For many of us, the holiday season isn’t exactly a Hallmark movie. In fact, many of the women I work with say it’s more like Chaos with a Side of Carbs!
The holiday chaos menu is extensive. Here are some stressful situations women struggle with all the time.
- The “just one more helping” food pusher who won’t quit.
- The relative who critiques your weight.
- The sibling rivalry that reactivates the minute you walk through the door.
- The family member who talks politics or turns everything into a debate.
- The pressure to find the “perfect” gifts for everyone, even though nobody knows what they want.
- The never-ending logistics of who’s hosting and cooking and who’s secretly offended.
- The emotional minefields of family dynamics, guilt trips, or old wounds resurfacing.
- The guilt of wanting to spend time alone or do your own thing.
What Is It About the Holidays That Makes Us Feel Out of Control Around Food?
The holidays can be a joyous time, but they can also trigger cravings, emotional eating, and weight gain.
The key is to recognize the real issues that are going on – and to know it’s not really about the food.
For most women, overeating has more to do with what’s going on in their heads and their hearts than it does with the food.
Negative beliefs in our subconscious mind, and emotions stored in our bodies, are big triggers for cravings and emotional eating.
For example, maybe you have a subconscious belief of “I have no control.” If you believe you lack restraint or that someone or something else determines your course, you may have a hard time controlling how much you eat because you don’t believe you have control.
Or perhaps you have emotions of being unsupported or taken for granted stored in your body. If you feel unsupported, treated with indifference, or not appreciated, you might find yourself taking comfort in second or third helpings of stuffing or pie.
Feelings of guilt, shame, overwhelm, and anxiety also trigger us to use food to cope with the stress of the holidays. Before you know it, you’re seeking out that box of candy, the cookies from the neighbor, or the leftover pie.
Heal Your Heart and Your Mind to Stop Cravings, Emotional Eating, and Holiday Weight Gain
What if this year was different?
What if you felt in control of your eating and your emotions didn’t send you to the pantry or fridge, looking for carbs to comfort you?
The good news is that you CAN do this.
When you let go of your negative emotions and your negative beliefs, you also let go of the triggers that cause your cravings and emotional eating in the first place.
And that’s the best holiday gift ever!
Like Maggie, who created a belief that holiday foods were “neutral” for her… and released 5 pounds over the holidays instead of gaining them.
Or Nanette, who created a belief that she could be calm at Thanksgiving. She didn’t have to use holiday cocktails or chocolate to feel better… and she didn’t gain weight.
Or ME!
A few years ago, I created a new belief about desserts. It’s working so well that last year I “forgot” to bring home some pumpkin pie from our Thanksgiving gathering to (secretly) eat later that night.
The best news…
I didn’t even care!
The pie was totally “neutral” for me. No charge. Not calling my name. No regrets.
Are You Ready to Learn More?
The techniques I teach my clients are very powerful and very effective for stopping cravings and emotional eating, losing the weight, and keeping it off.
I use these techniques myself and I love sharing them with women!
To learn more, I warmly invite you to watch my FREE masterclass: How to Stop Cravings and Emotional Eating. At the end of the class you’ll have the opportunity to schedule a FREE consultation with me to learn more about how releasing your emotional baggage and changing your beliefs can help you lose the weight and keep it off.
Many blessings to you for a happy and peaceful holiday season!
Let’s Have a Conversation:
Have you found your triggers around food? Is it hidden emotions, being neglected and unappreciated, difficult relationships or something else?
