Too many people spend too much time hating their body, or at least disliking them. There's a lot of encouragement for people to love their body but for some people, that just isn't a realistic goal right now. They can't see how they can think about it any differently. What I'm offering in this episode is a middle ground. A place between hating and loving that will allow you to feel better and therefore not let your body hold you back from doing anything. You don't have to wait until you reach yo...
Mar 26, 2019•14 min
Stopping binge eating can be easier if you have support from people around you. But what if you don't have that support? What are you supposed to do when you feel like people are sabotaging you left and right? In this episode, I'm talking about the ways that people show up as being unsupportive and how you can stop binge eating even when they do. Outside support it awesome, but not necessary if you know how to support yourself. Listen in as I teach you how. Interested in working with me? Sign up...
Mar 19, 2019•13 min
You ate off your eating plan, you went over your calorie goal, or you ate more than you said you would. You blew it. You ruined everything. But did you really? This way of thinking is an example of being “all or nothing.” Either you were good or bad with no in between. It's extremely important to find the gray area in your black or white thinking and in this episode I'm talking about why and how to do it. Wouldn't it be nice to overeat a little and not binge? It's possible and I'm going to show ...
Mar 12, 2019•9 min
Mindlessly eating may seem like a fun, enjoyable, relaxing, or comforting thing to do, but is it really? Yes you get to shut off your mind and eat, but what really happens when you do that? In this episode, I'm showing you what happens. You don't have to completely focus on your food and nothing else in order to gain the benefits of mindful eating but there are some things you can do to make sure you don't eat a whole bag of chips without realizing it. Listen in as I show you how. Interested in ...
Mar 05, 2019•8 min
How scary is hunger to you? It's uncomfortable and you might think that too much hunger leads to overeating and binge eating. So you avoid it as much as possible so you don't have to feel it. But it's time you start. In this episode, I'm talking about why it's important to allow yourself to feel hungry and how to do it. I also add in some tips for how you can make your hunger feel less intense. Let's get over the fear of hunger. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so y...
Feb 26, 2019•12 min
Imagine what it would be like if you just didn't desire to binge. Or if you didn't desire the foods you binge on. It would be so much easier to not do it. Lucky for us, there is a way to make that happen. In this episode, I'm breaking down the two ways we create desire and how to lessen the amount we feel. You'll learn exactly what you can do in order to start feeling less desire to binge and less desire for food in order to help you say no. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini...
Feb 19, 2019•14 min
There's a lot of talk out there saying that if you want to stop binge eating then you have to stop eating sugar and flour. There's definitely some good reasons why doing this is beneficial, but also some reasons why it's not, and this is episode I'm talking about all of them. Whether you eliminate sugar and flour from your life is a personal choice and if it's something you want to do, it's a decision that should be made after knowing why it's recommended and why it may not be the best idea depe...
Feb 12, 2019•14 min
A lot of people blame their lack of willpower when they can't stick with the actions they know they need to take in order to reach a goal. But the lack of willpower isn't the reason why. Willpower actually has nothing to do with long-term goals. In this episode, I'm teaching why willpower is only a temporary solution and will not get to you stop binge eating for good. I'm also going to show you what to do instead so you can reach your goals, no willpower needed. Interested in working with me? Si...
Feb 05, 2019•9 min
What do you believe about food and eating? Whatever it is, it might be keeping you stuck in binge eating and overeating. Is this episode, I'm sharing examples of what I used to believe that held me back as well as what some of my clients have believed. I'm also sharing how I changed my beliefs to change my behavior and how you can do it too. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like and get all the information you need! http://www.coachki...
Jan 29, 2019•15 min
What happened to your motivation? Where did it go and how can you find it? In this episode, I'm showing you why you feel unmotivated and how you can feel motivated any time you want to. No need to wait around for it to appear, no need to find someone else to motivate you, you can make it happen right now. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like and get all the information you need! http://www.coachkir.com/mini Find show notes and more i...
