Mindful Eating Articles & Resources

Mindful Eating: FALL Carb Cravings
By Cheryl Wasserman, MA, LPC, NCC, Licensed Professional Counselor
October 1st, 2011

Can you feel the difference in the air? Are you noticing changes in animals’ behavior? Are you aware of the subtle signs that Fall has arrived?

There’s a not so subtle sign that my clients notice this time of the year: Are you craving carbs? And, if so, is that freaking you out?

During the summer most clients report that they’re full of energy. They enjoy being out in the sunshine, exercising, gardening, etc. They’re attracted to eating “lite”. Salads are very appealing and satisfying. Life is good. Read More >>

Mindless Eating Can Eat Away At Your Relationship with Yourself
By Cheryl Wasserman, MA, LPC, NCC, Licensed Professional Counselor
September 1st, 2011
How do you feel about yourself after you discover that you polished off a bag of potato chips when your intention was just to “have a couple”?  What do you say to yourself when you try on the jeans that fit great just a few months ago and the zipper won’t proceed upward due to excess flesh? Read More >>

Weight Issues Can Eat Away At Our Relationships
by Cheryl Wasserman, M.A., L.P.C., Licensed Professional Counselor
August 1st, 2011
Do you fear intimacy with another person due to the possibility of rejection? Do you find it safer to be intimate with a hot fudge sundae than a person? After all, it won't reject or leave you. It won't say, "No". It's always there for you when you want it... Read More >>

MINDFUL EATING... Part 2
by Cheryl Wasserman, M.A., L.P.C., Licensed Professional Counselor
June 1st, 2011
Mindfulness is being aware of what we’re doing while we’re doing it, letting go of judgments. Last month we took a look at why it’s so important to slow down and be present for the process of eating. But there’s so much more. We begin to notice our habitual thoughts, attitudes and moods that stimulate us to turn to food when we’re not really hungry. We might notice that we never can get enough food... Read More >>

MINDFUL EATING
by Cheryl Wasserman, M.A., L.P.C., Licensed Professional Counselor
May 1st, 2011
Mindful eating is a way of eating that creates a whole new relationship to food. It allows us to pay close attention to the wisdom of our bodies as opposed to the judgmental, harsh and simultaneously demanding, insatiable voice in our head. It allows us to calm ourselves before we begin a meal so that we can be totally present for the experience. When we pay such close attention to the process of eating, we notice... Read More >>

DIETS ARE FATTENING
Does the thought of one more diet make you hungry? Do you feel as though you have tried every weight loss plan known to man/woman? Have you gone through the agony of starving pounds off of yourself only to watch in horror as they all come back on board, with a little extra for good measure? It's time to stop the insanity - the deprivation, the self-hatred, the stress, the depression which ends up leading to feelings of hopelessness and despair. Read Full Article >>

A RADICAL NEW APPROACH TO WEIGHT LOSS
This is a radically new way of understanding how our efforts to lose weight actually feed chronic unhappiness and uncomfortable feelings which lead to excess weight gain. Read Full Article >>

BODY/WEIGHT OBSESSION AND MISERY IS OPTIONAL
In our culture there appears to be an understanding that a woman's value is determined by how thin she is. Being overweight is viewed as a sign of weakness, slovenliness and even low socio-economic level. Women's attempts to lose weight are fraught with an anxiety that often crosses over into panic. Feeling fat often makes a woman feel out of control. Read Full Article >>

Mindful Eating Resources

Albers, Susan, Ph.D
Eat, Drink and Be Mindful: How to End your Struggle with Mindless Eating and Start Savoring Food with Intention and Joy

Eating Mindfully: How to End Mindless Eating and Enjoy a Balanced Relationship with Food

Bays, Jan-Chozen M.D.
Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food

Fain, Jean Ph.D
The Self-Compassion Diet: A Step-by-Step Program to Lose Weight with Loving- Kindness

Germer, Christopher, Ph.D
The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion: Freeing Yourself from Destructive Thoughts and Emotions

May, Michelle, M.D.
Am I Hungry?: What to Do When Diets Don't Work

Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat: How to Break Your Eat-Repent-Repeat Cycle

Neff, Kristin, Ph.D
Self-Compassion: Stop Beating Yourself Up and Leave Insecurity Behind

Roth, Geneen
Lost and Found: Unexpected Revelations about Food and Money

Women Food and God: An Unexpected Path to Almost Everything

Siegel, Daniel, M.D.
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation

The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are

The Mindful Therapist: A Clinician's Guide to Mindsight and Neural Integration

The Mindful Brain: Reflection and Attunement in the Cultivation of Well-Being