Emotional eating is the use of food to regulate emotions, which means we manage our mood with food. When we eat for emotional reasons, we are attempting to do something healthy, to take care of ourselves.
as a coping mechanism or
as a solution to a problem,
which helps us to temporarily numb down any underlying discomfort or emotional pain, so we can avoid facing any unmet needs we may have.
In this way, food becomes self-medication.
We are not broken.
We are not a failure.
However, the relationship we've had with food has failed us.
Acceptance means to affirm yourself at this moment. Discover the processes to stop fighting with your body over food. Instead, listen to what it is telling you.
It’s time to learn how to silence your inner critic and self-judgments with acceptance and compassion.
live your life,
value yourself,
focus on what’s important to you.
You can learn how to foster an acceptance mindset so you can finally be the person you want to be.
Internal and external triggers drive our eating habits.
thoughts,
beliefs,
feelings and more…
family and social events,
dining out at your favorite restaurant,
seeing your favorite dish.
The E.A.T. model shows us how to:
Pay attention to our emotions to discover our unmet needs
Accept ourselves fully and compassionately
Uncover the triggers that drive our eating habits
We can finally learn how to shed the unwanted pounds that we have been holding on to for so long.
This intelligent 3-part E.A.T. model encompasses a process that incorporates the whole person with guidance and support from our team of dieticians, counsellors, and coaches.
I know you’re here because you’d love to shed unwanted pounds and experience food freedom, right?
It used to seem simple. At one time, maybe you could lose weight easily, you could just do it on your own.
But now, you are just tired of the food restrictions and deprivation.
It’s just become too hard!
I have to confess…
Diets failed me so many times.
This was how it was for me for 8 years… until 12 years ago.
I was overweight and struggled to shed my excess pounds.
I was regularly teased by family members about my weight, and this made me feel guilty, ashamed, and embarrassed. They didn’t stop to think about how their unkind comments hurt my feelings.
This was when I felt so bad about myself that I climbed on the rollercoaster ride of undereating and overeating. Sound familiar?
I would starve, detach from my body’s hunger signals and restrict the food I ate. My body experienced deprivation to the point that it was starving.
When I inevitably failed on these diets, I would automatically return to my old overeating habits and gain even more weight.
These behaviors became a vicious cycle for me. I felt like a failure, and I had no long-term success.
After a number of years and much struggle, I realized that food restrictions and deprivation just didn’t work.
Eventually, I figured out how to shed pounds without cycling between restrictive dieting and overeating.
I never imagined that I could shed excess pounds, attain a healthy weight and keep it off.
In the past 12 years, I have done exactly that.
I have learned how to achieve food freedom!
The frustration and discouragement I felt over 8 years, of struggling to lose weight, led me to choose a career as a registered Dietician.
I could finally help people get off the rollercoaster and get to their desired results :-)