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  • 11 Signs Of Emotional Eating - Overeating is emotional by nature. We simply aren't programmed to eat more than our bodies require for no reason. And we don't keep doing the same thing over and over unless it's serving us in some way. Emotional eaters eat to soothe negative feelings like stress, boredom, loneliness, anger, anxiety, and/or sadness. Researchers estimate that 75% of "emotional eating" leads to overeating. How do you know if you are an emotional eater? Most people just *know* - but if you aren't sure, here are 11 surefire signs. #1 - You eat without realizing you are even putting food into your mouth. This can happen almost unconsciously, especially after you have committed to swearing off a particular food.
  • How to sell fitness (a guide for personal trainers) - If you've been a personal trainer for any length of time then you know that you need to know how to sell fitness if you really want to be successful as a...
  • Signs of Emotional Abuse - 3 Tell-Tale Signs of Emotional Abuse - How do you know if this is emotional abuse? How do you know if you are being abused emotionally? You know from the inside out. Look closely at these three tell-tale emotional abuse signs and let your awareness of your inner experience, relative to each, permeate your entire being. 1) Being Called to the Carpet Emotional abusers have a very unique way of calling out their disappointments.
  • How to Achieve Emotional Sobriety - Emotional sobriety and physical abstinence are two different things. Now obviously, in order to have emotional sobriety in your recovery, you have to have established a firm baseline of physical abstinence from alcohol. This is really a given and should come as no surprise to anyone. But to really attain a smooth life with a high level of emotional balance....
  • Signs of Emotional Abuse - 5 Signs You're Encountering Emotional Abuse - Lack of "emotional safety" is an important indicator of an abusive relationship. It may seem subtle, yet it is ever so significant with respect to your health and well-being. When you have emotional safety, it's palatable. You can feel it in every fiber of your being. When it's missing, you may feel its loss. Or, you may simply know of it not being there by the presence of these five glaring signs of emotional abuse. 1) Not honoring your privacy If something is in a drawer, it's in a drawer out from public display. Someone having no business in that drawer may be drawn to explore its contents. And further, this uninvited explorer may take issue with what is discovered.
  • True Fitness - There is much debate about what true fitness is. Is it the person who can run a marathon everyday for a month straight or is it being able to lift 500 pounds off of the floor? Is it having a strong, lean body or being able to turn heads when you walk by at the beach? Is it the professional athlete who can do amazing things with their sport or is it the stay-at-home mom who seems to work endlessly for her family? As a fitness professional, I've reached my own standard of fitness. It may be a bit different then the "industry" definition, however this is how we measure if someone is living the "FIT" lifestyle. 1. Fitness is being physically able to perform life's many tasks to the best one's ability. Life involves a lot of stuff.
  • Having A Healthy Emotional Life - As you can assume, your mind is a powerful tool and it helps you through each step of your day. It controls the way that you perform each action, the way that you see life and it controls all of those little things like breathing and your heart pumping that you don't think about. Yet, there are many ways that your mind's fitness may not be the right level that it should be. In fact, for many people living in today's hectic lifestyle, it's anything but easy to make it through the day without dealing with some type of stress or pressure. The mind's health is quite an important aspect and, believe it or not, plays a significant role in the quality of life and the longevity that you have in your life.
  • Emotional Eating: I'm Hooked On A Feeling - For many people, food does more than fill our stomachs - it also satisfies feelings. But when you quench those feelings with comfort food when you're not experiencing true hunger - that's emotional eating. And emotional eating is one of the leading causes of weight gain. What are the telltale signs of false hunger and how can they be overcome? The first step is awareness. We need to understand and observe how and why we eat.
  • Exercise for Physical, Emotional and Intellectual Fitness - In July, my daughter and I went snow skiing (yes, I did say July - southern hemisphere winter). During the week we skied, both of us took lots of lessons. My daughter because she is new to skiing and me because the last time I skied was 18 years ago! Those of you who ski know that the way one skis is different than it used to be because the design of the skis has changed. Easier in many ways once you embrace the differences!

