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You’ve spent years bingeing and are exhausted from the mental load of trying to keep it at bay — running calculations in the background all day, white-knuckling it to stay in control, and still finding yourself in the kitchen at night eating uncontrollably in secret. Not because you need another strategy. But because you’re done letting food run your life.
Hi, I’m Ang
I spent eighteen years in this cycle.
I know what it’s like to eat well in front of everyone and binge almost daily when alone. To have tried every diet, every approach, know nutrition front and back, and still not be able to stop. To thrive in every other area of your life except this one.
What finally worked was something completely opposite of everything I’d tried. Not more rules, not more willpower — but understanding what was actually driving the cycle and addressing both parts of it.
I’ve been binge-free for over a decade, and I now help other women find their way out too.
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To stop emotional eating you have to name and move through whatever emotions are behind your eating. Trying to fix it by removing the “problem” foods is like fixing a crack on the wall by painting over it. Just because it looks good and isn’t in your face, it doesn’t mean it isn’t there. It’s only a matter of time until the crack starts showing again. Same with emotional eating. You might be okay for a while now that the “wrong” foods are not around, but eventually your job will make you stressed, you’ll feel disappointed your clothes don’t fit or overwhelmed with everything going on in life, and you’ll hit a fast-food drive-thru, grab a bag of candies, and binge.
Want to stop living your days for what you eat? And be able to focus on other things for once? Here's the #1 thing that I did to finally set myself free from constant thoughts of food and dieting: I stopped eating what I did NOT want or like, started eating dessert every day and began doing what worked for ME instead of doing what I was *supposed* to. Period. Well, technically, that's more than 1 thing, but I guess the 1 thing was me reaching a moment of being fed up that led to make those decisions. I was tired of my life centering around food and eating, which basically, looked like this: ❌ Spending my weekends grocery shopping, prepping meals and calculating calories of each one of those. ❌ Fighting cravings and bingeing on them every few days. ❌ Using an event as a goal and then working backwards to figure out when to start dieting, making sure I lost an 'x' amount of weight every week to look good by then (otherwise it’d give me lots of anxiety). ❌ Losing and regaining the same weight over and over. ❌ Looking at any food and only seeing calories. ❌ Exercising for a minimum of 1 hour and making sure I hit a certain number of calories burned. Did I make that decision because I suddenly stopped wanting to lose weight? No. I did it out of desperation, really. I couldn't take another day obsessing over all these things. I was emotionally and mentally exhausted. After all, I had been doing that for the previous 18 years of my life. My unhappiness & frustration were louder than my desire to reach a body goal at that point. Life had to be more than that, and I figured if I was going to get healthy and maybe lose weight, it'd be my way. **A way that'd keep me sane.** And that was the moment everything changed for me. I dropped all of the counting, weighing, measuring, logging and stopped trying to make "perfectly nutritious" food that did **NOT** interest me. I started going with my gut. If I wanted to have a bowl of potato soup, that's what I had. I didn't make any swaps to try and make it "healthier". I made whatever recipe I wanted the way it was described. And I had dessert **EVERY SINGLE DAY**. Not the fat free, sugar free, high protein kind. I had the full fat, added sugar and 'however much protein the ingredients provided' kind. You might be thinking I stuffed myself with food and ate nothing but "crappy" food. But actually, I didn't. Without really trying I started eating **LESS**. Not just that, but I also ate all kinds of things, including vegetables (because I wanted, not because I had to). I'm a foodie, and love to try different flavors. I don’t discriminate ;) All that really did was give me the freedom to make and enjoy any and all foods without guilt. I started cooking more and trying all kinds of recipes without overthinking how I could make them diet-approved. I loved sitting down to eat a home-cooked meal that really made me happy, both in terms of flavor and nourishment. You see, one thing that obsessing over food for years gave me was the opportunity to read a lot and learn about food. I’m not saying that dieting and having unhealthy behaviors with food makes anyone an expert, but dealing with that sparked a lot of interest in me in this area. And between reading labels, books, going to RDs, learning from professionals, becoming a certified health coach, and filtering out all the bu!!sh!t fear-mongering information, I can say I learned *some* good things during those years. So, when I started doing things that “new” way, I knew no matter what food I was eating there was **ALWAYS** something good for me in it. In time, without trying, I became much more relaxed, had waaay less food-related anxiety, created an exercise routine that I liked and stuck to, stopped bingeing, went on trips that normally I'd wait until I was bikini ready to go, and became happier. Did I lose weight? Yes. But that’s not what made this change so great. All of the good things I mentioned above, happened before and throughout my weight loss. Not after. I was living my life as I took care of myself, instead of waiting for the results from "taking care" of myself to start living. And now, taking care of myself is part of my routine. It's not something I have to do, like a task. It's just life. Does it mean I never gained weight and was always happy with the number on the scale since then? No. Life happens and our weight changes for a number of reasons. But as unhappy as I would get during those times, it didn’t consume my life or thoughts. I’d simply stick to doing things as usual and eventually the pounds would come off and everything went back to how it was. I can honestly say that I **NEVER EVER** went back on a diet, or was tempted to, since the biggest decision I made, no matter how bummed I was about my weight. No more forcing or panicking over this, because there's no amount of weight loss that makes the obsession, recurrent binges, anxiety and fear worth it. None. As my journey continued, I realized there was still more to learn and incorporate into my new lifestyle. After that initial change, I went on to incorporate other practices that helped solidify this whole thing for me. These included emotional self-regulation so I stopped using food to feel good, identifying moments I was eating out of habit, and other aspects that created a healthy relationship with food. These other pieces really helped lock in all the good stuff I'd learned. They made my new approach to eating and taking care of myself more complete and easy to stick to, even when life got crazy. So, if you also want to stop consuming your days and energy with overthinking everything you eat, that's one of the focuses of my 1:1 3-month coaching program. I'll look at what you currently do, what works and doesn't for you and guide you through making changes so you regain control of food without losing yourself in the process. We also look at the other aspects I mentioned above - we identify the triggers that are leading you to eat when not hungry, in what situations compulsive eating is coming up as an automatic response and then create plans to address those in a direct and efficient way. This program is for those who've tried lots of the traditional methods such as diets, and restriction, with no permanent results, and are ready for a new approach. The focus is not the food itself, so there's no creating a structured meal plan or diet in this program, but rather it's about transforming habits, mentality and mindset surrounding food. The current investment for this intensive program is $3K and it includes weekly 60-minute calls, assignments for in-between sessions, reading material if/as needed, and unlimited access to me via messaging and email. I offer different formats at different pricing if you're looking for a slight different structure. If interested, feel free to reply to PM me on FB and we'll chat over your current situation and what you're looking for.
