http://www.shrinkyourself.com/home.asp End Emotional Eating at Shrink Yourself en-us Tue, 11 Dec 2007 04:00:00 PST Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:40:51 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com Notepad mvogt@gte.net (Michael Vogt) mvogt@gte.net (Michael Vogt) http://www.shrinkyourself.com/images/rss.jpg http://www.shrinkyourself.com/home.asp 144 60 http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_4_2007/Youre_Not_Alone_in_Your_Efforts_to_Lose_Weight.asp Hi, my name is Michelle Fiordaliso. I am the Clinical Director of the Shrink Yourself Mastering Food Program. I am a psychotherapist and certified nutritional counselor. At the risk of sounding like Wed, 4 Apr 2007 14:22:03 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_4_2007/Youre_Not_Alone_in_Your_Efforts_to_Lose_Weight.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_6_2007/Good_Housekeeping_Article_Recognizes_Emotional_Eating.asp In the April, 2007 issue of Good Housekeeping, Caroline Bollinger wrote about Slim Down Secrets. It's an article that profiles how six or seven different women finally lost the weight they wanted (the Fri, 6 Apr 2007 14:59:16 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_6_2007/Good_Housekeeping_Article_Recognizes_Emotional_Eating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_24_2007/April_is_Emotional_Overeating_Awareness_Month.asp April is Emotional Overeating Awareness Month. In the next week, you might want to ask yourselves as you're about to eat, is my stomach hungry, do I need food right now or am I hungry for something el Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:07:11 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_24_2007/April_is_Emotional_Overeating_Awareness_Month.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_25_2007/Best_Comment_of_the_Week.asp I just wanted to post a comment but I did not know where to go. I just wanted to say that your site and the work I have done thru you is one of the best things that ever happened to me. I was finally Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:54:04 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_25_2007/Best_Comment_of_the_Week.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_30_2007/The_Deep_Roots_of_Emotional_Eating.asp The reason our program is 12 weeks long and the Shrink Yourself book is 273 pages is because emotional eating is not quite as simple as figuring out that you eat to feel better, or you eat to avoid fe Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:58:58 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_30_2007/The_Deep_Roots_of_Emotional_Eating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_15_2007/Loneliness_and_Overeating.asp "The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself." Mark Twain Many people have recently posted about their feelings of loneliness. Loneliness is a big issue in our society and it plays a Tue, 15 May 2007 13:17:45 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_15_2007/Loneliness_and_Overeating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_17_2007/The_Eight_Signs_of_Emotional_Eating.asp A lot of people ask me, "How do I know if I am overeating for emotional reasons?" Luckily, figuring this out is one of the easiest things to do. There are very specific symptoms and signs that you ca Thu, 17 May 2007 09:53:47 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_17_2007/The_Eight_Signs_of_Emotional_Eating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_17_2007/The_Ten_Habits_of_Every_Successful_Dieter.asp There are 10 habits that every successful dieter must practice. How many are you struggling to master? 1. Listening to Your Body Listening to your body means that you carefully observe yourself whe Thu, 17 May 2007 13:43:54 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_17_2007/The_Ten_Habits_of_Every_Successful_Dieter.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_18_2007/What_Excuses_Do_You_Make.asp There are a thousand excuses to hold onto your emotional eating patterns. The first step to breaking them is to admit you're making them. Below are some of the most common excuses people make to keep Fri, 18 May 2007 06:49:34 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_18_2007/What_Excuses_Do_You_Make.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_18_2007/Weekends_Can_Be_Rough_for_Emotional_Eaters.asp Weekends can trigger emotional eating for two reasons. 1. If you're a social person you may find yourself in situations where there is a lot of eating and don't know how to control your urges. 2. If Fri, 18 May 2007 14:10:06 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_18_2007/Weekends_Can_Be_Rough_for_Emotional_Eaters.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_22_2007/Top__Things_That_Make_You_Fat___True_or_False.asp 1. Carbs make you fat False: Carbohydrates are actually a necessary part of a balanced diet. However, carbs have become the new scape goat. The French are thin and you don't see them giving up thei Tue, 22 May 2007 11:07:21 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_22_2007/Top__Things_That_Make_You_Fat___True_or_False.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_31_2007/Five_Tips_to_End_Emotional_Eating.asp Emotional Eating is the number one reason that diets fail but the good news is that it's a learned behavior that can be stopped. 1. Become aware of the moments when you overeat. Notice the differe Thu, 31 May 2007 10:39:32 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_31_2007/Five_Tips_to_End_Emotional_Eating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_8_2007/Dr_Gould_on_the_Huffington_Post.asp Click the link to read an article by Dr. Gould on the Huffington Post: You'll notice from the comments that people are pretty resistant to the idea that feelings play such a huge role in losing weig Fri, 8 Jun 2007 10:54:30 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_8_2007/Dr_Gould_on_the_Huffington_Post.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_11_2007/Are_You_An_Emotional_Eater_An_Excerpt_from_Shrink_Yourself.asp To find out if you're an emotional eater, answer the following seven questions: The last time you ate too much: 1. Did you notice your hunger coming on fast, or did it grow gradually? 2. When you got Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:44:57 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_11_2007/Are_You_An_Emotional_Eater_An_Excerpt_from_Shrink_Yourself.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_19_2007/Depression__Anxiety_Affect_The_Outcome_of_Obesity_Surgeries.asp In an article in The Santa Monica Daily Press published on June 17, 2006 it detailed how a federally funded research study determined that obese people suffering from depression and anxiety lose less Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:31:13 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_19_2007/Depression__Anxiety_Affect_The_Outcome_of_Obesity_Surgeries.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_25_2007/Is_It_Too_Late_to_Lose_the_Weight_.asp I get asked this question by people that have struggled with their weight all the time. People worry that their overeating pattern is so engrained that it can never be changed. People worry that if th Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:11:36 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_25_2007/Is_It_Too_Late_to_Lose_the_Weight_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_28_2007/Look_Out_For_Articles_By_Dr_Gould.asp You can read articles by Dr. Roger Gould in the July, 2007 issue of Good Housekeeping and the August, 2007 issue of Psychology Today. Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:11:24 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_28_2007/Look_Out_For_Articles_By_Dr_Gould.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_5_2007/Stress__Junk_Food___Obesity__Break_The_Toxic_Equation_.asp Way to Shrink, Grow Fat Is Found By Rob Stein Scientists reported yesterday that they have uncovered a biological switch by which stress can promote obesity, a discovery that could help explain the Thu, 5 Jul 2007 15:35:21 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_5_2007/Stress__Junk_Food___Obesity__Break_The_Toxic_Equation_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_10_2007/Fat_A_Perfect_Hiding_Place.asp In the later weeks of our online program and in The Shrink Yourself book Dr. Gould covers the subconscious reasons that people secretly want to stay fat. Of course, you don't feel like you want to sta Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:57:48 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_10_2007/Fat_A_Perfect_Hiding_Place.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_16_2007/Resistance_to_the_Idea_of_Emotional_Eating.asp Our work with thousands of people has shown us that emotional eating is the number one reason that people break their diets. Here are some of the reasons that we've seen people have to explore before Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:54:31 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_16_2007/Resistance_to_the_Idea_of_Emotional_Eating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_20_2007/By___of_Americans_will_be_Overweight_.asp According to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for Human Nutrition by the year 2015 75% of Americans will be overweight and 41% will be obese. This statist Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:09:51 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_20_2007/By___of_Americans_will_be_Overweight_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_24_2007/Losing_Weight_Karate_Kid_Style.asp Do you remember in the Karate Kid when Mr. Miyagi asked Daniel to paint the fence, and wax on and wax off? After a week of doing Mr. Miyagi's chores Daniel was pretty frustrated. Mr. Miyagi quickly qu Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:25:54 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_24_2007/Losing_Weight_Karate_Kid_Style.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_3_2007/The_Sum_of_What_Our_Program_Does.asp One of our online members gave me permission to post this message she put up on our boards. I love this on line program and the book. I have really begun to listen to myself and deal with issues. My Fri, 3 Aug 2007 05:59:26 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_3_2007/The_Sum_of_What_Our_Program_Does.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_13_2007/Shrink_Yourself_in_Psychology_Today_August_Issue.asp To read an article by Matthew Hutson about Shrink Yourself in the August issue of Psychology Today cut and paste the following link: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/pto-20070723-000002.html Mon, 13 Aug 2007 21:05:50 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_13_2007/Shrink_Yourself_in_Psychology_Today_August_Issue.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_22_2007/What_Will_I_Think_About_If_Im_Not_Obsessed_with_Food.asp If you struggle with your weight, you know that the time spent thinking about food can be extensive. You think about what you're going to eat or how you wish you hadn't eaten. You think about how awfu Wed, 22 Aug 2007 08:42:30 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_22_2007/What_Will_I_Think_About_If_Im_Not_Obsessed_with_Food.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_28_2007/A_National_Plan_That_Misses_The_Point.asp In an article on CNN today which called for a national plan to address obesity they cited two simple ways for people to lose weight: "closing their mouth, going for a walk. It's the world's easiest Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:11:43 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_28_2007/A_National_Plan_That_Misses_The_Point.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_6_2007/Leslie_Sansone__If_You_Live_In_A_Dangerous_Place__Walk_in_the_Safety_of_Your_Home.asp If you're taking a "no excuses" approach to weight loss, you can always find some way around your obstacles. Yes, it's true that if you live in an unsafe neighborhood you might not want to walk or run Thu, 6 Sep 2007 14:58:19 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_6_2007/Leslie_Sansone__If_You_Live_In_A_Dangerous_Place__Walk_in_the_Safety_of_Your_Home.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_11_2007/Fat_A_Protective_Coating.asp Fat can actually serve to protect us from things we don't know how to otherwise handle. On most days, my emotional eating habit is in check. I have learned to manage my feelings without using food for Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:54:04 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_11_2007/Fat_A_Protective_Coating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_25_2007/Oprah_Interview.asp In an interview Oprah once said that when they say, "God only gives you what you can handle, they're not just talking about suffering, they're talking about the good stuff, too." Are you ready to be Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:59:42 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_25_2007/Oprah_Interview.