Nothing fills you with more dread than stepping on the scale at the doctor’s office. You’re worried because you have been overeating and now you feel depressed and terrified at the same time. The doctor wants you to lose weight but never gives you any actual strategies.
Just thinking about a diet makes you feel like you’re starving. You head straight to the nearest fast food place. Afterward, you feel awful and promise yourself not to do that anymore. The only problem is you can’t stop thinking about food.
Overeating
Understand exactly what triggers your overeating
Identify your personal triggers and get support so you can stop the self-destructive habits controlling your life. Certain foods, smells, and stressors will tempt you to run to junk food for comfort.
Consider possible triggers for overeating:
1. Food addiction (certain foods are designed to get us hooked)
2. Processed food, sugar, high fat, and calorie rich food
3. Psychological Stress
4. Lack of sleep
5. Desire for comfort
6. Boredom
7. Depression
8. Inactivity
9. Medications
Diets don’t work
Most diets fail because they are completely unnatural for our bodies. Diets commonly make people feel constantly hungry and resentful. Willpower does not work for long. What you really need is a lifestyle change where you nourish your body with the right type of food. Your meals are supposed to be satisfying—leaving you comfortably full—not feel hungry and deprived all the time. A whole food plant-based lifestyle has all of these qualities! It’s been shown to reverse diabetes, inflammation and insulin resistance more effectively than conventional diets.
Imagine how you want your life to look?
Imagine going from exhausted and bloated to fit and toned.
How will it feel to have your blood sugar under control?
Imagine losing the weight and look amazing in smaller sized clothes ?
What will it be like to have tons of energy all day long?
If you’re ready to change and help your body heal itself, this is where I come in!
As an expert health coach my goal is to provide you with powerful educational resources, support, and accountability so you can feel great and enjoy your life.
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[3] D Barnard, J Cohen, D Jenkins, G Turner-McGrievy, L Gloede, B Jaster B, K Seidl, A A Green, S Talpers. A low-fat vegan diet improves glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized clinical trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2006 Aug;29(8):1777-83.
Carla Hightower, MD, MBA is a physician, health coach, workplace wellness consultant, and speaker. She helps people heal themselves with food. Through wellness workshops and courses, she helps companies create healthy, energetic teams.
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