There's a lot of bad eating advice out there that keeps you struggling with your eating habits. One is "don't eat at places where you can't know how many calories you're eating or that you have no control over how the food is prepared". For one, you know that the calorie of a food is NOT an indication of how nutritious that food is or that it should be consumed in high quantities. But the problem is it gives this false idea that you must control every aspect of your eating for you to be healthy, and the danger of that is it can create an unhealthy obsession with food that brings too much anxiety, guilt and bingeing. Unless you're preparing for a fitness competition or something of that sort, you don't need that level of precision in order to be generally healthy. All you need is to "master" the fundamentals, which are: - Eat fruits and vegetables - Eat a variety of foods - Drink water - Get some exercise in - Choose unprocessed foods as much as you can If you get these down you'll be okay - well on your way to good physical health. You don't need to do these every day, with every meal, 7 days/week. On some days you might hit all those marks and other days the only green you'll eat is from the guacamole. Other days you might do one or two but not the others. And that is A-OKAY. All you gotta do is do/prioritize those more often than not. No need to freak out about adding protein to everything either. If you eat a variety of foods you'll get everything you need - protein, fiber, etc. Of course, if you have food allergies or intolerance, you should stay away from those. Other than that you can and should eat everything and anything you like, including things like chocolate, and chips. What's great about this is not only you're caring for your health, but you can also sustain and enjoy it for life. Which is what you want in the first place. Worrying about calories, how clean the food is, or whether they're using butter or oil at the restaurant doesn't work long-term and keeps you in a rigid eating plan that is bound to fail. It's just a matter of time. While focusing on the fundamentals gives you flexibility and accounts for things that are part of life. Like when you want to enjoy some good food with friends at your favorite spot, or when you're tired from work and the best you can do is grab some takeout. It's about balance and focusing on adding or doing more of the things that are good for you (hint: spending time with those who energize you over a great dinner is GREAT for your mental health), instead of focusing on removing what's "supposedly" not. I say "supposedly" because nothing is inherently good or bad. It all depends on the context. If you eat a whole pizza with a 2-liter soda for breakfast, lunch and dinner, then eating a kale salad one single day will, seriously, not make a difference. By the same token, if you regularly eat slowly & mindfully, have a variety of foods, vegetables, etc., then even if you grab a whole pizza with soda one day that is not going to ruin your health. Do NOT recommend it; however, it'll not make a dent. But the good news is when you focus on the basics you don't fall into this habitual cycle of eating incredibly large amounts of food, bouncing from obsessive control to complete lack of control. It lets you take care of your health more holistically where you can eat without "buts". No more “I’ll go *but* tomorrow I’ll start over”. Because the moment you think in conditional terms (”but this or that”), you’re blocking yourself from noticing whether you're still hungry or already satisfied. Instead, you choose to continue eating from a place of scarcity and become much more inclined to lose control. What if there is no need to start over because you’re not failing the diet? You won’t know because you either shoot for perfection or eat uncontrollably. So, should you skip eating out? Absolutely not. As a matter of fact, if you want to be fully healthy - mentally, physically & emotionally - you should make room for the things that bring you more pleasure and fulfill you on a personal and interpersonal level. If you're ready to shift into a simpler, yet more enjoyable and sustainable way of getting and staying healthy, that's one of the things I help my clients with. We look at what you're currently doing and I'll guide you through making changes so you reach a middle ground where you continue prioritizing your health but are not saying no to the things you like to do and/or eat. On top of that we identify situations where you're eating without being hungry whether that's because of stress or just out of habit. We'll create a plan to address those directly and stop the automatic behavior. The goal of the program is for you to achieve natural control of your eating where you notice when you're full, easily eat little of or say no to old off-limits food, no longer bouncing between restriction and overeating. The investment for this 3-month intensive 1:1 coaching program is 3K USD but you also have the option to do a payment plan. If interested, feel free to reach out on FB and we can chat about your situation and goals. Talk soon!