Jan 22, 2019•8 min
Do you feel like every time you feel an urge to binge it turns into a battle? You say no and the urge says yes and the fight begins. People often tell me about their fights with their urges and I always say that if you're fighting then you're doing it wrong. In this episode, I'm talking about why you always seem to lose your fights with your urges and what you can do instead if you want to win. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like an...
Jan 15, 2019•7 min
Should you have cheat days? It depends on how you define cheat days and how they affect you. There's a lot of opinions on this topic and in this episode I'm giving you mine. I'm sharing with you what I think the downside of cheat days are as well as how I think they're best incorporated in the life of someone who binge eats. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like and get all the information you need! http://www.coachkir.com/mini Find s...
Jan 08, 2019•12 min
It's pretty great when you're eating is going well. You haven't binged in a few days or weeks and you're excited. But there's two things you might be doing that could end this good time. In this episode, I'm talking about the two mistakes a lot of people make when they're doing well that lead them back to not doing so well. I'm also showing you what you can do in order to keep yourself on the right track. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching...
Jan 01, 2019•11 min
Are you a lonely binge eater? I sure was! I binged because I felt lonely often and it was a tough cycle to get out of – I felt lonely, so I binged to feel better, and then I'd feel even more lonely after. I also would feel very confused because sometimes I'd feel lonely when I was alone, sometimes I wouldn't, and sometimes I'd even feel lonely when I was with people. How could that be? Loneliness is not determined by who you are or aren't around. In this episode I'm talking about why you feel lo...
Dec 25, 2018•12 min
You may have heard that eating whatever you want will take you away from restriction and binge eating, but it might also not make much sense to you. I know for me, I had a hard time understanding this because if I ate whatever I wanted during the time when I was still binge eating then that would lead to a binge! So in this episode, I'm explaining what it really means to eat what you want in a way that will help you feel less restricted and will lead to less binge eating and how you can make it ...
Dec 18, 2018•9 min
If you are a binge eater, there are probably foods you do your best to avoid. They're ones you binge on the most or have binged on in the past and you're afraid that if you see them, hear about them, or look at pictures of them then you'll be triggered to binge. So, you may go to great extents to not be exposed to them in any way. But here's the thing, avoiding and fearing these foods is not a fun way to live. It's also not going to help you learn to be around them, which isn't that what you ult...
Dec 11, 2018•10 min
Failure stops so many people. Either they're afraid to fail so they don't even try, or they do fail and make it mean nothing will work. But failing can actually be a useful thing if you do it right. It can help you succeed and help you build confidence in yourself. In this episode, I'm showing you how and helping you see failing in a completely different way that will change how you react to it. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like a...
Dec 04, 2018•9 min
Events that have food can be tough to deal with. Sometimes you start binge eating while you're there in the form of incessant grazing, or maybe you resist the binge the whole time and completely unravel once you leave. It can be scary to be invited to something that you know will lead to a binge. But it doesn't always have to. You can set yourself up for a successful event and to be successful post event. There's a really important thing you must do in order to make that happen and in this episo...
Nov 27, 2018•12 min
Don't you hate it when people push food on you? I used to, until I learned how to deal with it. It can make you angry or frustrated when you don't know how to say no and feel like you have to eat against your own will. In this episode, I'm teaching you how to say no and also a really important concept you need to know about so you won't feel as badly when you do. This is for anyone who fears they're going to hurt people's feelings if they say no or who has a hard time saying no to themselves whe...
Nov 20, 2018•11 min
Food chatter in your brain can be SO annoying. So many thoughts about food! It takes up so much time and mental energy that you could be using for much more important things. In this episode, I'm teach you why you think about food so much and how you can quiet down all that chatter. I also discuss a really important thing you need to do in order to start building trust in yourself. If you find that you obsess about food too much then this episode is a must listen! Interested in working with me? ...