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_8_2007/Quinoa_A_Great_Grain_for_Losing_Weight.asp I have written a lot about Quinoa on the message boards. For those of you who are not familiar with it - it's a great grain to lose weight. Qinoa is an ancient grain that originated in Peru. It's gl Mon, 8 Oct 2007 12:08:10 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_8_2007/Quinoa_A_Great_Grain_for_Losing_Weight.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_17_2007/Women_Dont_Keep_Your_Feelings_Bottled_Up.asp A recent study revealed that women who keep their feelings bottled up when arguing with a spouse are more likely to experience health problems (including death) than men who keep their feelings bott Wed, 17 Oct 2007 09:42:25 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_17_2007/Women_Dont_Keep_Your_Feelings_Bottled_Up.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_22_2007/Nighttime_Eating.asp I posted this on our message boards in response to a question about nighttime eating. Since eating at night is so common I thought it bore repeating. If you are a person who struggles with overeating Mon, 22 Oct 2007 07:26:46 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_22_2007/Nighttime_Eating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_1_2007/Diet_and_Cancer_Report.asp The world cancer research fund has issued a report on the links between diet and cancer. Their vision is to help people make choices that reduce their chances of developing cancer. The findings of the Thu, 1 Nov 2007 13:20:51 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_1_2007/Diet_and_Cancer_Report.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_4_2007/Lessons_Learned_on_Halloween_for_Next_Year.asp If you are like me, you've probably eaten a few more Halloween candies than you wanted to but less than you ate last year or the year before that. Here are a few ideas to help you (from myself and o Sun, 4 Nov 2007 23:40:06 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_4_2007/Lessons_Learned_on_Halloween_for_Next_Year.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_14_2007/Sugar_More_Addictive_Than_Cocaine.asp In the Los Angeles Times on Saturday November 10th there was an article (Denise Gellene) about the addictive nature of sugar. One of the members of our community shared this article with me and I th Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:32:55 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_14_2007/Sugar_More_Addictive_Than_Cocaine.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_27_2007/_Reasons_Your_Partner_Makes_You_Fat.asp Human Beings turn to food to fill them up when they're empty. This happens when they're biologically hungry but it also happens when they're emotionally hungry. Emotional Eating is the number one reas Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:06:56 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_27_2007/_Reasons_Your_Partner_Makes_You_Fat.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_4_2007/How_Stress_Makes_You_Flabby.asp Studies are starting to prove what we at Shrink Yourself have been trying to tell you all along: Stress Makes You Flabby. In a recent study rats who were under stress but ate the same diet as oth Tue, 4 Dec 2007 07:08:06 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_4_2007/How_Stress_Makes_You_Flabby.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_9_2007/Meditation_for_Weight_Loss.asp Meditation is extremely helpful for Emotional Eaters because emotional eating is used as a way to dial down intense feelings. Meditation teaches you how to turn the volume down on uncomfortable feelin Sun, 9 Dec 2007 23:29:08 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_9_2007/Meditation_for_Weight_Loss.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_14_2007/Its_Not_Just_What_You_Eat_That_Makes_You_Fat_Its_What_You_Drink.asp For some emotional eaters the thing that they reach for when they need relief or reward is not food, but drinks (especially for people that have had Lap Band Surgery). Maybe you reach for a carame Fri, 14 Dec 2007 07:15:25 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_14_2007/Its_Not_Just_What_You_Eat_That_Makes_You_Fat_Its_What_You_Drink.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_20_2007/Chair_Yoga_Soothe_Yourself_Right_in_Your_Seat.asp One less reason to make an excuse about exercise. Here is a great FREE online instructional about how to do yoga in a chair. You can reap all the benefits of yoga even if you have mobility issues. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:09:38 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_20_2007/Chair_Yoga_Soothe_Yourself_Right_in_Your_Seat.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_4_2008/Happy_New_Year.asp Everyone has the New Year's Resolution to take better care of themselves. This year be slow and steady about it rather than looking for a quick fix. Even Weight Watchers is suggesting to go on a Die Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:28:36 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_4_2008/Happy_New_Year.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_8_2008/How_To_Look_Good_Naked.asp Most of you know that I don't have television. Luckily, some things find you. Yesterday, I watched a screener of How to Look Good Naked http://www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/shows/how-look-good-naked, Life Tue, 8 Jan 2008 10:40:54 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_8_2008/How_To_Look_Good_Naked.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_8_2008/Prepare_for_Valentines_Day.asp Let the Love Begin Today "When I lose the weight I'll...." fill in the blank. Dress more fashionably, have better sex, flirt, enjoy my own company. We know you have a running list of your own. Va Fri, 8 Feb 2008 14:03:41 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_8_2008/Prepare_for_Valentines_Day.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_18_2008/The_Devil_You_Know.asp On Saturday in The Los Angeles Times there was an article about the law that New York is proposing that fast food restaurants post the calorie contents of foods next to them on the menu. If you knew Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:17:37 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_18_2008/The_Devil_You_Know.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_23_2008/Oscar_Snacks.asp People who are trying to make good food choices keep asking, "What can I snack on while I watch the oscars?" Here are some suggestions: Baby carrots with salsa. Dried apple rings. Celery filled wi Sat, 23 Feb 2008 21:08:56 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_23_2008/Oscar_Snacks.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_3_2008/Being_an_Adult_is_the_Best_Kept_Secret.asp Many of the roots of Emotional Eating lie in a fear to face our feelings, to take responsibility for our bodies, and to delay gratification. These are all examples of The Rebellious Self (which we di Mon, 3 Mar 2008 14:35:03 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_3_2008/Being_an_Adult_is_the_Best_Kept_Secret.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_19_2008/The_Moral_of_the_Story_is_Care.asp Maurice Sendak's book Pierre tells the story of a little boy who says, "I don't care " to everything. When a lion shows up threatening to eat Pierre and Pierre retorts his usual, "I don't care." The Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:39:11 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_19_2008/The_Moral_of_the_Story_is_Care.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_31_2008/The_PainBody_and_The_Feeling_Phobia_A_Series_on_The_New_Earth_by_Eckart_Tolle.asp Many members of Shrink Yourself have shared that they're reading The New Earth (who isn't?). They were amazed to discover how much the ideas of The New Earth correspond to what they've read in Shrink Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:43:54 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_31_2008/The_PainBody_and_The_Feeling_Phobia_A_Series_on_The_New_Earth_by_Eckart_Tolle.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_7_2008/No_More_Cravings_Simple_Secret_Revealed.asp I am still taken aback every time I think of the answer a patient once gave me when I asked her WHY she ate half a dozen donuts. She said, "what else could I do?" She couldn't figure out a better way Mon, 7 Apr 2008 13:49:41 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_7_2008/No_More_Cravings_Simple_Secret_Revealed.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_14_2008/_Reasons_You_Wont_Lose_Weight.asp Today we are going to discuss the three reasons you won't lose weight: an overpowering urge to binge, an intense hunger when you know the hunger is not for food, and a mind filled with thoughts about Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:42:21 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_14_2008/_Reasons_You_Wont_Lose_Weight.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_18_2008/Michelle_on_Hot_Moms_Club_Site.asp Many of us are women. Hot Mom's Club is a site that provides information and community for mothers who don't want to sacrifice their sexuality and confidence just because they've had children. To R Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:49:03 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_18_2008/Michelle_on_Hot_Moms_Club_Site.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_21_2008/Pause_and_Taste_the_Feeling_The_Feeling_That_Makes_You_Eat_Too_Much.asp In this third blog I intend to fulfill my promise to you. I promised to introduce you to the one and only technique you will need to engage in a meaningful conversation with yourself about why you ea Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:44:20 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_21_2008/Pause_and_Taste_the_Feeling_The_Feeling_That_Makes_You_Eat_Too_Much.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_21_2008/Response_to_No_More_Cravings__from_Dr_Gould.asp I am so pleased with all of the comments on this first blog. So many of you have said I have hit the nail on the head, this is the issue you know and can identify with, but what is the "cure"? I know Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:46:45 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_21_2008/Response_to_No_More_Cravings__from_Dr_Gould.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_4_2008/Put_It_on_Paper.asp All of us have good intentions that don't ever get fulfilled. Weeks pass by and we don't keep the promises that we make to ourselves. The garage doesn't get cleaned. We don't exercise. We don't eat Sun, 4 May 2008 22:25:59 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_4_2008/Put_It_on_Paper.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_13_2008/Would_You_Give_a_Crying_Child_a_Donut_and_Send_Them_Away_.asp I thought of an analogy recently to explain the concept of Emotional Eating. If your child came up to you panicked and crying would you ever think of handing them a donut and sending them away. Most Tue, 13 May 2008 23:36:31 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_13_2008/Would_You_Give_a_Crying_Child_a_Donut_and_Send_Them_Away_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_20_2008/Overeating_Keeps_You_on_the_Sidelines_of_Life.asp Since people responded so well to the analogy blog I wrote last week, I've got another one for you. Notice at a sporting event there are two groups of people: The Players and The Spectators Ever no Tue, 20 May 2008 09:59:42 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_20_2008/Overeating_Keeps_You_on_the_Sidelines_of_Life.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_11_2008/Kung_Fu_Panda_An_Emotional_Eater.asp I went to see Kung Fu Panda today (with my eight-year old son) and discovered that it's really a story about Emotional Eating. Kung Fu Panda is an overweight panda who has been chosen to be the new K Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:03:57 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_11_2008/Kung_Fu_Panda_An_Emotional_Eater.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_16_2008/Sex_and_the_City.asp Recently, I saw the Sex and the City movie. Samantha Jones is tempted by her hot new male neighbor but for the first time in her life she's in a committed relationship. Suddenly she gains fifteen pou Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:51:22 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_16_2008/Sex_and_the_City.