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This often has less to do with willpower — and more to do with disrupted satiety signals, blood sugar imbalance, or metabolic stress. Many people in this pattern find themselves chasing carbohydrates because the body is searching for stable energy. A supportive place to begin: predictability Your body calms when it knows nourishment is coming. Try focusing on: Predictable meals Balanced plates (protein, fat, fiber, carbohydrates) Eating before you’re ravenous Instead of asking, “What should I stop eating?” Restoring metabolic health is a process — and it’s one that can be gentle. In The Cravings Calm Method, we focus on helping your body relearn satisfaction through nourishment, rhythm, and nervous-system safety — not restriction. If you want to explore that approach, you can learn more here:
Your body isn’t asking for less — it’s asking for balance. Warmly, |
Food, Body and Love
A newsletter guided by compassion, grounded in science. Hi friend, Next week marks National Eating Disorders Awareness Week (February 23–March 1) with the theme: Every BODY Belongs. I love that theme. Because eating disorders and loss-of-control eating behaviors do not discriminate. They affect people across ages, sizes, genders, races, and backgrounds. And yet so many people go unseen, unsupported, or misunderstood due to stigma and misinformation. If you’ve ever wondered,“Why did I eat...
When stress, overwhelm, fatigue, or emotional load builds up, the body looks for fast relief. Food often becomes that relief — not because you’re weak, but because your nervous system is overloaded. One powerful place to start: the physiological sigh This is one of the fastest ways to settle an activated nervous system. Here’s how to do it: Take a slow inhale through your nose Pause briefly Take a second short inhale on top of the first Then exhale slowly through your mouth Repeat this 2–3...
This isn’t a character flaw.Highly processed foods are designed to activate reward pathways in the brain — especially when the body is stressed, undernourished, or overwhelmed. Two supportive steps you can take right now 1. Reduce exposure to foods that pull you inIf there are foods you consistently struggle to stop once you start, consider creating distance — not forever, but for now.This isn’t punishment; it’s support for your nervous system and brain chemistry. 2. Eat protein until the...