We tend to focus on WHAT we eat, but HOW we eat is also very important.

We wouldn't really put all 24 Oreos on a plate and spent 20 minutes at a dining table for truly indulging them, rather gorge them in from the bag in 5 minutes in your room....at least it was my case.

So today, I have a challenge for you.
Put one meal (or snack) you are to eat on a plate, nicely display with a placemat, add a candle or flowers if possible (just grab some from the street or park, lol), use knife and fork if the food is supposed to be eaten with them. Maybe put down your cell phone and play calming music, like jazz or Spanish guitar!

It doesn't matter what the food is to me at this moment. If they need to be Oreos, put them nicely on your favorite plate, and sit at a dining table, and chew 20 times instead of swallowing. ENJOY them.

By doing this, it will makes a huge difference on your soul satisfaction level.

Remember, whatever the food is, it's ok.
You don’t need to pretend that you are...

My parents didn’t recognize me after gaining about 50lbs.

I attended a high school for a year as an exchange student in the U.S.
It was those days with no internet and international calls were crazy expensive. So, I wrote some letters to my parents occasionally but I don’t think I included any photos.

A year passed and I was super excited to see my parents back at Narita airport, Japan. I saw them, I’m waving frantically but they were giving me some frown faces. I thought..that’s odd...

So, I ran to them and gave a big hug. They finally recognized that it was their daughter waving and hugging them!

My over the top excitement instantly became a huge embarrassment.
I lived with the embarrassment, the body shame, too long. I should have asked for help, I should have focused on my inner beauty, but couldn’t.
I shouldn’t have valued others’ values and opinions but that’s all it mattered back then.
Cultural ideals and norms totally won over...

No, you don’t need to feel deprived anymore.

There’s so many, soooo many nutritious and delicious foods you can enjoy while trying to break free from emotional eating.

I will NEVER EVER ask you to diet and restrict your food. Because I know it will only backfire at 9pm tonight.

I’m so proud of you trusting a diet giving a 100% go, followed by another, and another...but, did they end up giving you extra weights and stealing your self-confidence, self-esteem, and self-worth? 

This is why adding in works rather than taking away to start overcoming emotional eating.  Start adding delicious smoothie, whole-foods, healthy and fun looking salad!  High quality dark chocolate (cacao 70%+).  Also start adding more joy from non-food sources like relationships, career, dating, parenting, exercising, movements, hobby, community, spirituality and many more!

Once you add so many 'nutrition-rich-things' in your life, you'll start craving less and less of junk food...