“Do you think that food addiction (on a chemical level, like refined sugar and salt and such) is a genuine addiction that would have withdrawal symptoms, or do you think it’s purely psychological?  You say to listen to your body’s cravings, but I can’t imagine Peeps or Twizzlers being something my body would need – […]

May 1, 2014

Q & A: Is Food Addiction Real?

How many people say: “oh I just lost weight through good portion control”. A lot of people. Does it work? Eh…. for some. And only for a time. Here is the hard truth: If you have disordered eating mentality, portion control is just another way of restricting and fearing and obsessing, and feeling like you are doing “the […]

April 17, 2014

Don’t Do Portion Control

Here is a question I received from a reader: Q: I feel that I still am thinking about food too much. Will this stop at some point? … I don’t have any problem with gaining a little bit of weight, but I just don’t know if I can trust that I won’t continue bingeing. Before […]

February 23, 2014

Will I Ever Stop Constantly Thinking About Food?