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_30_2008/Carol_Solomon.asp Carol Solomon, PhD has been a great supporter of what we do here at Shrink Yourself. She has featured our work and interviewed me for her newsletter which you can sign up for at the bottom of this we Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:13:53 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_30_2008/Carol_Solomon.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_7_2008/Dont_Speak__Dont_Eat.asp People often turn to food when they're unsatisfied or frustrated. Therefore, learning to get your real needs met is a huge part of leaving overeating behind. A member asked me a while back what to d Mon, 7 Jul 2008 21:32:34 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_7_2008/Dont_Speak__Dont_Eat.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_14_2008/Shrink_Your_Waist_Expand_Your_Brain.asp What if I told you that there was not only a way you could lose weight and grow new brain cells, but that you could also add vitality and optimism to your life? If I were you I'd say that's too good t Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:39:17 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_14_2008/Shrink_Your_Waist_Expand_Your_Brain.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_31_2008/Food_Pushers_Everywhere_You_Go.asp Who in your life is enabling your Emotional Eating habit? I recently a story by Rob Long on NPR's Martini Shot about craft services (or catering) on film shoots. The set of television or movies can b Thu, 31 Jul 2008 08:31:30 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_31_2008/Food_Pushers_Everywhere_You_Go.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_5_2008/Exercise_A_Way_to_Finally_Stick_With_It.asp There are some people that love to exercise. There are some people that feel the need to move their bodies. There are some people that can't wait to get out into the outdoors and run, jog, walk, skate Tue, 5 Aug 2008 20:43:53 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_5_2008/Exercise_A_Way_to_Finally_Stick_With_It.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_19_2008/PMS_and_Emotional_Eating_.asp PMS affects both men and women so they'll be information in this article for both genders. I decided to write on this topic because on the message boards I often hear questions about how to know the d Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:30:51 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_19_2008/PMS_and_Emotional_Eating_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_28_2008/Back_to_School.asp Back to School If you have children chances are they've just gone back or are about to go back to school. The school year can both help and hinder weight loss efforts. Here are a few things to keep i Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:23:14 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_28_2008/Back_to_School.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_4_2008/The_Education_You_Never_Got_in_School.asp My eight-year old son went back to school this week. There is hustle and bustle in the neighborhood about which teacher gives the most homework and how different third grade is from second grade. They Thu, 4 Sep 2008 09:25:08 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_4_2008/The_Education_You_Never_Got_in_School.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_10_2008/Do_You_Need_to_Diet_to_Lose_Weight_.asp This is a question that many people that come to our site ask. If 95% of diets fail, what's the answer? Well, the fact is you need three things to lose weight (and keep it off for life): Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:51:22 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_10_2008/Do_You_Need_to_Diet_to_Lose_Weight_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_20_2008/Never_Binge_Again.asp Never again is possible but the biggest mistake that people who binge make is saying to themselves, "I'll never binge again!" Yet, we all do it. The food is finished and then we promise ourselves that Sat, 20 Sep 2008 08:24:17 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_20_2008/Never_Binge_Again.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_1_2008/Im_Doing_Everything_Right_Why_Is_the_Scale_Stuck_on_the_Same_Number.asp There comes a time when I hear that statement from almost everyone that is trying to lose weight. Have you ever gone through a period of time when you went overboard eating everything in sight, for i Wed, 1 Oct 2008 22:29:09 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_1_2008/Im_Doing_Everything_Right_Why_Is_the_Scale_Stuck_on_the_Same_Number.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_9_2008/_Ways_to_Avoid_Weight_Gain_This_Halloween_.asp wanted to get this blog out early this year because I've seen that the stores are already stocked with Halloween candy. They are prepared for the holiday and you can be too. I live in a neighborhood Thu, 9 Oct 2008 14:56:33 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_9_2008/_Ways_to_Avoid_Weight_Gain_This_Halloween_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_15_2008/Is_Food_Really_Your_Friend_.asp "Food feels like my best friend." I hear so many people say this. Maybe you can relate. When you're upset, anxious, despondent, angry or bored the instant calm that food provides can feel like your gr Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:20:02 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_15_2008/Is_Food_Really_Your_Friend_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_23_2008/_Ways_to_Combat_Perfectionism.asp Progress, not perfection. People that are on a journey to lose weight always resonate with that statement. But for most of us, before we hear or believe a statement like that, we've already spent a l Thu, 23 Oct 2008 22:21:30 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_23_2008/_Ways_to_Combat_Perfectionism.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_30_2008/Is_Food_Your_Substitute_for_Love_.asp "Forget love, I'd rather fall in chocolate." I saw that on a bumper sticker. Who wants to fall in love? Well, judging by the success of every online dating site despite the failing economy, I would s Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:55:45 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_30_2008/Is_Food_Your_Substitute_for_Love_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_11_2008/_Ways_to_Enjoy_the_Time_Until_You_Lose_the_Weight_.asp Steve Tyler says, "Life is a journey, not a destination." The problem with weight loss (and so many other things) is that we're so goal-oriented. Even practices like meditation and yoga that are mean Tue, 11 Nov 2008 23:19:29 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_11_2008/_Ways_to_Enjoy_the_Time_Until_You_Lose_the_Weight_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_19_2008/Men_are_Emotional_Eaters_Too.asp The majority of people that come to our site are women. This isn't because doesn't affect men. It's because it's acceptable for men to overeat because they're hungry, because they like food or even b Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:35:31 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_19_2008/Men_are_Emotional_Eaters_Too.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_25_2008/Gratitude_.asp I read a quote that said, "If I could only have one prayer it would be thank-you." The importance of gratitude shouldn't be underestimated. Many people adopt a gratitude practice. And what better tim Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:39:02 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_25_2008/Gratitude_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_3_2008/Overspending__Overeating_Whats_the_Connection.asp Did you ever notice that the holidays are often a time when your body gets heavier and your burden of debt gets heavier, too? There is a direct correlation between overeating and overspending an Wed, 3 Dec 2008 06:19:40 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_3_2008/Overspending__Overeating_Whats_the_Connection.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_10_2008/Oprahs_Struggle_with_Overeating_What_Does_that_Mean_for_You.asp In yesterday's online version of People magazine it announced the theme of Oprah's January issue of O: Oprah has "fallen off the wagon." Oprah has gained forty pounds hitting the 200-pound mark. I'm Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:32:51 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_10_2008/Oprahs_Struggle_with_Overeating_What_Does_that_Mean_for_You.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_17_2008/Dont_Fall_Into_Old_Familiar_Patterns_During_the_Holiday_Season.asp The Holidays are a time of ritual and tradition. We sing the same songs. Put out the same menorah or hang the same ornaments on the tree. And eat the same foods. So much of the beauty is the familiari Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:31:39 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_17_2008/Dont_Fall_Into_Old_Familiar_Patterns_During_the_Holiday_Season.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_24_2008/Does_TV_Make_You_Overeat.asp Researchers at the University of Maryland found the one activity unhappy people do more than happy people is watch TV. And if you're unhappy, not only are you watching more TV, but you might also be e Wed, 24 Dec 2008 07:39:12 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_24_2008/Does_TV_Make_You_Overeat.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_31_2008/How_to_Finally_Lose_Weight_in_the_New_Year.asp It seems the whole world is finally getting hip to the fact that the missing link to successful weight loss is psychological. It's not about the right diet, pill, program or surgery. It's not about wi Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:03:58 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_31_2008/How_to_Finally_Lose_Weight_in_the_New_Year.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_7_2009/_Steps_to_Certain_Weight_Loss_.asp Everyone knows that there are two essential ingredients that you need to lose weight. Even kids know them. They are: 1. A Sensible Eating Plan and 2. A Regular Exercise Routine Simple. Right? Wron Wed, 7 Jan 2009 00:37:49 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_7_2009/_Steps_to_Certain_Weight_Loss_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_14_2009/Caretaking_and_Overeating.asp One of the most common threads I see amongst overeaters, binge eaters and emotional eaters is that they often exhibit people-pleasing or co-dependent behavior. While there are many varied definitions Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:28:05 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_14_2009/Caretaking_and_Overeating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_27_2009/Why_Confusion_Makes_You_Eat_More_Than_Many_Other_Emotions.asp Most will agree that stress makes people eat. Or grief. Or celebration. Those emotions are easy to identify and associate with overeating. But what about when you've got a big tangled mess of emotion Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:42:27 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_27_2009/Why_Confusion_Makes_You_Eat_More_Than_Many_Other_Emotions.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_4_2009/Human_Relationships_Make_Us_Eat_But_They_Dont_Have_To.asp This weekend is Valentine's Day and for as much as all of us associate it with romance, it's really a day about love, longing and human relationship. And for many of us emotional eaters, nothing makes Wed, 4 Feb 2009 11:55:42 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_4_2009/Human_Relationships_Make_Us_Eat_But_They_Dont_Have_To.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_10_2009/Be_the_Master_of_Your_Emotions__Eat_Less.asp Beyond "stop crying" and "calm down" many of us don't really get much direction in life for how to handle our emotions. It's no wonder then that when storms of feelings that we don't like or understan Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:23:28 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_10_2009/Be_the_Master_of_Your_Emotions__Eat_Less.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_18_2009/Overcoming_Emotional_Eating_A_Success_Story.asp Overcoming emotional eating has a different looking success story than dieting. Sure, weight loss happens in both. But in dieting, weight loss is often the goal, the brass ring, the final destination. Wed, 18 Feb 2009 11:13:13 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_18_2009/Overcoming_Emotional_Eating_A_Success_Story.