https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/242532 Medical communities and forums staffed by doctors from leading medical centers. Over 325 forums and communities providing medical information and medical help. en The occasional indulgence in something like junk food is not a problem. In fact, you'd have to be a r Roger Gould, M.D. Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:54:26 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1208321/The-3-Essentials-to-Ending-Emotional-Eating https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1208321/The-3-Essentials-to-Ending-Emotional-Eating If "ending emotional eating" sounds like too difficult a goal to accomplish, I'd like for you to focu Roger Gould, M.D. Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:29:07 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1193622/Control-Emotional-Eating-with-this-One-Simple-Question https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1193622/Control-Emotional-Eating-with-this-One-Simple-Question When your body's deprived of the nutrition it needs, a signal is sent out, alerting you to the fact. Roger Gould, M.D. Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:07:45 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1185289/Emotional-Eating-Control-How-to-Stop-Feeling-Deprived https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1185289/Emotional-Eating-Control-How-to-Stop-Feeling-Deprived In a study conducted by Harvard University it was determined that binge eating is the most common eat Roger Gould, M.D. Mon, 14 Jul 2014 15:14:38 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1144058/3-Reasons-Why-You-are-Still-Binge-Eating https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1144058/3-Reasons-Why-You-are-Still-Binge-Eating "Thinking instead of eating." This is the mantra we often refer to, and work consistently on, in the Roger Gould, M.D. Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:20:27 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1138390/Emotional-Eating-What-Your-Closet-Says-About-You https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1138390/Emotional-Eating-What-Your-Closet-Says-About-You Emotional eating is the single biggest cause of obesity. And doubt is one of the primary emotions dri Roger Gould, M.D. Wed, 02 Jul 2014 14:49:43 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1131226/This-is-Driving-Your-Emotional-Eating-No-Doubt-About-it https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1131226/This-is-Driving-Your-Emotional-Eating-No-Doubt-About-it Do you conduct your life reacting to situations based on impulse? That immediate feeling that floods Roger Gould, M.D. Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:25:27 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1126588/Emotional-Eating-And-The-10-Seconds-That-Can-Change-Your-Life https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1126588/Emotional-Eating-And-The-10-Seconds-That-Can-Change-Your-Life Once you've become familiar with your own catastrophe predictions it's time to go about debunking the Roger Gould, M.D. Wed, 18 Jun 2014 13:45:34 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1117033/How-to-Stop-an-Emotional-Eating-Episode-Part-3 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1117033/How-to-Stop-an-Emotional-Eating-Episode-Part-3 An emotional eating episode arises when you are confronted by difficult feelings. Feelings like lonel Roger Gould, M.D. Tue, 03 Jun 2014 23:29:40 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1100285/How-to-Stop-an-Emotional-Eating-Episode-Part-2 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1100285/How-to-Stop-an-Emotional-Eating-Episode-Part-2 Emotional eating occurs when you stuff down your difficult feelings with food. Facing your feelings, Roger Gould, M.D. Thu, 29 May 2014 15:11:44 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1091261/How-to-Stop-an-Emotional-Eating-Episode-Part-1 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1091261/How-to-Stop-an-Emotional-Eating-Episode-Part-1 What is it about emotions that triggers overeating? Would it not be simpler, for instance, to simply Roger Gould, M.D. Wed, 21 May 2014 13:49:04 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1084329/How-Your-Feelings-Keep-You-Fat https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1084329/How-Your-Feelings-Keep-You-Fat Your inner-critic Harriet's final accusation is perhaps her most lethal: #6 Everybody knows what you' Roger Gould, M.D. Thu, 15 May 2014 17:13:28 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1079989/How-to-Silence-Your-Inner-Critic-and-Control-Emotional-Eating-Part-4 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1079989/How-to-Silence-Your-Inner-Critic-and-Control-Emotional-Eating-Part-4 It's only when you believe that you're still a child that your inner critic has any control over you. Roger Gould, M.D. Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:44:02 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1060132/How-to-Silence-Your-Inner-Critic-and-Control-Emotional-Eating-Part-3 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1060132/How-to-Silence-Your-Inner-Critic-and-Control-Emotional-Eating-Part-3 There are six major accusations your inner critic (Harriet) likes to throw at you (6 weapons of perso Roger Gould, M.D. Wed, 26 Mar 2014 18:48:56 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1044892/Emotional-Eaters-How-to-Silence-Your-Inner-Critic-and-Control-Emotional-EatingPart-2 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/1044892/Emotional-Eaters-How-to-Silence-Your-Inner-Critic-and-Control-Emotional-EatingPart-2 For the sake of argument, let's name your inner critic Harriet. Harriet has a consistency in her nega Roger Gould, M.D. Tue, 29 Oct 2013 21:45:40 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/927677/How-to-Silence-Your-Inner-Critic-and-Control-Emotional-Eating https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/927677/How-to-Silence-Your-Inner-Critic-and-Control-Emotional-Eating We human beings are a social creature by nature. We interact with other people on many different leve Roger Gould, M.D. Wed, 24 Jul 2013 16:18:35 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/829395/How-to-Stop-Emotional-Eating-and-Start-Communicating https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/829395/How-to-Stop-Emotional-Eating-and-Start-Communicating Most of our blog posts talk about the habits, challenges and symptoms of emotional eating and how the Roger Gould, M.D. Thu, 23 Aug 2012 12:26:50 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/543474/Controlling-Emotional-Eating-Your-Checklist-for-Success https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/543474/Controlling-Emotional-Eating-Your-Checklist-for-Success Using food as a reward is a common theme for emotional eaters. On the flip side, however, people also Roger Gould, M.D. Thu, 28 Jun 2012 12:12:23 -0400 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/511121/3-Reasons-You-Use-Food-to-Punish-Yourself https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/511121/3-Reasons-You-Use-Food-to-Punish-Yourself There was a statement that caught my attention in a recent article from the Washington Post's "Eat, D Roger Gould, M.D. Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:56:31 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/265114/Putting-Ambivalence-to-Rest https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/265114/Putting-Ambivalence-to-Rest We all make New Year's resolutions, and often these resolutions involve weight loss. However, many of Roger Gould, M.D. Sun, 16 Jan 2011 15:02:45 -0500 https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/260728/Successful-New-Years-Resolutions https://www.medhelp.org/user_journals/show/260728/Successful-New-Years-Resolutions