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How to stop your late night eating?

We seek pleasures, comfort and relief at night. You don’t really want the food. (unless the cause is 100% physical) You want to feel better. But what do you feel? Stress, emptiness, loneliness, boredom, exhaustion? Food won’t fix that – it will only create frustration and makes us fat. Can you pause… and find within some patience and kindness for yourself? Stop asking “why can’t I stop it?” ask instead (with love) “What can I do, other than eating, to feel what I want to feel?”

Is quitting sugar hard? [Part 1]

Is quitting sugar hard? Hell, yeah. It’s an addiction. But when you put it on perspective… it can be one of the easiest things in life.

Are you getting better and better at your bad habit? [video]

Between the urge to eat it and actually eating it – there is a space. What are you telling yourself in this space, in this moment – matters. And you are either telling yourself lies or the truth. When you automatically eat the sugar – you are getting better and better at the bad habit. You are making the habit stronger in your brain. To eventually break the habit, you need to think, feel, do something different in the moment.

If I was just starting my weight loss journey – I’d do one of these 12 things

If I was just starting my weight loss process on my own, without a coach… if I wanted to end my emotional eating, overeating generally… this is what I would do… I’d choose the EASIEST thing first. I’d pick a healthier habit that would come naturally to me. The reason is, when we start simple, […]

Are you afraid of ending emotional eating?

Are you afraid your favorite food will be taken away from you, and you will die, being left one on one with your painful emotions?

[Take your power back] Part 3: Strong but Wrong Beliefs

One of the most challenging parts of weight loss is the change in beliefs. Beliefs about what is healthy and unhealthy. Our opinions about food can be strong, wrong, and dividing. As such- they are limiting. How do we know if our beliefs are wrong (limiting)? They don’t help you lose weight. They don’t support your […]

[Take your power back] Part 2: Connection + Food

In the previous post I wrote about overeating to please others and Example One was about a Mother – Daughter story, I frequently hear. In this example we often fall into eating what others eat because we want to belong. For some reason we believe belonging comes from doing similar things. We don’t want to […]

[Take your power back!] Part 1: You Overeat to Please Your Mother

“I’m taking my power back!” Do you remember how it feels to say it? Rebellious, clear, energized. (Of course at first you were pissed. And then you took your power back. Maybe in a messy way. But you did. This is an awesome example how anger can be used for a good cause) But the […]

From over-hungry to over-weight. Hunger, hormones, and fat loss.

DISCLAIMER: this is not a medical advice. Intermittent fasting is not for all people. Dietary changes that are implemented too fast can cause skin, digestive and other issues. (not a full transcript) Originally published on Youtube Jan. 11 22 Hunger is a signal from body and mind. Are you reading it correctly? Are you afraid […]

“I ate it because it was there”- how to remedy the most common sabotage

This is one of the most difficult situations for people who want to lose weight or eat healthy. It’s when you eat something “bad” and the only reason you ate it was because it was there. You know how it goes… you come to work. There is a box of donuts, pizza, or a birthday cake. […]

Better than willpower: how knowledge makes weight loss easier

Imagine coming to work tomorrow without all the knowledge, and attempted to do all the work. Wouldn’t you feel confusion and panic? Wouldn’t you want to run away? Could you do your job without all the training?

No amount of “trying” and using willpower would work. It’s similar in trying to stop overeating.

[video] How our survival archetypes affect our weight (and other) goals

If the survival archetypes are an integral part of us, how do we transform their shadow into light?How do we overcome them? First let’s see how do they express themselves in daily life. It all boils down to your language – thoughts and feelings. You will do the most effective work between you mind and […]

Free guide: five ways to prove you are stronger than the food

When we struggle with weight it seems like food is stronger than us. This short ebook will help you identify five areas where we can take our power back in weight loss. I put it together to help you gain more awareness. Whether you feel in control, standing in your authority depends on your mind. […]

When the pleasure starts betraying you – how do you stop?

You can only get so much pleasure from pleasure

before it starts hurting you.

You can only eat so much sugar before it makes you sick
You can only drink so much wine before it gives you a headache.
You can only buy so much stuff before it’s simply pointless.

Who has the hardest time losing weight?

Who has the hardest time losing weight? Not from a medical, or physical perspective but from a personality perspective? People who love to rebel. Who have the strong inner rebel. Very committed to certain foods and not wanting to give them up. People who want to defend with all their power – their right to […]

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