  • How can a Bootcamp Transform your Body in a Hurry? - Are you looking for a fast way to transform your body? A Bootcamp can do that all for you! Perhaps you are asking "how?" I'll tell you! Getting in shape is a difficult task! It takes dedication and lots of hard work. A Bootcamp can Transform your Body in a Hurry and help you reach your fitness goals faster!
  • How your subconscious can affect your permanent weight loss - From the moment of birth your first emotional experiences establish your subconscious perceptions of the world.
  • Emotional Eating and Weight Gain - How to Stop It - Emotional eating and weight gain are closely linked. This article will emphasize on how emotional eating results in overeating and finally weight gain.
  • The Benefits Of Physical Fitness - Each and every one at some stage or the other are affected with bad health and depression. Both the short falls can be the cause of different factors. But it is in our hands to keep off from such short comings. With regular exercise and good nutritional diet we can always be physically and mentally fit. Exercising keeps the body, mind and spirit in a good condition. The benefits of physical fitness can be reaped with regular exercise in the sun because the sun will also work on our health and mood.
  • Emotional Dependency As A Block To Addiction Recovery - Emotional dependency is a concept that covers two things people active in addiction or in early addiction recovery really aren't very good at, emotions and relationships. I do not think that it is any stretch of the imagination to say that anyone who is alcohol dependent or addicted to drugs has an emotional dependency not only on them, but on relationships also. Most addicts use drugs to kill pain emotional or physical, or to feel better about themselves. One of the most common reasons cited for relapse back into alcohol or drug use from people who are in active in addiction recovery is difficulty with relationships. This should come as no surprise.
  • How Mentally Fit Are You - When it comes to determining how mentally fit you are, you may think that you have nothing to worry about. After all, you do all that you need to do and there's nothing limiting you. But, have you actually reached the highest level that you can?
  • Depression And Anxiety Can Overlap - Depression and anxiety are distinct, and particularly common, emotional disorders. In fact, depression and anxiety are the two most common emotional disorder forms. While depression is unique from anxiety, it is not uncommon for depression and anxiety to overlap in persons having emotional disorders.
  • Dealing with the Causes and Solutions of Emotional Stress - Everyone deals with emotional stress ,but there are many different reasons why. Let's face it, having to deal with trying circumstances, or traumatic events can wear you down. In order to start feeling better,knowing how to identify the causes and symptoms as well as knowing how to deal with them is key. What is causing your stress? First, you need to clearly understand the source of your emotional stress. Some people know exactly why they are stressed other may have no idea. Sometimes there is a clear, marked event that serves as the catalyst while other times stress can be a result of a series of events built up over time. If you're not sure why you feel emotionally stressed out, it's time to do some self-examination.
  • 3 Tips to Overcome Loneliness & your Fear of the Unknown - Fear and loneliness are two very powerful, complex and unpleasant emotions. As you are probably aware, both emotions can manifest physically. For example, if you are scared of snakes then you will experience fear at the physical presence of snakes.
  • Why EFT Will Take Care Of Any Issue - EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques, and is the fastest growing self-help tool on the planet. The basic step-by-step instructions of this meridian-based healing modality are available free for resolving physical and emotional issues.
  • Emotional and Physical Symptoms of Anxiety Attacks - With the stress in life becoming more intense than ever, anxiety and panic are affecting more and more people including the teenagers. If you are currently coping with a stressful situation in life, it is likely that you will be struck by an anxiety attack. Mind you, though, having anxiety attack does not necessarily mean that you have an anxiety disorder or you should seek medications, but it is enough sign for you to pay attention to. Then, how do you know what you are suffering is an anxiety attack? Let us now look into the emotional and physical symptoms of anxiety attacks.
