Lots of things make me want to eat. Stress, disappointment, a bad day. In fact, sometimes LIFE makes me want to eat. But nothing sends me toward food faster than pain. I think it started when I skinned my knee as a kid and my mother said, “Here’s a cookie. Now you’ll feel better.”

Of course, the cookie always worked. So ever since then, I’ve had a connection between food and “skinned knees,” both physical and emotional. In my work as a weight-loss coach, I teach others how to identify emotions, then be willing to feel and express them. But sometimes I have trouble following my own advice.

The holiday season of 2007 was especially hard for me. I missed my parents who both died in recent years. Family members were far away and our friends were busy or out of town. Because of a blizzard on Christmas Day, my husband and I decided to create a cozy holiday dinner at home. Read the rest of this entry »

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