KIMBERLY PAIGE

Last week, I wrote about how futile it is to try to fill your emotional needs with food (you can read it here), and yet it is something that many of us struggle with on a regular basis. I cannot tell you how many times I have found myself standing in front of my fridge or my pantry looking for something to take the edge off. Or, recognizing midway through a package of chocolate chips that I am not even enjoying the experience—I’m just shoveling food into my mouth. Figuring ou

“There is no joy in this.” I must have made this statement to myself a hundred times following an episode of overeating. I’m not sure why that was the particular wording I chose, but that was the exact phrase I spoke to myself as I sat feeling heavy, dirty, ugly, and worthless following a binge. There was regret each and every time that I overate, and yet that regret was not powerful enough to prevent me from doing it again in a day, a week, or a month. What was wrong with m

Sometimes we can pick up telling insights from our childhood dreams… Recently, I read Lewis Howes’ book The School of Greatness. Early on in the book, Howes talks about looking back on our childhood for clues about our deepest desires and values. Think about what it is that you really, REALLY wanted when you were young. It took me a bit to come up with something that my child-self longed for with maddening intensity… And then I remembered. My twin obsessions were to become a

I have written quite a bit about how I eat like I’m on vacation ALL THE TIME. So when I actually go on vacation, I just eat like normal. Crazy, right? It totally works for me. The same is true for me about eating out. Whether I’m eating out or eating in, it looks pretty much the same. I have to totally “pooh pooh” anyone who says you cannot eat out and obtain or maintain the body/fitness level that you want. You can and it doesn’t involve eating only appetizers/shared plate