“We talk about emotional eating, what kinds of issues trigger us to eat when we aren’t happy, aren’t hungry and maybe past full,” Manning said.
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“My advice to those suffering is to realize they have a biological illness that is not their or their family’s fault,” Laura said. “The only cure to the illness is food. Period. Even if the sufferer is not ‘underweight,’ it’s critical to stabilize eating patterns.”
A person who goes on a very low calorie diet at 800 calories, there are a lot of hormonal shifts that try to tell your body, Oh, there is something wrong here,’ she said.
“A person who goes on a very low calorie diet at 800 calories, there are a lot of hormonal shifts that try to tell your body, ‘Oh, there is something wrong here,’” she said.
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“When you diet and begin losing weight in a typical diet and exercise program, the body begins defending against that,” Keller said.
I have a friend who lost 40 pounds in her mid 60s and has maintained for five years, but she’s as obsessed as I am. I don’t want to be there,” Horton said.
“I have a friend who lost 40 pounds in her mid 60s and has maintained for five years, but she’s as obsessed as I am. I don’t want to be there,” Horton said.
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“What we try to do in our office is absolutely listen. We have clients who are eating too many carbs and we go in that direction,” Manning said.