  • Brain Fitness Case Study: Kris Kringle - How BrainFit is the man in the big red suit? Does old St. Nick adhere to the four cornerstones of brain fitness to take good care of his egg's noggin? All in all he seems to do a fairly good job, but let's take a closer look. First off is Nutrition. I'd guess that the diet up in the north pole has to be similar to the Eskimos.
  • Improve Your Mental Fitness - How can you improve your mind's fitness? There are many great ways to make this happen. Remember when we said this fitness plan was going to be fun? Here there are many great ways to improve your emotional and mental fitness through fun methods.
  • Heal Thyself! Self-Help Emotional Therapy Actions To Do Right Now! - There are millions of people each that seeking some kind of emotional therapy to help them with resolving various issues of stress, along with emotional trauma and pain. In today’s economy most will not seek out any kind of help due to the cost involved. Many are just looking for some solid information that will help them with the struggles that they are facing.
  • Heal Your Emotional Pain - 5 Actions to Begin the Healing - Who among us has not been under the sheer heat and pressure of emotional pain and/or trauma?
  • To Become Younger and Healthier for Longer Is A complex Endeavor! - Life is complex, and as such, human beings are even more complex in that we are beings with physical, mental, intellectual, emotional, and spiritual elements. However, we tend to generalize the self - especially when we describe ourselves, we often think in terms of only our physical characteristics. Similarly, when we wish to become younger and healthier for longer, we tend to focus only on the physical aspect of the self. For example, when we think of being younger, we think of facial creams or makeovers;
  • Is your wife having an emotional affair? - As many men already know -- extramarital infidelity can surface in a few different ways. Sometimes, a woman may be having a physical relationship with another man, in other cases -- a woman maybe having what appears to be a platonic relationship with another man, but the boundary between friends and "too close" have become blurred.
  • Conquer Emotional Overeating - Snow White And Other Fairy Tales - So how emotional are you over food? Some people regard food just as a source of fuel. They skip meals because they literally forget to eat and it will only be that gnawing hunger in their stomach that drives them to food. Lucky them, you might think. Actually, that's not that case.
  • How To Manage Stress And Brain Power - Its not easy job, but you have to do it! Stress is one of the largest problems in health today. Stress affects your ability to function properly. It hinders you throughout your life by causing unhealthy living situations, physical risks and puts your entire well being at risk for emotional breakdown. To help remedy stress, there are many things that you can do. For starters, find an outlet. You need to find something that you love to do. A hobby, a physical activity, or some other thing that really brings you happiness is necessary to have. By doing that activity even after a long and stressful day it can offer you improvement in your health and well being, by relieving stress. If the situations that you are in provide you with high levels of stress, it is important for you to find solutions to those problems.
  • Are You Eating Your Emotions? - When you eat when you aren't hungry, have you ever stopped to question who it is you're feeding? Many of us feed ourselves based on an emotional need, even when the emotions are negative or positive. Many of us eat when we are sad, bored, angry, or even joyous and happy.
  • Signs Of Emotional Verbal Abuse: Friend Or Foe? - Did you know the signs of emotional verbal abuse are your friends if you recognize them for what they are? An adult survivor of severe childhood abuse by her natural father plotted with her sister (also abused) to kill their parents in cold blood. The mother, who watched the children being abuse, took the first bullet and the abusive father the second. As I'm watching this Law in Order story, I'm reminded of the mother's dilemma. Love, or leave 'em? Each of these options can be equally ugly. If she hangs in there to keep the family together, she is an accomplice in the child abuse. And if she leaves him, further abuse to her and to the children spikes more often than not. It is truly a dilemma. I know...I lived it.
  • How to overcome emotional eating while on your Gastric Band journey! - Emotional eating is the practice of consuming large quantities of food - usually "comfort" or junk foods - in response to feelings instead of hunger. Overeating is caused by feelings which means that most of us are guilty of using food to cope with emotions. It's not unusual to be an emotional eater sometimes. We all have times where celebrations revolve around food; think of all the occasions we've had that involved eating over the course of our lives. Emotional eating can become problematic though if we don't recognise it and address how it may be affecting our lives. I used to be a huge emotional eater.
