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Evidence-based articles on CBT, mindful eating, emotional eating, and the psychology of sustainable weight loss — written with warmth, never judgment.
Why You Regain Weight After Dieting (and What Helps)
If you have lost weight and watched it return, you have plenty of company. Studies of dieting consistently find that many people regain a large part of the weight they lose, often within a few years. Weight regain after…
How to Stop Night Binge Eating: A CBT Approach
You ate dinner, the day is nearly over, and suddenly you are in front of the fridge again. Night eating and evening binges are common, and they are usually less about willpower than about three things: not enough food…
CBT for Emotional Eating: 5 Techniques That Work
Emotional eating rarely starts with food. It starts with a feeling, then a thought about that feeling, then a trip to the kitchen. CBT for emotional eating is defined as using cognitive behavioral therapy techniques to…
How Long Does Habit Change Really Take? What the Science Says
"It takes 21 days to form a habit." You have probably heard it — and if change were really that fast, you would not be reading this article. So how long does habit change actually take? The honest answer from the…
Self-Compassion and Weight Loss: Why Being Kind to Yourself Works
If there were a pill that reduced emotional eating, increased motivation to exercise, and made relapses into small bumps instead of collapses, it would be prescribed everywhere. Self-compassion is defined as treating…
Mindful Eating: A Beginner's Guide
Most meals in the modern world are eaten standing up, in front of a screen, or in the car. Mindful eating is defined as the practice of paying full, nonjudgmental attention to the experience of eating — the taste, the…
Emotional Eating: How to Tell Hunger from Feelings
You had a hard day, and you found yourself at the pantry before you realized you were standing there. If this sounds familiar, you are not alone — and, more importantly, you are not broken. Emotional eating is defined…
Why Diets Fail: The Psychology of Restriction
The statistics are uncomfortable: the vast majority of people who lose weight on a restrictive diet regain most of it within a few years. This is not because people are weak. The psychology of diet failure is defined as…
What Is CBT for Weight Loss? A Gentle Introduction
If you have tried "one more diet" more times than you can count, the problem was probably never your willpower. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy — CBT for weight loss is defined as the application of evidence-based…
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