The Stop Binge Eating Podcast

Food is comfort. But is it? I'm going to say no and in this episode, I'm telling you why.   Yes there may be some chemical reactions in your brain that happen when you eat but, there's more to the story. The comfort you experience is mostly coming from somewhere else. So the good news here is, you can create comfort without eating anything. Listen in to this episode to learn how you're going to st...

You may have a lot of knowledge about how to stop binge eating but, are you actually applying it? You might think you're all ready but, when you feel an urge, you don't do what you know you do. What you're doing is, what I'm calling in this episode, not going over the hump.   The hump is going to begin with the hard stuff. It's the incline where you have to put in effort. But on the other side, it...

If you binge after exercising because you think exercising means you can eat more or exercise after a binge to make up for the binge, then this episode is for you.   Exercise becomes something to blame or a punishment or obligation. You may determine how much you allow yourself to eat based on how much you exercise. You may exercise to try and counteract a binge. All of this is turning exercise in...

If you're not going to be binge eating anymore, what are you going to do? When you have a habit, you're not just going to stop doing it, you're going to replace it with something else. So let's talk about what you're going to do.   In this episode, I'm sharing the two things you're going to replace binge eating with. Listen in to find out what they are and how you're going to make sure they work f...

If you feel shame about your binge eating, you're not alone. Binge eating is probably not something you're proud of and you might be thinking there's something wrong with you. You don't want people to know about it and if you binge, all you want to do is hide.   In this episode, I'm going to help you to drop the shame and not feel so bad about yourself no matter how long you've binged for. Binge e...

There's some confusion about what diet mentality is. Because of this, people are worried about engaging in certain eating behaviors that can actually help them. They think that it's diet mentality, so they're resistant, and it's actually not.   In this episode, I'm clearing up what diet mentality actually is and how you can break yourself out of it. You're going to stop listening to what the diet...

When you binge, you're running the show. It's all about what you want and what you think you need. But what about your body?   In this episode, I'm exploring the idea of being in a partnership with your body. Your body's wants and needs matter too so let's make sure we consider them. Listen in so you can start being more connected to your body instead of leaving it out of the decision making proce...

After you binge, or if you make an eating mistake, you have some thoughts and feelings about it and they matter. They will determine what you do and how you treat yourself afterward. How you're responding it either going to look like a judge or a scientist.   In this episode, I'm breaking down the two options and discussing which will be more useful and why. Your reaction choice is optional, so le...

If you've noticed your kid is exhibiting eating habits that worry you then this episode is for you. It can be hard to know what to do and what is the right way to handle this topic. You may also worry that they may end up like you. So in this episode, I'm going to share some tips for useful ways to help you kid. With that, you're also going to hear some useful ways to help yourself with your own e...

You have some beliefs that aren't serving you well. You learned them either when you were a kid or at some point in your adult years. You may not have even noticed that you have these beliefs or that they're negatively affecting you. But they exist in your mind and they are affecting you.   In this episode, I'm point out some common unuseful beliefs and showing you how to unlearn beliefs that no l...

It doesn't feel good to eat in secret. You feel bad about what you're doing and you feel dishonest. You might not be entirely sure why you're doing it but you know you don't want to be.   In this episode, I'm going to explain why it's happening. I'm also going to tell you how to stop secret eating and I'll give you a tip for how you can stop in the middle of a binge. You don't have to feel ashamed...

Sometimes people don't want to focus on their urges because they're concerned that will make them bigger. But that's not exactly true. Your focus on them could make them smaller.   In this episode, I'm helping you to see that focusing on your urges doesn't always make them grow. It can but, it depends on HOW you focus on them. How you do it matters. So listen in to this episode to learn why it's i...

Sabrina struggled with binge eating, and all that comes along with it, for years. Her life, her work, and her relationships were greatly affected by not only the eating but the excessive exercise she was using to counteract her eating. There were so many times she thought she wouldn't be able to fix this and she would just be this way forever. But she was wrong.   Now, she's completely binge-free...

Do you blame yourself for your binges or do you take responsibility for them? Is there even a difference? I think there is and today I'm talking about it.   On the surface they are the same but there's more to it. How you think about what you did matters and I'm going to tell you why. Also, at the end I'll be talking about blaming people, food, and stores for your binges so listen in to get it all...

When you stop your binge eating habit, you're going to replace it with another habit. It may be useful or it may be more buffering. What's useful and what's buffering? That's what I'm talking about in this episode.   Habit replacement happens but you need to be aware of what you're replacing with. I'm going to give you my suggestion for a useful habit replacement and help you figure out if you're...

People want to know what to do when they're in the moment, feeling the urge to binge. I'm going to tell you. But, I'm also going to talk to you about something that is equally important as what you do in the moment. If you're not doing this other thing, it's going to be quite challenging to do what you're supposed to do when you're feeling that urge.   So listen to this episode to learn what to do...

If you think you're taking a lot of action toward stopping binge eating but aren't seeing progress, you might not be taking the proper kind of action.   There's two kinds of action – passive and massive. It's important to have a balance between the two otherwise, you mind find yourself not creating any new changes in your life.   In this episode, I'm breaking down the two and giving you ideas for...

Being alone with your thoughts can be challenging if you have a lot of negativity going on in your mind. You might avoid it because you think it will be too uncomfortable. Then a problem arises when your way to avoid is by distracting with food.   In this episode, I want to help you get on board with being alone with yourself and actually facing your thoughts. It's worth it to do it. So listen in...

You gotta prepare yourself to feel urges. Otherwise, when they come up, you're sitting there not knowing what to do or you just react. So I highly recommend you take some time to anticipate urges.   Not only is what you prepare important but also HOW you prepare. So in this episode, I'm talking about both. Let's get you ready to feel instead of eat!   Interested in working with me? Go to http://ww...

People use food as a reward a lot. But is that problem? Yes and no.   In this episode, I'm talking about when it isn't a problem and when it is and why. If you're going to use food as a reward, there's some things to consider. Listen in to learn what they are and also how to not use food as a reward if you don't want to.   Interested in working with me? Go to http://www.coachkir.com/group to get a...

Your thoughts matter. Everything you do begins with a thought and when you're not being intentional about what you're thinking, you're not going to be intentional about your actions.   In this episode, I'm talking about intentional and unintentional thinking, why they matter, and how you can do more intentional thinking. I'm going to give you an exercise you can do to start shifting into thinking...

Why do your urges sometimes last a really long time and sometimes they go away more quickly than you thought they would? It's because of something you're doing that you can change.   In this episode, not only and I'm going to show you why your urges last for so long but how you can proactively make them last for a shorter amount of time. You have more control over the length of your urges than you...

When you're reflecting on your recent binge or binges, you might be yada yadaing. What is yada yadaing? It's something that is stopping you from figuring out why it happened and how you're going to prevent it from happening again.   In this episode, I'm explaining what the yada yada is and how to stop doing it. It's crucial if you want to get clear about how you're going to stop binge eating. So l...

A lot of people eat, maybe even binge, when they're bored. They say it's something to do and it's easy. But it's a little more than that.   In this episode, I'm talking about the more specific reason why you're eating when you're bored and why you're bored in the first place. I want to help you do less eating out of boredom and to feel less bored in general. Listen in to this episode to find out h...

If you're going to not binge, you have to make it to the other side of your urge to binge. You feel the discomfort of it until it goes away. You might think that means you'll be resisting your urges but, that's not what I recommend. I recommend allowing. What's the difference you might ask? In this episode I'm going to tell you.   Resisting and allowing are not the same thing and are most likely n...