Emotional Eating Triggers and Solutions
Why Diets Don't Work and What to Do Instead? When we eat emotionally, we are not really hungry. We are using food to cope with negative...
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Amy English
- Sep 10
- 2 min
Emotional Eating - The Elephant in the Room
#emotionaleating #lifestylechange #healthy People say lifestyle changes are one of the most effective ways to lose weight and keep it off...
Amy English
- Aug 28
- 2 min
Falling Off The Wagon
Why do I want the brownie? I want the brownie because it's soft, warm, gooey, and delicious. I thought to myself “The brownies are in the...
Amy English
- Aug 9
- 2 min
Fighting Food Cravings
#emotionaleating #cravings #icecream Food cravings aren’t about food. They’re about the feeling(s) that food represents. Stay with me...
Amy English
- Aug 2
- 2 min
What Will Be Different Tomorrow?
Cindy wanted to understand her emotional, stress, and binge eating habits. She was determined to find what caused the frenzied eating...
Amy English
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Feelings That Made Me Hungry
I stumbled on a gem... a journal entry I wrote in February 2017 (two months before my last binge). It's titled: Emotional needs/feelings...
Amy English
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Trust Your Instincts
I was furious when my former doctor aggressively suggested bariatric surgery in 2014. I felt embarrassed and ashamed. But now, I'm...
Amy English
- Jun 26
- 2 min
Change Starts With You
What are you saying about your body? Do you know who’s listening? I remember the day my daughter asked me if she looked fat. She was 8...
Amy English
- Jun 1
- 2 min
Hershey Didn't Have the Answer
I had a panic attack when I learned we would be moving to Georgia for my husband’s job. While on a work trip, he called to share the...
Amy English
- May 24
- 2 min
What is Food and Body Confidence?
Food and body confidence refers to a positive and healthy relationship with both food and your body. It involves having trust in your...
Amy English
- May 19
- 2 min
A Slippery Slope
Things are good for a few weeks. You're on point with your plans to exercise and eat well. Everything is going great.... until it's not....
Amy English
- May 15
- 2 min
Snacking When You're Not Hungry?
A very common question that gets asked: "How do you handle snacking, especially at night? I keep snacking in the evening, even when I'm...
Amy English
- May 10
- 1 min
Hand Over the Chocolate...
It sounds like… "I'm so bored. I should get a snack." "I don’t feel like working. I wonder what's in the fridge." "I need to relax and...
Amy English
- May 2
- 3 min
Diets Don't Fix Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is a habit that many people struggle with. It involves turning to food as a way of coping with difficult emotions. It...
Amy English
- Apr 25
- 2 min
What is the Weight of Shame?
Weight fluctuation is normal, especially as our bodies change throughout life. Whether it’s sickness, a visit to the ER, perimenopause,...
Amy English
- Apr 11
- 2 min
The Binge
Binge eating is a habit that strips you of your power with food and yourself. It leaves you feeling like you have no control. When the...
Amy English
- Mar 21
- 2 min
Combating Your Sweet Tooth
How do you combat a sweet tooth? Post this question on social media and you will get a ton of suggestions. Here are a few of the ideas...
Amy English
- May 6, 2019
- 4 min
When the Fog Starts to Lift
My Fat2Fierce journey continues in 2019, and it keeps blowing my mind. This year I committed to do the following: Step out of my...
Amy English
- Jan 7, 2019
- 5 min
My Fat2Fierce Journey - Month #12
Last year started with my deeply personal and impossible goal to lose 100 pounds. Over the months I slowly detached from that number,...
Amy English
- Dec 11, 2018
- 4 min
My Fat2Fierce Journey - Month #11
This year started with my deeply personal and impossible goal to lose 100 pounds. Over the months I slowly detached from that number,...
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