  • Emotional Attachments To Cookware - There are some cooks that form an emotional attachment to the cookware they use on a day to day basis. Some of the pots and pans that they use might be ones that were used by parents and other relatives and found their way into the kitchen when the person set up housekeeping for the first time. These gifts of love were truly appreciated and held up well over the years and people hate to part with these pots for any reason, even if they are planning to buy a new cookware set. Other people might get emotional about a cookware set because it bears a top chef's name and requires the cook to pay a stupendous price for ownership.
  • Recovering after Domestic Abuse: How to Master the Mind-Emotion-Body Connection - The mental-emotional-physical connection is something some of us take for granted, while others remain in awe. I do both. Now here is a little psychological insight that will open doors for your recovery from psychological, mental and emotional abuse. Go ahead and get your coffee or herbal tea because we're going to have another one of those psychological conversations. Thought-Emotion-Physiology When a little thought registers in our minds—when we intentionally or unconsciously think a thought—
  • Losing Weight Is Easy When You Change Your Perspective - Aren't you tired of the emotional roller coaster of weight loss? Some days you gain weight, some days you lose weight. Some days you can follow your diet easily and other days it's the hardest thing ever. These ups and downs can cause you a lot of emotional stress. That emotional stress can then make it even harder to lose weight.
  • How To Avoid The ' De-Stress Default' Trap - Don't live your life in De-Stress Default. "De-Stress Default" is our normal, knee-jerk reaction when things go wrong. When a child spills milk, our knee-jerk reaction is to become angry. When the boss yells at us, our knee-jerk reaction is to respond negatively or think negatively. When something stressful happens, we tend to become more stressed. Stress is contagious. With our already hectic lifestyles, there are simple ways to avoid the de-stress default trap. We don't have to allow our stress thermostat to simmer or come to a boil when we come into contact with stressful people or events. We can respond positively. Here are two simple steps to avoid the de-stress default trap: One: Breathe Every time you encounter a stressful person or event, take five deep breaths before you respond.
  • How to Begin the Journey of Emotional Well Being - Emotional well being is all about finding that position of inner peace. In today’s society people are bombarded with endless amounts of stress that often times becomes too much for their brains to process and their bodies to handle.
  • Emotional Freedom Techniques: What Is It? - Emotional Freedom Techniques is a new and alternative way of healing our bodies from the various ailments and ills that are plaguing us now, whether these are emotional, physical, or psychological. It is a new form of therapy that uses the body’s meridians points to restore the natural balance in the body. This comes from the belief that negative thoughts and emotions arise from a disruption in the natural balance of the body’s energy system, and that these unresolved negative emotions will lead to physical manifestations which could eventually lead to pain and diseases. There are many conditions that EFT Practitioners can work with, from the common cold, to depression, anxiety, stress, addictions, phobias, and even cancer.
  • Adding aromatherapy to your massage session - A nice way to treat your clients is by adding aromatherapy to their session. Essential oils can be used to stimulate the different chakras during their treatment as well as be very beneficial for the patient. Below is a chart with the different chakras, where to find them and what oils can be used.
  • Stop Food Cravings Dead In Their Tracks - Food triggers and cravings are the biggest enemy for any weight loss or fitness plan. They are especially strong when beginning your plan; so it is important to prepare for them from the get go. Journaling is a great way to discover what foods you crave most, and what type of event sets off triggers.
  • Fat No More Secrets 3 of 10: I am overweight to avoid jealousy - Weight loss is not just about following a diet or a fitness program as proven by the many failed diets and fitness programs. First, you need to recognize the many Mental, Emotional, Subconscious, and Spiritual blocks that prevent you from losing weight. These M.E.S.S. blocks are untrue beliefs, thoughts, or fears that inhibit your weight loss. If you do not let go of them, it will be very difficult for you to lose weight and, if you do, it will be easy to gain the weight back.