Nov 13, 2018•12 min
Not giving in to binge urges can be hard. Not binge eating can be hard. Too often we let hard things stop us from making progress toward our goals. In this episode, I'm exploring what is actually hard, why we choose the easy way, and how to set yourself up for success when you're going in for the hard stuff. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like and get all the information you need! http://www.coachkir.com/mini Find show notes and mor...
Nov 06, 2018•8 min
Nighttime is the most common time for binge eating. You eat well all day and then BAM! Binge time. Maybe it's right when you get home, maybe it's after dinner, but either way, it's something you don't want to be doing anymore. In this episode, I'm sharing the six main reasons why you binge at night and also how to handle these reasons. You may binge for one or for all, so take this time to figure out what your causes are so you can work on the solutions. Interested in working with me? Sign up fo...
Oct 30, 2018•15 min
What do you think about people who don't binge? Do you wish you were like them, or do you get mad at them, or are you just super jealous? I sure did when I was binge eating. It can be hard to watch other people have what you want and to think you can't have it. But it's important to know that, like all of our feelings, jealousy is completely optional and it's not useful. So is wishing you were different. So in this episode I'm showing you how you can feel less jealous of the people around you wh...
Oct 23, 2018•10 min
Do you stress eat? Does that usually lead you into a binge? It used to for me a lot of the time and I hear it from other people all the time. We use eating as a way to cope with stress and relax ourselves and over time it just becomes our go-to way to calm ourselves down. In this episode, I'm talking about why we stress eat and do it so often, how to lessen the amount of stress in your life, and how to not stress eat. Thankfully, you don't have to change your entire life to do it. Interested in ...
Oct 16, 2018•13 min
I tried so hard to lose weight while I was binge eating. It was not a fun experience at all, to say the least. I know not all who binge eat want to lose weight, but most do and it can be quite the frustrating and discouraging experience. In this episode, I'm talking about what happens when you try to lose weight while you're still binge eating and what you should do if you want to lose weight. There's a method I have found is best to follow and I'm sharing that with you here. Interested in worki...
Oct 09, 2018•10 min
How often do you feel guilty after you binge? Or even after you overeat? So many people do and it doesn't lead to anything good. It's important to know why you feel guilty, and it's not because of how much you ate. In this episode, I'm teaching you the real reason why you feel guilty and what you can do to not feel guilty. It really isn't an obligatory post-eating feeling. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like and get all the informat...
Oct 02, 2018•8 min
Do you know what you think about before, during, and after you binge? You should! It's really important information for you to have when you're working on breaking your binge habit. Want to know why it's so important and how you can start doing it? Listen in as I explain it to you and give you some amazing tools to make it happen. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like and get all the information you need! http://www.coachkir.com/mini ...
Sep 25, 2018•15 min
Urges to binge seem so unmanageable. But the truth is, they're not. You have more power over them than you may think. You have options when you feel them and in this episode I'm sharing them with you. What you think about when you feel an urge and how you respond to them matters big time. So I'm teaching you what you should do in order to make your urges less intense and more manageable. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like and get a...
Sep 18, 2018•12 min
Believing you can do something is such an important step you have to take before you can actually do it. But sometimes it's hard when you don't have the evidence to back it up. In this episode, I'm going to show you how what you believe about yourself makes such a big impact and how you can change what you believe. Yes you can make this change so listen to learn how. Interested in working with me? Sign up for a free mini session so you can see what coaching is like and get all the information yo...
Sep 11, 2018•9 min
I know this may sound crazy, but there are times when you want to binge. If you listened to episode 2, which you absolutely should, then you know there is a moment when you decide you're going to binge. If you decide to binge, it's because part of you wants to do it. In today's episode, you'll learn what the reasons are for why you want to binge and how you can want to do it less and want to NOT do it more. The more you don't want to binge and the less you want to binge the easier it will be do ...
Sep 04, 2018•9 min