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_24_2009/Come_Clean_From_Sugar_Addiction.asp Last year I mentioned a study that said sugar was more addictive than cocaine to rats. Judging from humans, we're not too different. I would bet there are plenty more of us that are addicted to sugar Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:11:31 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_24_2009/Come_Clean_From_Sugar_Addiction.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_4_2009/New_Study_Says_Weight_Loss_Boils_Down_to_Calories_Dont_Be_So_Sure_Thats_All_You_Need.asp Are you puzzled by all the diet options that are out there? Is there any right one? Any magic answer? Is low-carb or high-protein or low-fat the way to go? A New England Journal of Medicine study fin Wed, 4 Mar 2009 16:13:41 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_4_2009/New_Study_Says_Weight_Loss_Boils_Down_to_Calories_Dont_Be_So_Sure_Thats_All_You_Need.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_10_2009/The_Pause_Before_the_Purchase.asp In a recent interview that Dr. Gould had with a British magazine reporter she had an "a-ha-moment." She realized a fundamental difference between the ways in which people have always tried to lose wei Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:51:41 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_10_2009/The_Pause_Before_the_Purchase.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_17_2009/Never_Diet_Again.asp What would life look like if you never dieted again? Again and again it seems that all signs point to the fact that diets do more harm than good. If you've been on countless diets in the past, don't f Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:51:13 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_17_2009/Never_Diet_Again.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_25_2009/Become_the_Master_of_Your_Emotions_in_Three_Easy_Steps.asp One of the reasons that feelings can be so uncomfortable is because you don't know how long they're going to last for. This element of the unknown can make them unbearable. But there are ways to beco Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:46:26 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_25_2009/Become_the_Master_of_Your_Emotions_in_Three_Easy_Steps.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_31_2009/To_Lose_Weight_You_Need_a_Team_Whos_on_Yours.asp They say that cigarettes are a harder habit to kick than heroin or cocaine. Someone was quick to tell me that the only thing harder than any of those to quit is food. First of all quitting food entire Tue, 31 Mar 2009 22:01:42 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_31_2009/To_Lose_Weight_You_Need_a_Team_Whos_on_Yours.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_7_2009/How_the_Recession_Affects_Overeating.asp We are currently experiencing the greatest recession in the past sixty years. There's no doubt that it affects many aspects of our lives. But do you realize how it affects your overeating, binging, an Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:06:08 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_7_2009/How_the_Recession_Affects_Overeating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_14_2009/_Holes_You_Might_Be_Trying_to_Fill_With_Food.asp To fill up with food presupposes that there is an emptiness that longs to be filled. And for many of us there is. Our impulse to fill up with food is an attempt to fill a hole. April is National Emoti Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:46:18 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_14_2009/_Holes_You_Might_Be_Trying_to_Fill_With_Food.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_21_2009/_Ways_to_Cope_with_Job_Insecurity_Or_Any_Other_Kind_of_Insecurity.asp Nation-wide layoffs are triggering anxiety in many people. The anxiety is understandable but what you do with it is something else. Sartre said, "Freedom is what you do with what's been done to you." Tue, 21 Apr 2009 22:18:45 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_21_2009/_Ways_to_Cope_with_Job_Insecurity_Or_Any_Other_Kind_of_Insecurity.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_29_2009/Food_Addiction___Ways_to_Recover_Your_Power.asp If you're like me, for years, you might have beaten yourself up believing you didn't have enough willpower to choose the right foods. However, The End of Overeating, a new book by the former head of t Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:09:38 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_29_2009/Food_Addiction___Ways_to_Recover_Your_Power.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_6_2009/Overeating_How_to_Avoid_Falling_Off_the_Wagon.asp Overeating is as commonplace as drinking bottled water. Portions are bigger in restaurants. We eat out all the time. Fattening foods are synonymous with good times. And it's acceptable to bring a sna Wed, 6 May 2009 14:01:07 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_6_2009/Overeating_How_to_Avoid_Falling_Off_the_Wagon.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_13_2009/How_Long_Do_I_Have_to_Wait_to_See_Change_.asp Diets that promise results in thirty days usually get a lot of attention. They appeal to the part of us that wants instant gratification. We want results and we want them now. The problem with change Wed, 13 May 2009 12:56:54 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_13_2009/How_Long_Do_I_Have_to_Wait_to_See_Change_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_21_2009/_Essential_Things_to_Remember_If_Youre_Trying_to_Lose_Weight.asp By now most of you know that our main belief system here at Shrink Yourself is that the majority of overeating is a result of emotional eating - using food to cope with feelings. Therefore, when you l Thu, 21 May 2009 18:25:06 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_21_2009/_Essential_Things_to_Remember_If_Youre_Trying_to_Lose_Weight.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_27_2009/If_Not_Overeating_Then_What_.asp So many overeaters that I talk to say, "I don't know what I would do if I didn't stuff my feelings down with food." Dr. Gould says, "If you really want to know what's bothering you, stop eating, and i Wed, 27 May 2009 14:35:51 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_27_2009/If_Not_Overeating_Then_What_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_3_2009/_Steps_to_Build_Your_Own_Emotional_Eating_Rescue_Kit.asp Emotional Eating can get triggered at any time of day or night. You get an upsetting phone call, text or email and suddenly you're starving. You're out to dinner with friends and you feel left out of Wed, 3 Jun 2009 19:35:18 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_3_2009/_Steps_to_Build_Your_Own_Emotional_Eating_Rescue_Kit.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_9_2009/The_Darker_Side_of_Emotional_Eating_Overcoming_Bulimia__Other_Eating_Disorders.asp Our site was created to help people overcome Emotional Eating. We wanted people to have all the information and tools they need to lose weight and master their relationship with food. Emotional eating Tue, 9 Jun 2009 18:43:55 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_9_2009/The_Darker_Side_of_Emotional_Eating_Overcoming_Bulimia__Other_Eating_Disorders.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_17_2009/_Reasons_More_and_More_People_Are_Addicted_to_Food.asp Overeating and obesity are often blamed on things like lack of willpower, metabolism, or genetics. However, more and more studies (including those in animal research) are revealing that food addiction Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:44:03 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_17_2009/_Reasons_More_and_More_People_Are_Addicted_to_Food.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_24_2009/_Ways_We_Contribute_to_One_Anothers_Unhealthy_Relationships_with_Food.asp The other day while waiting at the register in a local pharmacy I saw the cover of one of those trashy tabloids that showed a bunch of actresses and models in their bathing suits from the rear view. M Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:56:08 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_24_2009/_Ways_We_Contribute_to_One_Anothers_Unhealthy_Relationships_with_Food.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_1_2009/The_Missing_Link_to_Getting_Slim_for_Summer.asp Summer is here, whether or not we feel ready for it. On New Year's Day many people start to worry about getting slim for swimsuit season. Then, on the first day of spring they might start to get pani Wed, 1 Jul 2009 10:42:23 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_1_2009/The_Missing_Link_to_Getting_Slim_for_Summer.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_9_2009/Learn_from_a_Former_Shrink_Yourself_Members_Success.asp Each person's triumph over emotional eating looks similar on the one hand, unique on the other. There are always common themes to how someone heals a pattern of emotional eating despite their specifi Thu, 9 Jul 2009 06:39:19 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_9_2009/Learn_from_a_Former_Shrink_Yourself_Members_Success.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_15_2009/Understand_Your_Emotions_Instead_of_Eating_to_Stuff_Them_Down.asp If you're an emotional eater, any emotion can become frightening. First, the emotional eater learns to eat to deal with a particular emotion that seems intolerable. It could be fear, anger, or depress Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:58:39 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_15_2009/Understand_Your_Emotions_Instead_of_Eating_to_Stuff_Them_Down.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_23_2009/Losing_Weight_Can_Be_as_Simple_as_Breathing_In.asp Over the years, I have heard every excuse for why people can't exercise - arthritis, tendonitis, bursitis, plantar fasciitis. You name it, I've heard it! I've also helped people look for appropriate f Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:14:56 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_23_2009/Losing_Weight_Can_Be_as_Simple_as_Breathing_In.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_29_2009/Food_is_NOT_a_Reward.asp The other day I was driving past a Jack in the Box restaurant and I noticed one of the signs in their window. It was a picture of their mascot (the funny cartoon headed guy) with a slogan that said (p Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:50:24 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_29_2009/Food_is_NOT_a_Reward.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_5_2009/What_Can_a_Year_of_Shrink_Yourself_Do_For_You_.asp In my posts I often talk about emotional eating from various angles and how it affects various aspects of our lives. I try to explain how the Shrink Yourself program impacts emotional eating as both a Wed, 5 Aug 2009 15:43:31 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_5_2009/What_Can_a_Year_of_Shrink_Yourself_Do_For_You_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_13_2009/Food_As_a_Form_of_Punishment.asp A few weeks ago I covered the topic of food as a source of reward. On the flip side, people also use food and overeating as a form of punishment. Using food, whether as a source of comfort or as a hos Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:26:58 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_13_2009/Food_As_a_Form_of_Punishment.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_21_2009/How_Stress_Gets_You_Into_a_Rut_that_Makes_You_Overeat.asp When you fall into a habit of overeating, does it feel like it gets easier to keep repeating that undesirable behavior? One binge will lead to three. One bout of late night emotional eating can lead t Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:12:32 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_21_2009/How_Stress_Gets_You_Into_a_Rut_that_Makes_You_Overeat.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_27_2009/_Things_You_Must_Know_About_Hypothyroidism.asp As many of you know, I have struggled with thyroid problems for the past ten years. I actually think my thyroid problems began when I was around eleven but they were only diagnosed when I was twenty-f Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:42:59 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_27_2009/_Things_You_Must_Know_About_Hypothyroidism.