A Life Beyond Binge Eating

Remember the times when you felt overwhelmed and stressed at work and a packet of biscuits seemed to hold the promise of relief from your work stress?

Or maybe the time when you felt criticised or rejected by a friend and this triggered your insecurities about yourself, and you sought comfort in a tub of ice cream?

Or perhaps when you feel bored, hollow or dissatisfied, you find yourself reaching for the fridge or the snack cupboard?

Or you’re plagued by low self-esteem and negative self-talk and you turn to food as a source of comfort to drown out all the noise in your head?

Breaking the habit of being a Binge or Emotional Eater

Whenever we eat in response to our emotions rather than the need for physical nourishment, we are eating emotionally. We all do this occasionally. But when we use food as a way of numbing difficult feelings on a regular basis, we develop the habit of binge eating or emotional eating.

What are these painful emotions that we use food to numb? Boredom, dullness, lack of joy, restlessness, anxiety, worry, fear, sadness, stress, feelings of overwhelm, guilt, shame, anger, frustration, bad feelings about yourself, insecurities, self-critical thoughts, the list is endless.

Deep down we know, no amount of chocolate cake or biscuits is going to fill that void, or take away our unpleasant feelings. In reality, we are left with feelings of guilt, self-loathing and despair and then we eat again to escape from these feelings. When this cycle is repeated often enough, we develop the habit of binge eating or emotionally eating.

It is important that you know that you are NOT a binge or emotional eater. Instead you have the habit of binge or emotionally eating! It is very important you know this! Habits can be broken, some compulsive habits can be challenging to let go of but you can break free. 

 Becoming a Mindful Eater

You become a mindful eater by training in mindful-eating practices. This includes training in the key mindset shifts you need to make to in order to end your struggles with binge eating. As you do this, you will be ‘reborn’ as a mindful eater.

What will this mean for you practically? You will become more and more at peace with food and will eat without feelings of guilt and shame. You will develop the mindset of a mindful eater, someone who is kind and at peace with themselves. You will develop skills of true emotional resilience and authentic self-confidence. You will know exactly how to deal with painful feelings without turning to food. For you, food becomes a source of vitality and pleasure giving you energy and a zest for life.

As a mindful eater, you will also be able to:

✓ Tune into your “hunger-fullness” scale

✓ Eat for both pleasure and nourishment, savouring every mouthful

✓ Pay attention to how food affects your health and energy levels

✓ Develop an intuition about what food does/ does not nourish and energises you

✓ You will enjoy a life beyond food - a full life of purpose, joy and vibrancy.

Isn't it time for you to end your battle with food? I’ve been there and I can help.