Overcoming Emotional Eating

The more that you can stay present, grounded  and slowdown this thanksgiving the easier the food is to eat the more comfortable it is and the better outcome you'll have.  

Technical plan Wipe the slate clean from last year or years past Schedule this year's events and plans for food: Where, when and how. Things to remember on the day of thanksgiving. Schedule an exercise in the morning   Do not skip meals on thanksgiving Be intentional in your selection of what you want to eat 

In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi talks about understanding, adapting, changing your patters of overeating around this holiday time. She dives into understanding more about how you eat during thanksgiving and ways that you can help yourself best as you move your way into this holiday season.

Is thanksgiving a problem for you? Can you identify, is it your food? is it your eating behaviors? or is it the weight change? If you do have a problem with any of those things, do you know why? What was great about last year's thanksgiving?   What would you change this year? What is your ideal vision of thanksgiving? What would you need to make that happen?

"It's time to turn, face the fear and heal that relationship with food. After all it is only an emotion and not an emergency."  

Types of Nurturance Emotional   Physical Mental Psychological Spiritual Nurturing yourself without food Give yourself loving and kind messages. Take good care of yourself. Do nice things for yourself. Set healthy boundaries with others. Become your own advocate. Be compassionate with yourself.    

In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call talking with clients who are able to ask her specific questions their emotional eating patterns.

Reasons why you feel anger: Pain Injustice Fear Frustration  

Let go of your past. Using visualization. Do not undereat on Halloween Giving out other things besides candy When it's in your house keep the candies out of sight Dressing-up yourself Remind yourself to mindfully move through the day Have something the next day to look forward to   "Be mindful, stay present, be yourself and use the visualization inorder to help you overcome past and present hallow...

"It's really about celebrating the fun as suppose to celebrating the food."

Anxiety is the physical and mental experience of feeling worried, apprehensive and threatened over a long period of time. What does food do for your anxiety? People use food to numb their emotions. Swapping Avoiding or procrastination To relax Comfort  

In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call talking about want vs need based eating,

Eating with our head - need based eating. Eating with our heart - want based eating  

[1:04] Guest introduction. [2:36] The relationship between food and addiction to alcohol and drugs. [4:16] Good elements of self care. [10:25] Subconscious thinking. [19:15] Takeaway.  

Physical effects of cycling weight/Yo-yo dieting: Increase body fat percentage. Increase muscle loss. Fatty liver. Higher chance of developing type 2 diabetes. Increase risk of heart disease. Increase in blood pressure.   It's not forever, it's just for now.  

In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call. This episode is a Q&A that came from an old recording but the content is extremely valuable and was repurposed so you can continue to learn, grow and overcome.

Overeating reasons: Physiological reasons Environmental triggers Food deprivation Emotional deprivation "The reason why people give up is because people focus on how far they have to go instead of how far they've come."

[1:25] Guest introduction. [3:32] Her take on mindfulness. [13:50] Judgement. [30:20] Finding inner power. [32:39] Creating your own prison.  

In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call talking about the importance of understanding that being self-full is not being selfish.

3 aspects to energized living: Physical Mental Psychological Don't let the energy drain from your soul. Your life is meant to be lived with vibrancy and vigor. In falling short of that shortchanges the world of your beauty and brilliance. Living your life full and having the energy to do so is essential.

In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi had some reflective thoughts about the waves and the journey that we all have with respect to understanding, relating and feeling our emotions and what that does for us.

4 ways to feel your feelings Observing your emotions. Experience the emotions fully. Remember you are not your emotion. Practice respecting and loving your emotions.  

Breaking Bad Habits Mindfulness   Meditation Writing it down You can use the limitless ocean of your mind and create fullness of being present in the moment to break those habits that bind you. Then you can find peace in the sanctuary of yourself in knowing that you can move and change the habits that drive your eating patterns.

In this episode of OVERCOMING Emotional Overeating podcast, Wendi is on a live prerecorded call with someone who is trying to take massive steps in changing their emotions and their emotional impact on their food.

Change curve : Shock Denial Frustration Depression or Acceptance Experimentation Decision Integration Things you can do to empower yourself around the psychology of change: Evaluate your level of control Practice self care. Check your thought pattern. Find your priority.