Which, lord knows, you’ve tried time and time and time again. Right? No one wants to feel out of control around food. No one wakes up in the morning hoping to binge until their jaw hurts….
How it works: Phase 2
Welcome to sanity!!! Phase 2: Feel the hunger! Feel the fullness! You’ve totally nailed Phase 1, and your brain now knows that you don’t have to eat every morsel of food you ever see because you aren’t ***literally*** starving to death. I hope you’re feeling happy and hopeful and free. You don’t have to count…
six months to sanity 