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_4_2009/This_Labor_Day_Dont_Work_.asp Do you think personal growth, psychological work, and getting to know yourself are about as much fun as a root canal, waiting in line at the Department of Motor Vehicles or filing your taxes that are Fri, 4 Sep 2009 01:47:16 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_4_2009/This_Labor_Day_Dont_Work_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_11_2009/Exes_and_Overeating.asp Since I became the clinical director of Shrink Yourself four years ago, one of the triggers of overeating that I have heard mentioned most often is relationships. People commonly share things like, " Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:08:20 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_11_2009/Exes_and_Overeating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_18_2009/A_Shrink_Yourself_Success_Story.asp Are you wondering if Shrink Yourself can help you? When it comes to weight loss, we can be so afraid of trying a new approach because we don't want another failure under our belts. See how one Shrink Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:00:35 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_18_2009/A_Shrink_Yourself_Success_Story.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_25_2009/Are_You_A_Procrastinator_A_Parent_Try_A_New_Approach.asp Do you procrastinate or get annoyed by someone else's procrastination? Does your work or your child's homework frustrate you? Does it create anxiety and aggravation? All this stress can lead to overe Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:03:53 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_25_2009/Are_You_A_Procrastinator_A_Parent_Try_A_New_Approach.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_2_2009/Do_You_Get_Hungry_After_Dark_More_Information_for_Night_Eaters_.asp Last week, we sent out a tip about night eating. It was just a short suggestion about how brushing your teeth after dinner can prevent you from overeating or snacking at night. We got a huge response Fri, 2 Oct 2009 15:04:42 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_2_2009/Do_You_Get_Hungry_After_Dark_More_Information_for_Night_Eaters_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_8_2009/HALT_Before_Your_Next_Bite_of_Food.asp Do you unconsciously reach for food when you're hungry, angry, lonely or tired? These are the moments when you're most likely to make less than optimal choices about eating. In 12-Step Programs the ac Thu, 8 Oct 2009 14:24:27 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_8_2009/HALT_Before_Your_Next_Bite_of_Food.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_15_2009/_Things_to_Learn_from_Successful_Calorie_Cutters.asp For years now, studies have been done on the benefits of calorie - restricted diets. Animal research has shown that eating less means longer, healthier lives. Now they're trying to figure out if the s Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:53:28 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_15_2009/_Things_to_Learn_from_Successful_Calorie_Cutters.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_22_2009/_Ways_Fat_Feels_Safe_.asp Who doesn't want to escape the world sometimes? Fat can feel like the perfect hiding place. It can offer a boundary between you and the people you live with, work with or commute with. It can keep out Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:38:03 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_22_2009/_Ways_Fat_Feels_Safe_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_30_2009/Be_Proactive_About_Holiday_Binging_Start_Now.asp This is an interesting time of year. The school season is up and running. The holidays are looming nearer. The days are getting shorter. And even here in sunny California, the nights are getting colde Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:57:49 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_30_2009/Be_Proactive_About_Holiday_Binging_Start_Now.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_6_2009/My_Virtual_Shrink_A_New_Program_by_Dr_Roger_Gould_.asp Life can be hard and feelings can be hard to handle. As an emotional eater you already understand the way that unresolved issues have the ability to affect your life in a profound way - for you, that Fri, 6 Nov 2009 13:17:29 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_6_2009/My_Virtual_Shrink_A_New_Program_by_Dr_Roger_Gould_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_13_2009/Using_a_Plateau_to_Propel_You_Forward_What_to_Do_When_You_Stop_Losing_Weight.asp Have you ever been in that place where you're doing everything right but the scale seems stuck? Or worse, you're doing everything right and you gain a pound or two? These plateaus can often lead to fe Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:58:46 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_13_2009/Using_a_Plateau_to_Propel_You_Forward_What_to_Do_When_You_Stop_Losing_Weight.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_19_2009/_Ways_to_Alleviate_Loneliness__The_Hunger_It_Creates.asp Are you longing to love or be loved? Do you wish there was someone who could see, accept, and understand you for who you really are? Do all of the expectations of the holiday season leave you feeling Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:32:48 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_19_2009/_Ways_to_Alleviate_Loneliness__The_Hunger_It_Creates.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_27_2009/The__Types_of_Holiday_Eating__Tips_for_Tackling_Them.asp It might seem like holiday eating comes from the fact that delicious foods are readily accessible almost everywhere you go but that is a small part of it. Emotional Eating is the main reason people ga Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:06:07 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_27_2009/The__Types_of_Holiday_Eating__Tips_for_Tackling_Them.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_4_2009/Holiday_Binge_Eating.asp Are you dreading the arrival of the cookie platters to your workplace? Are you resigned to the fact that you're going to gain weight in the weeks to come so why bother fighting it? Would you be willin Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:00:23 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_4_2009/Holiday_Binge_Eating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_11_2009/_Ways_to_Try_a_New_Approach_This_Holiday_Season_.asp The first Hanukkah candle gets lit tonight and the countdown to Christmas begins. Then, there's the solstice, Kwanza and so many other reasons to party and eat. You might already have had your fair sh Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:21:53 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_11_2009/_Ways_to_Try_a_New_Approach_This_Holiday_Season_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_18_2009/Sweeten_Your_Season_Without_Sugar.asp Sweets and chocolate are many people's weak spot. The holidays can be the hardest time of year to avoid sugar. And the more of it you eat, the more of it you want to eat. Sugar often triggers binges a Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:11:20 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_18_2009/Sweeten_Your_Season_Without_Sugar.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_23_2009/Same_Same_but_Different_.asp A friend went to Asia years ago and came back using the expression, "same same but different." The expression is used to explain things that are familiar yet unique. So much of the holidays are about Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:00:35 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_23_2009/Same_Same_but_Different_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_31_2009/New_YearNew_Approach.asp Do diets work for you as long as you follow them but then something always trips you up? Does the onset of a new year make you feel obligated to embark on a big new weight loss regime? Do you hope thi Thu, 31 Dec 2009 17:12:39 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_31_2009/New_YearNew_Approach.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_8_2010/Are_Your_Resolutions_Being_Sabotaged_.asp We're one week into 2010. You might be thinking that this is a new year, a new decade, a new beginning. Part of you is trying to be really hopeful, optimistic, and dedicated and another part of you mi Fri, 8 Jan 2010 12:02:07 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_8_2010/Are_Your_Resolutions_Being_Sabotaged_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_15_2010/People_People_Who_Need_People.asp Barbara Streisand croons, "People, people who need people are the luckiest people in the world." Simply put, we need people. A brilliant PBS documentary called "This Emotional Life" that was hosted re Fri, 15 Jan 2010 07:38:20 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_15_2010/People_People_Who_Need_People.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_22_2010/How_to_Warm_Up_Without_Food.asp It's been freezing in most parts of the country. And even in sunny California it's been non-stop rain and cold. These are the kinds of days that make us want to nest at home with a big pot of comforti Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:21:32 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_22_2010/How_to_Warm_Up_Without_Food.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_28_2010/_Ways_to_Trust_Yourself_Enough_to_Lose_the_Weight.asp Have your past weight loss failures left you feeling like you'll never succeed? Have experiences with dieting contributed to your loss of faith or confidence in yourself? Do you feel defeated? Most di Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:14:46 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_28_2010/_Ways_to_Trust_Yourself_Enough_to_Lose_the_Weight.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_4_2010/Codependence_Contributes_to_Overeating_.asp Codependence is defined in many ways. A common definition is being overly focused on other people in a way that inhibits the quality of your life and your relationships. I've heard it called being O.P Thu, 4 Feb 2010 22:34:36 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_4_2010/Codependence_Contributes_to_Overeating_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_12_2010/If_Food_Isnt_Love_What_Is.asp Has food become a substitute for the real love, affection and passion you crave? Did you comfort yourself with food after a relationship ended or someone died? There is a quote from Song of Solomon in Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:27:13 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_12_2010/If_Food_Isnt_Love_What_Is.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_18_2010/SelfAcceptance_Starts_Now.asp Do you keep telling yourself that when you lose weight you'll finally love yourself? Do you think it's completely acceptable to reject your body in its current state? If you are plagued with thoughts Thu, 18 Feb 2010 14:04:54 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_18_2010/SelfAcceptance_Starts_Now.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_25_2010/Only_Measure_Meal_by_Meal_.asp Are you always judging, critiquing or evaluating yourself? Do you feel like you can never measure up? Do you believe, especially when it comes to food (not to mention other things), you can never get Thu, 25 Feb 2010 15:43:52 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_25_2010/Only_Measure_Meal_by_Meal_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_5_2010/FEEDING_THE_MIND.asp I'm going to use this blog each week to tell, and retell, just one simple story, and that is how the mind feeds itself on food. Here's the first version. Once upon a time, a long time ago, a patient Fri, 5 Mar 2010 07:43:03 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_5_2010/FEEDING_THE_MIND.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_11_2010/FEEDING_FOOD_TO_THE_MIND_STAGES_ONE_AND_TWO.asp This is the second blog in the series about Feeding Your Mind with Food. I intended to write a different story today but the responses to the last blog were so informative that I thought it would be m Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:44:48 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_11_2010/FEEDING_FOOD_TO_THE_MIND_STAGES_ONE_AND_TWO.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_19_2010/FEEDING_THE_MIND_TEN_INSIGHTS_REQUIRED_TO_BREAK_THE_EMOTIONAL_EATING_HABIT.asp I'm going to continue talking about the stages one has to go through to be cured of the destructive emotional eating habit, and I will continue to use the comments to the last blog to illustrate what Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:19:58 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_19_2010/FEEDING_THE_MIND_TEN_INSIGHTS_REQUIRED_TO_BREAK_THE_EMOTIONAL_EATING_HABIT.