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Overindulgent holidays, eating out, super-sized brunch, one too many burgers washed down with your drink of choice, sweets and an oh-so predictable side of guilt\u2026It\u2019s all good though, because Monday is the day your healthy lifestyle begins, for good, game on! You are determined, focused, excited, it\u2019s the new you! This won\u2019t be like last time! Right?<\/p>\n

Only it will<\/em> be because all it takes is a few days (at most) for the plan to come crashing down\u2026That's right, you can't stop bingeing!<\/p>\n

Why dieting backfires<\/span><\/h2>\n

If you have a history of dieting<\/a> or struggling with food, you have probably developed some \u2018all-or-nothing\u2019 ways of thinking. The problem with extremes is that you are either on a diet or you\u2019re over-indulging. You\u2019re either doing really well or you\u2019ve gone completely off track. You\u2019re either obsessing with the food you can\u2019t have or feeling guilty about the food you did have. It\u2019s a Dieting Cycle of Helplessness. Study after study have shown that \u2018psychological deprivation, induced by short periods of caloric restriction, is enough to trigger overeating and increase hunger.\u2019 To top it all, and perhaps most importantly, many of us eat emotionally<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Why do we emotionally eat<\/p>\n

Why do we emotionally eat?<\/h2>\n

Emotional eating is one of the main reasons people regain weight after a diet. It makes sense, if you think about it. Most of us now know that regular overeating and being overweight go hand in hand. We can also identify more or less accurately what\u2019s good for us (wholefoods, vegetables, etc) and what\u2019s not so good (refined sugars, highly processed foods, etc). And yet, we go straight for the biscuits at work, the extra serving(s) of birthday cakes and choose to order dessert even when we feel full. You can\u2019t seem to stop bingeing\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s because eating can be soothing, distracting or numbing sometimes. But the more we use food as a coping mechanism or reward, the stronger the emotional eating habit becomes .<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the solution to over eating?<\/h2>\n

1.    Find your patterns<\/strong><\/h3>\n

This is such an important part of the process: When do you eat emotionally? Where do you eat? What do you eat? How do you feel before you emotionally eat?<\/p>\n

2.    Be realistic<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Your relationship with food did not happen over night. It will take a little time to get a true understanding of your eating MO and, ultimately, to change it for the better. This is one of those times where you really need to take it one day at a time.<\/p>\n

3. Practice practice<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Whether we like it or not, we are creatures of habits. And in the same way we have wired our brain and body to act on our urges to eat for comfort, we can re-condition ourselves to create alternative habits to feel good. If I did it, so can you!<\/p>\n

For more insights, strategies and tips to overcome emotional eating, check out my book STUFFED: how to feel so good about yourself you won\u2019t have room for cake<\/a> or check out my free videos here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Overindulgent holidays, eating out, super-sized brunch, one too many burgers washed down with your drink of choice, sweets and an oh-so predictable side of guilt\u2026It\u2019s all good though, because Monday is the day your healthy lifestyle begins, for good, game on! You are determined, focused, excited, it\u2019s the new you! This won\u2019t be like last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6457,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,8,9,10,11],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Dieting Won't Help You Stop Bingeing - Fadela Hilali<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you have a history of dieting, you've probably developed some \u2018all-or-nothing\u2019 ways of thinking. 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