Yes, I flopped yesterday. Of course eating Easter candy and having a great meal is part of the enjoyment of food and special occasions but I drifted into addictive eating at the end of the day. It was the nestle crunch Easter eggs. It only took four eggs to set off my amygdala deep inside my brain and soon I wanted the entire Easter basket and all of the left-over dessert. The good news is I knew exactly what had been triggered in my brain and what I needed to do to curve the urge to keep on eating. I began looking for non-food activities that would mellow out the dopamine and increase my serotonin naturally, it took about an hour for the addictive thoughts and desires to subside. Yes, I ate too much but I learned more about how much I can eat before the amygdala goes crazy in my mind. Remember we are all different so do your experiments and keep learning more about yourself.
Jana
Jana Miller
About Me
- Jana
- I have a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology, and I am a certified nutritionist whose focus is on the psychology and physiology of overeating. As founder of Totell Wellness, I help individuals, overweight or not, understand "why" they overeat so they can learn "how" to stop. Pivotal moments in life usually come unexpectedly. These life-defining experiences can be as small as seeing a number on the bathroom scale or as large as losing a loved one. For me, it was an unsuspected heart attack at the age of forty-six. I knew my emotional eating had contributed to my heart attack. This experience was the beginning of my search for the answers of overeating, emotional eating, and the alarming increase in American obesity. My dream and passion is to pass this understanding on to all of you who can’t understand why food, whether you are thin or over-weight, has become your love and demon, why you can’t sustain weight loss, and why you obsess about food. There really are solutions, and I want to help you end the internal battle once and for all!
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