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_26_2010/FEED_THE_MIND_INSIGHTS_INSTEAD_OF_FOOD.asp It is so painful to watch people struggle in their attempts to break the emotional eating habit. I wish I had a quick and easy solution like a pill or a mantra, or a simple just - do - this formula a Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:00:10 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_26_2010/FEED_THE_MIND_INSIGHTS_INSTEAD_OF_FOOD.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_2_2010/How_To_Feed_Insights_To_The_Mind.asp I think I have established clearly in previous blogs that there is a known pathway to break the emotional eating habit. It requires you to march through 10 specific insight steps, one by one, until yo Fri, 2 Apr 2010 13:11:23 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_2_2010/How_To_Feed_Insights_To_The_Mind.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_9_2010/The_Link_Between_Being_Stuck_and_Losing_Weight.asp Ninety-five percent of dieters gain their weight back. This discouraging statistic prompted the beginning of a group called the National Weight Control Registry. They became interested in determinin Fri, 9 Apr 2010 13:07:17 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_9_2010/The_Link_Between_Being_Stuck_and_Losing_Weight.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_16_2010/Stuck_Part_Two_My_Marriage_Makes_Me_Eat.asp My last blog about emotional eating and being stuck elicited many very interesting comments, so today I would like to use those comments to illustrate some important points about emotional eating. The Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:55:46 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_16_2010/Stuck_Part_Two_My_Marriage_Makes_Me_Eat.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_23_2010/FULL_FROM_THE_INSIDE.asp I was talking to a patient today who had been struggling with her weight for decades. She had come to see me about other issues, but as we continued to work together the issue of weight and the rest o Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:13:24 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_23_2010/FULL_FROM_THE_INSIDE.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_30_2010/EMOTIONAL_EATING_SCIENCE_AND_MYSTERY.asp There is a science about emotional eating and there is a mystery. I have been studying this phenomenon for over 10 years and I continue to find new places to explore. It's a science because we kno Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:15:23 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_30_2010/EMOTIONAL_EATING_SCIENCE_AND_MYSTERY.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_7_2010/Its_doubt_that_makes_you_eat_too_much.asp In the last few blogs I 've tried to illustrate the various major themes underlying the emotional eating pattern, which as you know, I believe is the biggest single cause of obesity. We looked at how Fri, 7 May 2010 13:14:16 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_7_2010/Its_doubt_that_makes_you_eat_too_much.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_15_2010/Doubting_Doubts_can_make_you_Thin.asp Last week I wrote that doubts make you eat too much. This week I am going to let those who responded tell you a little bit more about the struggle with self doubt in their own words. I will comment on Sat, 15 May 2010 00:18:51 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_15_2010/Doubting_Doubts_can_make_you_Thin.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_21_2010/When_you_hurt_too_much_you_eat_too_much.asp I have described in the last several blogs how rebellion, self doubt, marriage, guilt, and perfectionism can cause you to overeat and or binge. I have said it before, ANY life frustration can be the t Fri, 21 May 2010 12:41:58 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_21_2010/When_you_hurt_too_much_you_eat_too_much.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_28_2010/HEAD_TRANSPLANT_CURES_WEIGHT_PROBLEM.asp That's what a patient told me the other day. "I feel like I have had a head transplant. My cravings are gone, my obsession with food and weight which I have had for over thirty years, is gone. I hav Fri, 28 May 2010 16:49:16 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_28_2010/HEAD_TRANSPLANT_CURES_WEIGHT_PROBLEM.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_4_2010/Use_your_Mind_Cure_your_Food_Obsession_Change_your_Life.asp Clarity of mind is both the "solution" and the reward that comes when you cure your obsession with food. But what exactly is "clarity of mind" and what is lacking in your life when it is absent? Let' Fri, 4 Jun 2010 18:21:04 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_4_2010/Use_your_Mind_Cure_your_Food_Obsession_Change_your_Life.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_11_2010/ALMOST_CURED.asp A patient came in to see me the other day who I hadn't seen for three months. She was doing well and in the final stage of being "cured" of her food obsession. She decided to scheduled this appointme Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:02:01 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_11_2010/ALMOST_CURED.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_19_2010/Blinded_by_the_Obsession_with_Food.asp Every time I see a new patient come into my office with a food obsession, I am reminded of how durable the obsession is, and how difficult it is for the person to see what is really going on. From a t Sat, 19 Jun 2010 01:14:37 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_19_2010/Blinded_by_the_Obsession_with_Food.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_25_2010/Using_Food_to_Disappear.asp I would like to continue the exploration of how the events from our past have set us up for the current food obsession. And how important it is to "open these doors" and walk through them with a new p Fri, 25 Jun 2010 17:12:35 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_25_2010/Using_Food_to_Disappear.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_2_2010/Reality_is_Your_Friend.asp We've been looking at the childhood influences of the past that have led to the current obsession with food. Last week, I asked for comments about what is going on in your life now, that you would lik Fri, 2 Jul 2010 13:12:18 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_2_2010/Reality_is_Your_Friend.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_9_2010/To_Eat_too_much_or_To_Be_Free.asp The comments on last week's blog were perfectly timed, they were all about independence from past events and perceptions that reinforce the tyranny of food. A good theme for the Fourth of July week. Fri, 9 Jul 2010 19:01:01 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_9_2010/To_Eat_too_much_or_To_Be_Free.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_16_2010/Reinvent_Yourself.asp Emotional Eating is not simply a bad habit, but a symptom of a much more complex human phenomenon that involves all parts of your mind and life. Recently a well respected figure in the world of adult Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:05:00 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_16_2010/Reinvent_Yourself.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_23_2010/Reinventing_Yourself_Part_.asp Emotional eating is a way of interrupting the natural conversation that is taking place within you, between your mind and your brain. Your brain continuously sends you messages in the form of feelings Fri, 23 Jul 2010 17:23:16 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_23_2010/Reinventing_Yourself_Part_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_30_2010/Fear_Hope_and_Growth.asp We've firmly established that in order to "cure" yourself of a food obsession, you have to do some personal development work, i.e. reinventing some part of yourself. The comments from last week both a Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:14:30 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_30_2010/Fear_Hope_and_Growth.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_6_2010/Three_Forms_of_Will_Power.asp How many times have you had this thought? "I have no willpower when it comes to food!" Well it's not true. You have plenty of will power. You have a determination to lose weight by dieting, and you Fri, 6 Aug 2010 16:54:51 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_6_2010/Three_Forms_of_Will_Power.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_13_2010/TRUE_WILL.asp In order to cure yourself of the obsession with food, you first have to walk away from the endless willpower battle between your conscious will to diet vs your unconscious will to binge or overeat. To Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:53:41 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_13_2010/TRUE_WILL.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_20_2010/All_or_None_Thinking.asp As an emotional eater, when your life feels overwhelming and oppressive, you not only feel you want to eat, you actually need to binge. You have a desire to get away from it all, to get inside your ow Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:30:02 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_20_2010/All_or_None_Thinking.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_27_2010/THE_TALE_OF_TWO_SISTERS.asp As I work with people struggling with their weight, I continue to see patterns emerge that illustrate some very important points about the deeper parts of the emotional eating problem. Recently I saw Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:16:13 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_27_2010/THE_TALE_OF_TWO_SISTERS.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_3_2010/Fathers_Mothers_Sisters_and_Brothers.asp Last week I wrote about two sisters. This week I want to include the whole family. You may wonder what family dynamics has to do with being overweight? In a few cases nothing, but in most cases it is Fri, 3 Sep 2010 19:45:03 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_3_2010/Fathers_Mothers_Sisters_and_Brothers.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_10_2010/Run_Run_Runaway.asp Are you a Runaway? If you are a binge eater or a compulsive over eater you are a Runaway. That's because when you eat that way, you are actually running away from yourself. When kids run away from hom Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:42:36 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_10_2010/Run_Run_Runaway.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_17_2010/Count_to_.asp Do you remember when you were told to count to 10 when you got angry as a child? Why did your parents or teachers want you to do that? The reason was to give you time to calm down and think more befor Fri, 17 Sep 2010 19:39:38 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_17_2010/Count_to_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_24_2010/The_Thinking_Persons_Diet.asp Emotional eating is a very effective way to block or avoid feelings, but an unhealthy and unproductive way of dealing with the emotional hunger that those feelings represent. You don't ask to feel ha Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:26:27 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_24_2010/The_Thinking_Persons_Diet.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_1_2010/Emotional_Hunger_Points_to_the_Past.asp In this week's blog post we will take a look at how childhood powerlessness relates to emotional hunger in adulthood. I invite you to become conscious of the powerlessness you felt in the past and use Fri, 1 Oct 2010 22:54:23 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_1_2010/Emotional_Hunger_Points_to_the_Past.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_8_2010/When_the_Past_is_in_Conflict_with_the_Present.asp The blog comments from last week clearly illustrate how the past continues to influence our current life, and in particular how past events directly relate to emotional eating patterns. Now that we ha Fri, 8 Oct 2010 15:57:59 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_8_2010/When_the_Past_is_in_Conflict_with_the_Present.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_15_2010/Why_Most_Diets_Fail.asp Did you know that diets fail over 95% of the time! Studies show that in fact, after a short term success, people regain all the weight lost plus an additional ten percent. Sounds like most diets are p Fri, 15 Oct 2010 15:57:06 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_15_2010/Why_Most_Diets_Fail.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_22_2010/Riding__Miles_Uphill.asp This is the story of a patient who has been struggling with weight issues since her early teens. One day she told me about how she had just completed a 100 mile bike ride for a charity organization. S Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:38:53 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_22_2010/Riding__Miles_Uphill.