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    Psyched to be Skinny
    Psyched to be Skinny
    Psyched to be Skinny
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    Psyched to be Skinny

    By Dr. Denise Wood

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    How to stop emotional eating, enjoy healthy weight loss and keep it off for life.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDr. Denise Wood
    Release dateAug 26, 2016
    ISBN9781370757206
    Psyched to be Skinny
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    Dr. Denise Wood

    I am an author, model, public speaker, relationship coach and hostess. With my Dr. Denise Wood speaking engagements I focus on children with suicide and mental illness issues.

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      Psyched to be Skinny - Dr. Denise Wood

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      The Depressed Eater

      The Depressed Eater is the eater that eats due to feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. The Depressed Eater feels a need to fill an emotional void, and their primary way of coping with depression is with food. The Depressed Eater may have been taken to Dairy Queen or McDonald’s as a child or adolescent when their team lost or when they were feeling down in the dumps; maybe the Depressed Eater went straight for the chips and Twinkies when they came home from a hard day at school. In whatever way, food was prob- ably used to address any discomforts that the Depressed Eater might have endured in their younger years.

      As Depressed Eaters grow older, they continue to self-medicate with their food of choice, and inevitably begin to gain weight. The weight gain makes them more depressed which leads to more bouts of eating. The Depressed Eater often feels guilty after they have indulged in food that is unhealthy, and tends to fall even more deeply into depression when confronted with their lack of control over their emotions and food intake. They are very hard on themselves and feel like failures when they eat things they know they should not have eaten. (If you are part of a Depressed Eater’s life, you should be cautious about what you say to them about their eating habits.)

      Some Depressed Eaters have lost someone or some- thing dear to them—a parent, a significant other, a child, a job—that has triggered their negative behavior patterns. Other Depressed Eaters suffer from chemical imbalances in the brain—a lack of serotonin or norepi- nephrine. When a Depressed Eater is dealing with both a chemical imbalance in the brain and a social stressor, it’s even more difficult for them to manage their emo- tional state.

      The Depressed Eater will often use their weight as an excuse not to go to social or business engagements, saying that they are too heavy and do not feel comfort- able in their bodies. This self-imposed isolation prompts them to become more depressed, which leads to further isolation—which in turn leads to more feelings of hope- lessness and helplessness.

      The best antidote for the Depressed Eater is to try to stay active to keep serotonin levels up. Depression is not something to take lightly. If you are feeling suicidal or homicidal, or are in danger of injuring yourself, please contact your mental health provider immediately—and if you do not have one, call 911 and inform them about your situation.

      If you’re a Depressed Eater, you need to:

      Seek education from a mental health profes- sionalsoyoucanfind outwhatiscausingyou to be a Depressed Eater. You may also want to lookintogoingonanantidepressant.

      Identifyyourpredispositionfor/historyof eatingasanemotionalresponse.

      Thinkabouthowyouhavecopedwithdifficult situations without turning to unhealthy eating habitsinthepast.

      Identifyfactorsthatexacerbateyourdepressed eating.

      Educateyourselfongoodnutrition.

      Get regular physical exercise to release tension anddecreaseyourdesiretoeat.

      Journalyourfeelingssoyoucanventabout and clarify your problems, and to facilitate yourproblem-solvingskills.

      Reducethefoodstimuliinyourhouseto decrease cravings by removing your favorite unhealthyfoods.

      Avoid driving or walking by your favorite eatingestablishments.

      Always give yourself positive feedback when you successfully avoid depressed eating . . . youdeserveit!

      Cognitive Behavioral Exercises for the Depressed Eater

      When feeling the need to eat following a depressed epi- sode, do something active: go for a walk or call a sup- portive friend, for example. Read a book about proper nutrition habits and try to establish them for yourself. The Depressed Eater should avoid triggers that make them want to eat foods that are unhealthy. You may want to take a different route home, for instance, if it will help you avoid your favorite fattening foods. Do something out of character such as trying rock climbing or going to a comedy club to help yourself forget about your desire to eat unhealthy foods. Join a group therapy session on depressed eating.

      Solution-Focused Exercises for the Depressed Eater

      If you could wave a magic wand and create the mind and body that you wish you had, what you would feel and look like? Imagine what it would be like to be a mentally and physically healthy person.

      Physical Exercise for the Depressed Eater

      If you are depressed, you will want to see a medi- cal doctor to identify any medical issues you might have before focusing on getting into good physical shape. Hypothyroidism, for example—something that physical exercise can’t help with—can sometimes be at the root of a person becoming depressed and gaining weight.

      When you do begin exercising, you’ll want to start out slow and not make your goals too high as failure can increase depression and cause even more depressed eating. If you have not exercised in a while, start by simply going for a walk around the block. If you are in fairly good shape, try going for a jog with a trusted friend or relative. Get on a treadmill or elliptical machine and watch one of your favorite funny movies while you’re working out, or call a trusted friend or relative who is full of positive energy and will cheer you

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