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    Stop the Emotional Eating Habit

    I’ve been working through the cleanse outlined in the book Clean, while also working through the exercises detailed in Stop Eating Your Heart Out, which are designed to break the emotional eating habit. 
    The book has been really helpful so far. I don’t suffer from a huge overeating problem, but there are patterns of emotional eating that I want to change in my life. For example, I don’t want to use food to deal with boredom or sadness or stress.
    The exercises are really short each day. Some of the most helpful ones have been:
    • Reflecting on my food history and thinking about what my patterns of emotional
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    How to Set Goals and Stick to Them

    If you can trust yourself to do what you say you want to do, a whole world of possibilities opens itself up to you. You can set big goals and trust yourself to accomplish them. I know it sounds cheesy, but it’s true! 


    If I can stick to my New Year’s Resolutions, I will feel so proud of myself at the end of the year, and I will feel more healthy. 

    I find that I am most successful when I take my goals and break them down into “where,” “when,” and “how.” If I can answer those specific details, then executing on my goals can become more automatic. If I
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    My New Year’s Resolutions

    The New Year is upon us. I love this time of year. As much as I love getting cozy and creative for Christmas, I am always eager to clear out the tree, take down the holiday decorations and have an uncluttered space both physically and emotionally. I love dwelling in possibility, planning, and being intentional about the kind of year I want to have. 

    (Side note: I often think about how unpredictable and fragile life is, how everything could change in an instant and my life could be completely derailed, but I tap into the fear and the worry to find the energy to face forward and live the life
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