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_29_2010/Checking_Out_in_Advance.asp Just the other day I heard a patient describe something about emotional eating that I had not noticed before. She said that she found herself "checking out" for the last several weeks, which meant sh Fri, 29 Oct 2010 14:03:32 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_29_2010/Checking_Out_in_Advance.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_12_2010/You_Are_Not_Alone.asp I have said before that emotional eating is something that we all do to some extent. But when you come to Shrink Yourself we invite you to take a diagnostic that will let you see the "X-ray" of your p Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:22:29 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_12_2010/You_Are_Not_Alone.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_19_2010/Holiday_Stuffing_More_Family_More_Feelings_and_More_Food.asp The holidays are coming. The turkey sits tan and proud and shiny. Sweet potatoes of amber and molasses rest in the covered bowl. Pumpkin pies tempt and hold great promise. Tis the season of Thanksgivi Fri, 19 Nov 2010 18:23:06 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_19_2010/Holiday_Stuffing_More_Family_More_Feelings_and_More_Food.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_3_2010/Holiday_Health_and_Emotional_Healing.asp There is a nursery rhyme that begins: Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat. Please put a penny in the old man's hat! As we talk about the holidays, let's hope that only the goose is gaining w Fri, 3 Dec 2010 17:57:50 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_3_2010/Holiday_Health_and_Emotional_Healing.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_10_2010/Quick_Tips_for_a_Happier_Holiday.asp These are hard times for everyone. Even though there is a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the country, it's still time to celebrate with family and friends. It's not just foreign affairs that challe Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:29:22 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_10_2010/Quick_Tips_for_a_Happier_Holiday.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_23_2010/Important_Insights_for_the_Holidays.asp There are two kinds of being overwhelmed and two kinds of sadness during the holidays. One kind is appropriate and realistic, the other makes you eat too much or binge. It's easy to be overwhelmed du Thu, 23 Dec 2010 12:46:20 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_23_2010/Important_Insights_for_the_Holidays.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_31_2010/Another_Year_Another_Diet.asp Studies have shown that only about 12% of New Years Resolutions are actually achieved. However, people are more likely to be successful when they make their goals public and get support from their fri Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:26:26 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_31_2010/Another_Year_Another_Diet.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_14_2011/Successful_New_Years_Resolutions.asp We all make New Year's resolutions, and often these resolutions involve weight loss. However, many of us quickly lose traction before we achieve our objectives. In this week's blog I will answer the f Fri, 14 Jan 2011 19:35:18 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_14_2011/Successful_New_Years_Resolutions.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_22_2011/Is_it_Time_to_ReThink_Your_Past.asp (Technorati claim token: 9VJU4PZKUKRZ.) I invite you to review, re-examine, reconsider, and re-evaluate the issues from childhood that may be fueling your emotional eating habits. Feelings of failure Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:40:42 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_22_2011/Is_it_Time_to_ReThink_Your_Past.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_28_2011/Putting_Ambivalence_to_Rest.asp There was a statement that caught my attention in a recent article from the Washington Post's "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy" column. The author of a new book "Fat Boy, Thin Man" (2010) told about his suc Fri, 28 Jan 2011 13:40:42 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_28_2011/Putting_Ambivalence_to_Rest.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_4_2011/Take_a_Warm_Bath.asp Just the other day a member asked me to explain how taking a warm bath was going to help her with the emotional eating habit that caused her to recently put on twenty pounds. I was puzzled at first, b Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:05:23 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_4_2011/Take_a_Warm_Bath.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_11_2011/Happy_Valentines_Day.asp We have a gift for you. And no, it's not flowers or candy or jewelry or lingerie. However, it is something we hope will bring more love and joy into your life. Let's start with the origin of Valentin Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:27:07 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_11_2011/Happy_Valentines_Day.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_18_2011/_Consequences_of_Emotional_Eating.asp Everyone knows about the health risks of having poor eating habits and/or being overweight. However, some people don't realize that this health problem is fueled by emotional eating. Without understan Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:04:28 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_18_2011/_Consequences_of_Emotional_Eating.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_25_2011/Why_People_Binge.asp It was determined that binge eating is the most common eating disorder, in a study conducted by Harvard University in February 2007. It is more common than either anorexia or bulimia and yet it is not Fri, 25 Feb 2011 13:29:24 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/2_25_2011/Why_People_Binge.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_4_2011/Emotional_Hunger.asp When you experience emotional hunger you feel truly hungry, and at the moment when the craving for food grips you, you can't tell that your hunger originates in your mind, and not in your belly. If y Fri, 4 Mar 2011 13:48:35 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_4_2011/Emotional_Hunger.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_11_2011/Overeating_A_Habit_to_be_Broken.asp If you're just realizing that you're an Emotional Eater, you're probably starting to see that your diet failures haven't been due to lack of willpower but something deeper. Rest assured: overeating is Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:19:09 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_11_2011/Overeating_A_Habit_to_be_Broken.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_18_2011/Food_Addiction__Food_Obsession.asp If you are addicted to food, then a lot of your day is probably spent thinking about what you are going to eat, when you're going to eat, and whether or not you will have exactly the right food in fro Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:21:53 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_18_2011/Food_Addiction__Food_Obsession.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_25_2011/Why_Diets_Fail_Emotional_Hunger.asp The average dieter begins and breaks four diets a year. Only one in every 100 people succeeds in losing weight permanently. Obviously, no one who begins something and fails feels good about it. When y Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:44:34 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/3_25_2011/Why_Diets_Fail_Emotional_Hunger.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_1_2011/The_Endless_Diet_Cycle.asp Lose Weight, Gain Weight, Feel Stuck, Give Up, Try Again... Studies report that 95% of dieters not only gain their weight back within a year, but usually add on another 10% of what they lost. Howev Fri, 1 Apr 2011 12:58:22 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_1_2011/The_Endless_Diet_Cycle.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_8_2011/Eating_to_Maintain_Happiness.asp Emotional eating is a universal cover up for any unresolved life issue. When we have trouble moving forward in our life, we turn to food for relief. When things are going well, we over eat less. When Fri, 8 Apr 2011 17:21:48 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_8_2011/Eating_to_Maintain_Happiness.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_15_2011/Emotional_Eating_Blessing_or_Curse.asp When I asked a patient WHY she ate half a dozen donuts, she replied, "what else could I do?" She couldn't figure out a better way of dealing with the demands of her 16-year-old daughter. She temporari Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:46:36 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_15_2011/Emotional_Eating_Blessing_or_Curse.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_22_2011/_Signs_of_Emotional_Hunger.asp Emotional Hunger is what keeps you from losing weight and keeping it off. Here are the 3 most common signs that you are hungry for some emotional insight, confidence and stability. The first, is the Fri, 22 Apr 2011 21:34:45 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_22_2011/_Signs_of_Emotional_Hunger.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_29_2011/Taste_the_Deeper_Feeling_of_Powerlessness.asp In this blog post I am going to introduce you to the one and only technique you will need to engage in a meaningful conversation with yourself about why you eat too much. You simply have to pause ever Fri, 29 Apr 2011 15:15:44 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/4_29_2011/Taste_the_Deeper_Feeling_of_Powerlessness.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_6_2011/Expand_Your_Mind_Shrink_Your_Tummy.asp What if I told you that there was not only a way to grow new brain cells and lose weight, but that you could also add vitality and optimism to your life? It is possible, however it's not as magical as Fri, 6 May 2011 14:29:40 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_6_2011/Expand_Your_Mind_Shrink_Your_Tummy.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_13_2011/Numbing_the_Mind_with_Food.asp Everyone is an emotional eater to some degree, it is built into our upbringing. It's the habitual or compulsive part of that pattern that is unhealthy, not the occasional indulgence. For many people, Fri, 13 May 2011 19:53:14 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_13_2011/Numbing_the_Mind_with_Food.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_20_2011/An_Insight_A_Day_Keeps_the_Pounds_Away.asp Last week I said that overeating is an ineffective coping mechanism that keeps you from facing your fears and making the changes necessary to resolve painful life problems. This means that you use foo Fri, 20 May 2011 14:49:32 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_20_2011/An_Insight_A_Day_Keeps_the_Pounds_Away.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_27_2011/From_Out_of_Sight_to_Insight.asp The real reasons we overeat or binge are generally not the most obvious ones. Emotional eating appears to be somewhat of a mystery, because the meaning of food is so interwoven with the psychology of Fri, 27 May 2011 22:57:41 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/5_27_2011/From_Out_of_Sight_to_Insight.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_3_2011/Feeling_Stuck_and_Hungry.asp Ninety-five percent of dieters gain their weight back. This discouraging statistic prompted the beginning of a group called the National Weight Control Registry. They became interested in determining Fri, 3 Jun 2011 15:50:24 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_3_2011/Feeling_Stuck_and_Hungry.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_10_2011/Messages_From_Your_Mind.asp I think I have established clearly in previous blogs that there is a known pathway to break the emotional eating habit. It requires you to PAUSE and RE-THINK the situation with new INSIGHT. This requi Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:24:31 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_10_2011/Messages_From_Your_Mind.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_17_2011/Married_Lonely_and_Hungry.asp A common theme, for many women, has been feeling various forms of frustration in their marriage, which triggers them to turn to food for comfort. Let's start with a success story. This woman has a hu Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:26:41 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_17_2011/Married_Lonely_and_Hungry.