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Stop Emotional Eating With This Surprising Secret (and it doesn't involve willpower)

I used to think emotional eating at night was all my fault. I thought, as an over 50 woman, I would have control at this point. I just couldn’t stay out of the sweets at night. I thought all I had to do was “lock it down” and have some willpower. Little did I know that my day from morning until that eating moment was the real predictor of my comforting myself mindlessly with food at night.

If you suspect emotional eating is sabotaging your health, making your cholesterol or blood sugar rise or affects your mood, keep reading. This one secret will help in all areas of your health, even with some menopausal symptoms.

Meet Your Health Goals With Intentional Rest

Chronic stress, that comes from your constant pursuit of doing more, not only affects you physically but also takes a toll on your mental health. Your body may feel like it's breaking down and you become less motivated to work out and move because you are so worn out. Your mind can become cluttered and your thoughts become negative when you are too busy and constantly stressed. You may not even realize the underlying stress until you are halfway through the wine, chips or cookies.

The Power of Saying No: How Dropping People Pleasing and Creating Boundaries Can Transform Your Relationship with Food

When you commit to things you don't want to do due to pleasing people, resentment can build over time. Emotional eating can become a coping mechanism to escape from this growing resentment. Setting boundaries is a powerful tool for breaking the cycle of people pleasing and emotional eating. Understand why it happens and how to stop it to create a healthier relationship with food and yourself.

Women over 40: Are you hanging on to the extra weight to protect yourself?

Women over 40 are discovering this surprising reason they are holding on to weight even after years of diets and programs. Could you be clinging to the pounds because of the perceived psychological benefit of protecting yourself?

5 Things that are hindering your health and weight loss journey

If you feel like you are unmotivated or climbing up a huge mountain during your health journey, check out these 5 things that aren’t serving you.

Tips to reduce emotional eating using positive self talk

When you struggle with emotional and binge eating, negative self-talk will only further the shame, guilt and self sabotage. The mind and body hear every word you say, but you can learn how to change those negative thoughts into positive thoughts. Check out 5 tips to reduce emotional eating using positive self-talk.

The late night sweet/salty cycle: Why you binge in the evening and 10 ways to stop it.

You had such a nourishing day and then, out of nowhere, you are having a late night binge. You are going back and forth between the sweet and salty flavors, feeling guilty and ashamed. It’s not all your fault. Find out why you are so vulnerable in the evening and 10 tips to stop the evening binge.