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Otter emotionally eats…

Well maybe... What do you think is going on here? Do non human persons (ie animals) emotionally eat like some humans do? If so, what could be the implications of this? (And anyt …
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What are your alternatives to emotional eating when you want to celebrate?

I've been eating paleo for over a year. One of my biggest struggles is that every once in a while I fall into an emotional eating trap. The issue is that it's not when I'm sad or m …
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Emotional eating and breaking the fruit habit

I am trying to go strict (AI) paleo to see if I can get rid of skin issues (mainly cysts on my chin). I am doing fine apart from serious fruit cravings, which I give into and then …
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Does calling it a “cheat” or “cheat day” do more harm than good?

I've been doing a lot of soul searching lately about to what degree the terminology I use in my own thoughts about eating have an impact on my actions. The word "cheat" seems so e …
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How do you do it when the other person in the house isn’t helping?

My boyfriend and I went Paleo at the same time, and he either gave up or just.. I don't know but he's ordering pizzas and we have bread in the house again and its driving me mad. I …
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Food reward and emotional eating

I noted an interesting quote in one of Dr. Harris' responses to Prague Stepchild's post on food reward: One thing I like about FR is what Sean hates - the fact that it brings i …
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Carb Therapy: Self-medicating with Sugar

Isn't it interesting how people self-medicate with nicotine, alcohol, and carbohydrates? Valentine's day? Box of chocolates. Broken heart? Tub of ice cream. Lonely at home? C …