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_24_2011/Clearing_Out_the_Closet_in_Your_Mind.asp A new patient came in to see me the other day about "other" problems in her life. However, it didn't take long for the conversation to turn towards discussing her disappointments surrounding her weigh Fri, 24 Jun 2011 11:46:14 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/6_24_2011/Clearing_Out_the_Closet_in_Your_Mind.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_1_2011/Reprogramming_Your_Brain.asp This is what a patient told me the other day... "I feel like I have had a head transplant. My cravings are gone, my obsession with food and weight which I have had for over thirty years, is gone. I Fri, 1 Jul 2011 19:42:03 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_1_2011/Reprogramming_Your_Brain.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_8_2011/What_Makes_YOU_Eat_Too_Much.asp The fact is that ANY life frustration can be the trigger that makes you eat too much. And what makes you eat too much one day will be different than what makes you eat too much on another day. This ca Fri, 8 Jul 2011 12:06:18 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_8_2011/What_Makes_YOU_Eat_Too_Much.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_15_2011/How_Does_Doubt_Make_YOU_Eat.asp We've looked at how marriage makes you eat and how rebellion makes you eat. Today I want to write about how doubt makes you eat. Of course none of these actually MAKE you eat. However, each of them te Fri, 15 Jul 2011 13:16:00 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_15_2011/How_Does_Doubt_Make_YOU_Eat.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_22_2011/Overcoming_Self_Doubt_Takes_Practice.asp Everyone struggles with self doubt, but when you have been using emotional eating to run away from your doubts, you have harmed yourself in ways that you could not have anticipated. When you run away Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:29:24 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_22_2011/Overcoming_Self_Doubt_Takes_Practice.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_30_2011/Origins_of_a_Food_Obsession.asp Every time I see a new patient come into my office with a food obsession, I am reminded of how durable the obsession is, and how difficult it is for the person to see what is really going on. From a t Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:48:22 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/7_30_2011/Origins_of_a_Food_Obsession.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_6_2011/ALMOST_CURED.asp A patient came in to see me the other day who I hadn't seen for three months. She was doing well and in the final stage of being "cured" of her food obsession. She decided to scheduled this appointmen Sat, 6 Aug 2011 14:51:39 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_6_2011/ALMOST_CURED.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_12_2011/Clarity_Of_Mind.asp Clarity of mind is how you "cure" a food obsession. It is both the "How To" modify your habits related to food, as well as the lifelong reward for overcoming an "addiction" to food. It takes a lot of Fri, 12 Aug 2011 18:57:55 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_12_2011/Clarity_Of_Mind.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_23_2011/Childhood_Misunderstandings.asp Food obsessions are often tied directly or indirectly to childhood influences from the past. As naive children, trying to understand the complexity of adults, we jump to certain conclusions that are n Tue, 23 Aug 2011 13:44:56 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_23_2011/Childhood_Misunderstandings.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_30_2011/Reinvent_Yourself.asp Emotional Eating is not simply a bad habit, but a symptom of a much more complex human phenomenon that involves all parts of your mind and life. In order to fully break the emotional eating habit and Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:05:24 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/8_30_2011/Reinvent_Yourself.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_2_2011/Afraid_to_Feel.asp There is a continuous process that takes place between your body, your brain and your mind. Your brain sends out messages in the form of sensations, feelings and thoughts that demand your mind to "thi Fri, 2 Sep 2011 12:59:38 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_2_2011/Afraid_to_Feel.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_10_2011/Fear_Hope_and_Growth_.asp We've firmly established that in order to "cure" yourself of a food obsession, you have to do some personal development work, i.e. reinventing some part of yourself. It is always liberating to learn n Sat, 10 Sep 2011 21:46:26 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_10_2011/Fear_Hope_and_Growth_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_17_2011/Three_Forms_of_Will_Power.asp How many times have you had this thought? "I have no willpower when it comes to food!" Well it's not true. You have plenty of will power. You have a determination to lose weight by dieting, and you Sat, 17 Sep 2011 23:38:16 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_17_2011/Three_Forms_of_Will_Power.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_23_2011/TRUE_WILL.asp You may be asking yourself, what is my "True Will" and how do I find it? First, you have to recognize that your obsession with food is a symptom of being stuck in an endless willpower battle betwee Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:09:12 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_23_2011/TRUE_WILL.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_30_2011/All_or_None_Thinking.asp There are many reasons why Emotional Eaters turn to food when feeling overwhelmed or oppressed by life. The most persistent reason is related to family roles adopted early in life that have not been m Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:39:54 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/9_30_2011/All_or_None_Thinking.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_7_2011/THE_TALE_OF_TWO_SISTERS.asp This story illustrates the emotional eating issues shared by two different women. Both women have very difficult relationships with their respective sisters. And it is the "sister thing" that is centr Fri, 7 Oct 2011 23:20:23 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_7_2011/THE_TALE_OF_TWO_SISTERS.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_14_2011/Fathers_Mothers_Sisters_and_Brothers.asp Last week I wrote about two sisters. This week I want to include the whole family. You may wonder what family dynamics has to do with being overweight? In a few cases nothing, but in most cases it is Fri, 14 Oct 2011 17:07:46 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_14_2011/Fathers_Mothers_Sisters_and_Brothers.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_22_2011/Case_Study_Feeling_Deprived.asp Doris is a woman in her sixties that lives a very full life. However to keep herself from feeling deprived, she would snack late in the afternoon and eat again before going to bed every night. Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:05:40 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_22_2011/Case_Study_Feeling_Deprived.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_31_2011/Are_you_a_Runaway_.asp If you are a binge eater or a compulsive over eater you are a Runaway. That's because when you eat that way, you are actually running away from yourself. When kids run away from home, it's because the Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:52:58 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/10_31_2011/Are_you_a_Runaway_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_7_2011/Count_to_.asp When you got angry as a child, do you remember when you were told to count to 10? Let's look at why your parents or teachers wanted you to do that. The reason was to give you time to calm down and th Mon, 7 Nov 2011 15:50:39 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_7_2011/Count_to_.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_12_2011/Do_Not_Shut_Your_Mind_Off_Turn_It_On.asp How do you deal with uncomfortable emotions? Do you let them become the beginning of a "train of thought" or do you distract yourself with food? Emotional eating is a very effective way to block or av Sat, 12 Nov 2011 15:31:55 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_12_2011/Do_Not_Shut_Your_Mind_Off_Turn_It_On.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_20_2011/Drama_Trauma_or_Abuse.asp Childhood abuse is the physical, sexual, emotional mistreatment, or neglect of a child. The breadth of exposure to household dysfunction and "abuse" during childhood varies tremendously. From the chil Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:04:32 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_20_2011/Drama_Trauma_or_Abuse.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_29_2011/Eating_the_Past.asp If we think about it, it's pretty obvious that our past experiences, and memories of those experiences, still influence how we think and act today in many different ways. However, have you considered Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:01:34 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/11_29_2011/Eating_the_Past.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_10_2011/Why_Diets_Fail.asp Did you know that diets fail over 95% of the time! Studies show that in fact, after a short term success, people regain all the weight lost plus an additional ten percent. Sounds like most diets are p Sat, 10 Dec 2011 17:50:39 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_10_2011/Why_Diets_Fail.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_18_2011/Riding__Miles_Uphill.asp This is the story of a patient who has been struggling with weight issues since her early teens. One day she told me about how she had just completed a 100 mile bike ride for a charity organization. S Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:53:58 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_18_2011/Riding__Miles_Uphill.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_23_2011/Checking_Out_in_Advance.asp Just the other day I heard a patient describe something about emotional eating that I had not noticed before. She said that she found herself "checking out" for the last several weeks, which meant she Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:20:24 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_23_2011/Checking_Out_in_Advance.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_30_2011/Another_Year_Another_Diet.asp Studies have shown that only about 12% of New Years Resolutions are actually achieved. And since statistics show that most diets fail over time, what makes for a successful New Years Resolution? Inste Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:20:44 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/12_30_2011/Another_Year_Another_Diet.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_6_2012/Successful_Resolutions_for_the_New_Year.asp We all make New Year's resolutions, and often these resolutions involve weight loss. However, many of us quickly lose traction before we achieve our objectives. In this week's blog I will answer the f Fri, 6 Jan 2012 13:11:33 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_6_2012/Successful_Resolutions_for_the_New_Year.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_14_2012/Are_You_Ready_For_A_Warm_Bath.asp Just the other day a member asked me to explain, how taking a warm bath, was going to help her with her emotional eating habit that caused her to put on twenty pounds. I was puzzled at first, but then Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:01:07 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_14_2012/Are_You_Ready_For_A_Warm_Bath.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_22_2012/The_Secret_Ingredient_For_Success.asp A patient came in the other day with the best advise I've ever heard! "I realize now that I have to recognize my personal development issues as much as I have to pay attention to what I eat." In a Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:54:19 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_22_2012/The_Secret_Ingredient_For_Success.asp http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_28_2012/Why_People_Binge.asp "If I am all doped up on a food high, nothing else matters." "When I feel inadequate, I eat... then I'm some body... I matter." "When I concentrate on what I am eating I don't have to deal with othe Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:31:30 PST http://www.shrinkyourself.com/blog/1_28_2012/Why_People_Binge.asp