#2 Have a Nurture List

Make a list of all ways you can nurture yourself BESIDES eating. It might be taking a bubble bath or going shopping at your favorite boutique. Anything that you really enjoy.

I call this my "backup list". All things I can do BESIDES eating that involve MAJOR self-care. If money is tight, make a list of FREE things you can do instead of eating. Put it up where you can see it. It's amazing what happens when you give yourself options!

#3 Practice Prevention

Stop emotional eating before it starts! How many times do we start to feel a little blue or bored, and then continue on without addressing it? Before we know it, we're in a full-scale emotional storm and it's REALLY hard to fight off that call of brownies or potato chips.

Be vigilant. If something bothers you, address it right away (even if it's only within your head!) and deal with it. You CAN prevent a lot of emotional eating temptations if you practice prevention this way!

By practicing these quick tips, you'll save yourself from a lot of unwanted calories and emotional eating frustration. Try them and enjoy results of a smaller waistline!

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When you think of traditional 'diet' do you lovingly envision carrot sticks or cottage cheese that you're allowed to eat?

Chances are that you started dreading 'diet' food, while longingly picturing restricted goodies like pizza, or chocolate cake, or potato chips, or butter tarts, or French fries…

That's a classic example of what restriction does to us. Our focus turns to what we can't have. And what you focus on...(see above)

Here's another example of what restrictions do to us: If I told you that you could write with any instrument except a blue ballpoint pen, what would happen?

Chances are that you'd be fine for a while, writing with pencil, black or red ballpoint pen, even markers or crayons. But eventually what would you start to think about?

'Why can't I use a blue ballpoint pen?' 'What's so special about a blue ballpoint pen?' 'What does she know that I don't about blue ballpoint pens?' 'Look at all those people writing with a blue ballpoint pen. They look so happy!' 'Who heck does she think she is, telling me I can't write with a blue ballpoint pen?'

'I'll show her!'

And you write a wonderfully long, insulting letter to me with your blue ballpoint pen. (Ok maybe you wouldn't be that bad but you get point!)

That blue ballpoint pen has just taken on more value for you.

It's forbidden fruit that you'd much rather have over any simple pencil.

And has anything really changed?

No! Writing with a blue ballpoint pen is just same as writing with a black ballpoint pen or a pencil.

But in your mind, it's better.

See why we value our chocolate and pizza and French fries so much? Because, just like that blue ballpoint pen, we've been told we can't have them.

So in going on a diet, we've psychologically moved ourselves closer to food by focusing on it and restricting it.

Talk about setting yourself up for failure! Not only does weight pile back on with a vengeance, but you now have a very well trained food-focused mind that values highest calorie (and least nutritionally helpful) food.

If you've been beating yourself up for failing to lose weight with a diet, I would encourage you to forgive yourself. Let it go. Just forget it. It's not only way to lose weight. It's not even a GREAT way to lose weight!

Make decision to let diets go once and for all. For many people their journey towards natural slimness and health begins with first step of giving up diets forever.

I would encourage you to do that today. Start training your mind to focus on life and what's really important to you--family, friends, goals and dreams. NOT food!

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