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How emotional eating is saving your ass.

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Most of my clients think that emotional eating is a curse. That it’s an unfortunate defect they’ve been blighted with, and they were dealt a bad hand in life when it comes to food and weight. “Poor me! I’m sick of this! Will this food problem ever not torment me?!” Or something along those lines. But here’s my take on it… I’m not sure emotional eating is a bad thing. In fact, I think it might be my guardian angel.  I know this is the part where you think I’m a crazy person, but hang on a sec. Emotional eating is an attempt to deal with a tough problem, feeling, or situation we don’t otherwise know how to deal with, and often don’t even …

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The Most Common “Emotional Eating” Mistake

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Emotional eating, at the end of the day, is just a coping mechanism. I’m all about “feeling your feelings,” and there is no doubt that getting in touch with your emotions is incredibly important for reasons that have nothing to do with whether or not you eat over them, but unless we practice new coping mechanisms, we will continue to eat when emotionally uncomfortable. Thinking we can live a life without coping mechanisms is totally unrealistic — it goes against our biological instincts to seek pleasure and avoid pain. Not to mention that coping mechanisms are what allow us to function during times of emotional duress. We need breaks from crying when trauma occurs. Feelings can’t be processed every moment of every day. We have to …

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Before You Eliminate Foods for Health Reasons…

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Dear Isabel, I’ve tried to start weaning myself off of certain foods that I’ve learned may be negatively impacting my digestion—not for weight loss, but for my digestive health. That being said, I’m having a hard time, and fear I may be falling back into restrict-binge-type cycling. Am I just biting myself in the foot for doing this? Honestly, it really depends.  I absolutely believe that people who are recovering from diet-binge cycling (or restrict/binge cycling) can learn to eliminate certain foods for health reasons (e.g. allergies, etc.) BUT doing so effectively without falling into old patterns or diet-mentality requires an enormous amount of honesty with yourself about what’s motivating your choices.  Here are some important questions/comments to consider …

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maisukii: A reminder that trans people do not need to look a certain way to be trans you can be a…

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maisukii: A reminder that trans people do not need to look a certain way to be trans you can be a man and wear dresses and makeup you can be a woman and be a weightlifter or have facial hair you can be nonbinary and not be “androgynous” your outward appearance does not determine how “trans” you are, Having started your transition or not does not matter. You define who you are.

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blackbrownandpink: Happy trans day of visibility! I’m posting…

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blackbrownandpink: Happy trans day of visibility! I’m posting this because I always feel a little guilt about the fact that I don’t look #transenough, and feel like eurocentric beauty standards and definitions of ‘woman’ and ‘feminine’ have poisoned me in too many ways to count.  I write for those of us who struggle to keep from literally carving the vision of ourselves we see in the mirror out of us/ I write for the silence after someone yells ‘hey tr**ny’ when we’re talking in the streets, and no one speaks up to tell them they’re wrong/ I write for those of us who have leaped over every hurdle put in front of them, but are covered in bruises and scars from falling on the hurdles inside of…

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wheeliewifee: Announcing our April Autism is Awesome SALE Join…

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katiescarlett-speaks: This video barely scratches the surface,…

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katiescarlett-speaks: This video barely scratches the surface, but its a great introduction and a way to share stories in hopes of helping others be that through education or solidarity.If you want a more detailed video about my specific chronic pain/spoonie journey let me know by sending me a message, or replying in the comments!The Chronic Pain Tag was created by @annieelainey, you can view her channel here- go check her out and subscribe!ANNIE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCznS…The Chronic Pain Tag (Explanation): https://youtu.be/CSFIO0Z_e3cIf you want to participate in this tag here are the questions:#TheChronicPainTag Questions1) How/when did your chronic pain begin?2) What kind of pain do you experience? What does it feel …