I occassionally eat a little too much, but does that meant I need to stop overeating?
Overeating is simply eating more food than your body needs. You know you have overeaten when you feel full, but you continue to eat. Remember those Thanksgiving holidays 🦃 at Grandma’s house, where the food was so delicious, and you couldn’t stop eating? You wore your “big clothes” so you had room to hold all the food you could eat and dessert too…or was that just me? 🫣
Today, it’s not just on holidays that we overeat. We eat when we are stressed or when we feel overwhelmed. We eat when we are sad, mad, or anxious. We even overeat when we are happy. Eating at social events is a favorite pastime; you know the ones: Super Bowl parties, 4th of July cookouts, Memorial and Labor Day, Halloween through Christmas festivities all include food, drinks, and lots of it. The unwelcome news is the toll it’s taking on our health!
Overeating goes hand-in-hand with weight gain, digestive issues and not to mention, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease. We also eat more processed foods made with sugar and flour. Fast food fits more easily into our busy schedules than cooking a healthy and nourishing meal. How many times a week do you find yourself stopping for fast food? As we gain weight, feelings of shame or guilt begin to affect our mental health because we can’t stop overeating or gaining weight. Our self-confidence also takes a hit.
What qualifies me to talk about overeating and the consequences? I have struggled with this my whole life, for one! I have lost weight and gained weight more times than I can count. Being committed to a nutrition program was how I found success, and it only lasted until a change of jobs occurred. Eating my emotions was the only way I knew how to cope. Grief from losing someone I loved and felt completely out of control also had me turning to food to soothe my emotions.
As a Life Coach, I help women stop overeating and develop healthier habits through slight changes. The program is not a quick fix but is more accessible to sustain than results delivered by fad diets. As a guide for people who want to stop overeating, I help you transform your relationship with food by making small changes. Making small changes in what and how much you eat can have a ripple effect on your mental, emotional, and physical health. You reduce your health risks and improve your mental well-being.
You have two options to see if my offer will work for you. First, join my free Wellness community on Facebook by clicking here. I run monthly challenges focusing on a Momentum Path encompassing the 4 F’s.
- Focus: zero in on what matters most for your health and wellness
- Feel: Tune into how your body and mind responds to changes and challenges
- Fuel: Nourish your body and mind with healthy habits and mindset shifts.
- Flourish: Thrive by building on your successes and continuing your wellness journey.
Second, click here to schedule a free 1:1 consult and see if what I offer can solve your problem.