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Just because you can eat a whole pound of chicken in one sitting, doesn’t mean you should. I can. I speak with many others who can as well. Like them (and perhaps like you), whenever a large quantity of food that I love is placed in front of me, desire kicks in. The desire toContinue reading “Just Because …”

What if, instead of approaching that food or drink which you crave with a mindset of restriction, such as ‘I’m only going to eat this once a week’, or, ‘I’m only going to have just one cookie at a time’ … … you approached it with the opposite mindset; one of no restriction. “I canContinue reading “Restriction & Cravings”

As a kid, I remember not being able to stop eating bread, pizza, pasta, and cookies. Three baskets of rolls or garlic knots before dinner? A whole box of Deluxe Chips Ahoy? Eight slices of pizza? No problem. I didn’t even gain weight during those years. I didn’t know it at the time, but thereContinue reading “It’s OK To Crave Something”

The other day I had what you would typically call a ‘crappy’ eating day. For me, that means giving in to my previously mentioned life-long craving for carbs, and eating an entire pound of pasta in one sitting. I was craving that pasta all day. It was a foregone conclusion that I was going toContinue reading “‘Crappy’ Eating Days”

Cravings are not bad; they are a signal that your body needs something. It takes some practice to figure out exactly what that really is. It’s not always the thing you think it is. So, what should you do while you are figuring that part out? The craving is still here, now. It’s 9:30 atContinue reading “Upgrade Your Cravings”

Just the other night I cooked a whole box of pasta, enough to serve 4 people, and ate it right before bed. I have a hard time leaving any leftover portion of rice alone for more than a few hours. I recently wrote to you about cravings, how they are not bad, and how theyContinue reading “I Still Get Cravings”

Cravings are not bad. This may seem counterintuitive. Usually, your inner monologue around cravings go something like this: “I feel a craving for _____. I eventually can’t resist and go find some _____ and eat it. Then, I feel guilty about it afterwards.” So there is this built-in negativity, this cycle of shame surrounding everyContinue reading “Cravings Are Not Bad”

What you eat, and how you feel, are interwoven. And because a weave goes over, then under, then over, then under, and continues, it cycles: how you feel is interwoven with what you eat. To give this truth a tangible feel: if you put something in your mouth, like lettuce, it might actually make youContinue reading “How Are Emotions & Eating Woven Together?”