Behavior and Mindfulness Archives - Beating Sugar https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/category/behavior-and-mindfulness/ sugar addiction, stress eating, emotional eating Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:37:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 How Pilates Pacific Palisades Fits a Coastal Lifestyle https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/pilates-pacific-palisades/ Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:37:32 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=10913 Here’s a client’s story that I thought was worth sharing: Pilates Pacific Palisades became my unlikely anchor the summer I realized my “active beach life” was actually wrecking my body. On paper, I was the picture of coastal health. Morning surfs, long sand runs, weekend hikes in the canyon. Yet my lower back ached constantly, […]

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]]> How To Get Rid Of Sugar Cravings https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/get-rid-of-sugar-cravings/ Fri, 26 Nov 2021 17:23:07 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=386 Sugar cravings can feel so overwhelming! I’ve got some tools for you to use to help get rid of sugar cravings: How to get rid of sugar cravings Keep junk food out of sight (and out of the house). You can’t eat what you don’t have. Don’t keep junk food in the house, and if […]

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]]> Sugar Cravings – A Lose/Lose Situation? https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/sugar-cravings-lose-lose/ Sun, 17 Oct 2021 09:29:00 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=2272 Sugar cravings are powerful. These urges can hijack our brains and fool us into thinking that we don’t care about the consequences. Strong cravings make us crazy, like the most important thing is eating that sweet that we think we need in that moment. With sugar cravings, you lose either way. “Lose” meaning “feel bad.” […]

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]]> How To Break The Yo-Yo Diet Cycle https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/how-to-break-yo-yo-diet/ Tue, 14 Sep 2021 10:56:00 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=1368 If you feel like you’re constantly dieting and then giving up, your weight loss successes will be short-lived. If the roller coaster of watching the scale go up and down over the years has been your #1 pastime, then welcome to the Yo-Yo Diet Club. It’s a big club, filled with both mighty intentions and […]

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]]> Why Do We Eat So Much? https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/why-do-we-eat-so-much/ Tue, 20 Jul 2021 06:13:00 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=948 It’s no secret that humans are getting fatter all over the world. The average American eats over 400 more calories each day than the average American in the 1980s. Why do we eat so much? Sugar and processed foods are partly to blame, but there’s also the problem of people eating too much food overall. […]

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]]> Top 5 Tips For Weight Loss https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/tips-for-weight-loss/ Sat, 10 Jul 2021 10:56:00 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=1961 Top 5 tips for weight loss - the most important weight loss tips from Dan DeFigio

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]]> Easy Ways To Avoid Mindless Calories https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/avoid-mindless-calories/ Wed, 19 Aug 2020 10:20:00 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=1299 Mindless eating means eating when you’re not thinking about what you’re doing. It’s plowing through a bag of snacks while watching TV, or eating because an external cue tells you to keep eating – like your plate’s not empty, or there are still more French fries in the bag. Mindless eating can add up to […]

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]]> How To Beat Cravings https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/how-to-beat-cravings/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 09:04:11 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=2020 Most people get hooked up with me from Beating Sugar Addiction For Dummies, or from one of the many stress eating interviews I volunteer to do for magazines and podcasts. In those interviews, I almost always talk about how to beat cravings. But if you’re looking for a way to beat sugar cravings, there is […]

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]]> Dietary Restrictions – Signs of “Diet Mentality” https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/diet-mentality/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 08:28:48 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=2234 I was on a plane this weekend and I overheard a conversation that I want to share with you: As the pretzel snacks were being passed out, one lady behind me said “No thanks, I can’t have that, I’m doing keto.” And the lady next to her asked “Tell me about that — what are […]

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]]> Losing Weight When Stressed https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/losing-weight-when-stressed/ Thu, 27 Jun 2019 01:26:44 +0000 https://beatingsugaraddiction.com/?p=2212 So there are two new hoodlums in my life. My wife and I have adopted two rescue dogs. They are rambunctious young men who are high on energy and short on manners. We’ve got our work cut out for us. So for the last few months, my historically rock-solid routine has been thrown for a […]

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