  • Reading Minds with Fitter Brains - Part of Brain Fitness is being able to read the emotions of other people. The better you are at this, the better you will be at interacting with people, either socially or in business. Like any skill, you can improve this social aspect of your emotional intelligence. Most of the time we don't even think about interpreting the intentions of others. We just do it naturally by reading their facial expressions and gestures to know when they are happy, angry or troubled. There's actually a test you can take called, Reading the Mind in the Eye, to see how skillful you are at reading other's emotions.
  • Tapping Into Emotional Hot Buttons - I talk a lot about "tapping into emotional hot buttons" – so much so that in a recent class I taught an author stood up and said: "Ok, enough already! Everyone talks about emotional hot buttons but what are they?
  • Grapevine Personal Fitness Trainer - Grapevine is a popular site for oenophiles, or wine collectors, but it's a Grapevine personal fitness trainer you should be seeking. Instead of an oenophile, you can become a "fitness-phile" or a lover of all things related to good health. "Fitness-philes" Grapevine is the home of many wineries, but it's also a great place to enjoy outdoor activities. Many people avoid anything going on outside, because they are overweight and physical activity is difficult.
  • Why Emotional Healing Work is Better When Done in Nature - It may have always been so, hard to say, but it seems that in today's world many people suffer from different kinds of emotional pain and stress. Is this something that is a byproduct of the modern world? Does the way we live our lives today cause us to have more complex emotional issues?
  • How does fitness really help weight loss - We want you to think the next time you're tempted to diet your way out of so that unwanted weight gain, to stop and consider your fitness-based alternatives. One thing to always keep in mind as it relates to fitness and weight loss is that if you are unable to do it for life than it probably won't work. Here are the biggest reasons a comprehensive fitness approach is a more effective and sustainable weight-loss solution: Fitness revs your cellular engines. Your cells' mitochondria are the calorie burning powerhouses in your body.
  • Variety is the Spice of Brain Fitness: Part I – EPIQ performance - When it comes to the fitness of your brain (or your body) variety is key. Your brain health depends on many factors including: everything you put in your mouth; the physical and mental activities you choose to do or not to do; the amount of rest and reflection you allow yourself; and all the stuff you tell yourself in your own head.
  • Eating - When Your Brain Won’t Say STOP - To eat or not to eat – what does your brain say? The desire to eat comes from many factors monitored by, and instructions put out by your brain – in essence your level of Brain Fitness. One specific brain region involved in monitoring nutrition signals is the hypothalamus. This part of the brain houses a complex set of brain cells that talk to each other and talk to your bloodstream and digestive tract to decide whether you need to eat. If the hypothalamus system senses a need for nutrition it will send out hormone signals that make you hungry, if not, it will try to keep you feeling full. However, there are other players in the drive to eat that come from emotional centers and decision-making centers in the brain. This is what separates us from other animals.
  • Exercise Equipment For Home Or Gym Use - Starting an exercise routine is one of the best choices you can make – getting fit and losing weight will have both physical and emotional benefits for you. If you're new to exercise, you may be wondering what is the best type of cardio and weights equipment to use at the gym to aid your weight loss? You may also wonder whether or not the exercise machines you see at your local gym are something you should buy for use at home.
  • Go Outside And Play Billy!! - Go outside and play Billy" I don't want to " Why not?!" "No one to play with". How about a swim?' "Nah..." "But you love to swim" "Not anymore. Not really". "What?! "I just wanna to read".
  • Health & Fitness Tips -Using Yoga to Promote Mental Health - When suffering from a physical illness we have obvious symptoms of pain and discomfort and rely upon familiar medical practices or natural remedies to provide relief.

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