by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Nov 25, 2012 | Abstaining from sugar, and wheat; Food chemicals, Binge Eating and Thanksgiving, Clean eating, Control over binge eating; Food and relationships, flour, Food Addiction, Food Addiction Recovery
Be comforted dear soul! There is always light behind the clouds. ~Louisa May Alcott, Little WomenThanksgiving should be a day of thanks, a day of praise, a day of gratitude, but often for the food addict it’s a day of all out gobbling. Sure, there’s gratitude but it’s...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Aug 27, 2012 | anorexia, Binge Eating, Binge Eating Disorder, bulimia, Eating Disorders, Food Addiction, Hurricane, Mindless eating, Obesity, over-indulge, Overweight
“Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.” ~SenecaHave you ever gone back for an extra serving of food when you weren’t hungry? How about mindless eating between meals on occasion? I’m sure most of us at some time or another took an additional...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | May 14, 2012 | anorexia, Binge Eating Disorder, bulimia, diet success, Food Addiction, Food Addicts Anonymous, food and depression, food sensitivities, hypnosis, Obsession with Food, Signs of a food addict
Did you ever eat well beyond full for days upon days without any relief from a full belly? Did you ever eat tray after tray of sweetened pastries? Do you think about eating every wakened moment? Do you shake when you abruptly stop eating certain foods? Have you been...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Mar 1, 2012 | addicts, alcoholism, anti-anxiety meds, anxiety, best friends, Cravings, Death and addictions, Food Addiction, Gayle King, indulgences, Oprah, suicide and addictions, Whitney Houston
Death is so final. When I learned of Whitney Houston’s untimely death I was greatly saddened—one more addicted person lost their life. The loss of this great icon shadowed my own personal tragedies of people I loved who died before their time. As I reminisce in my...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Sep 7, 2011 | Binge Eating, Daily Exercise, Food Addiction, God, higher power and weight loss, Inner peace, Normal Weight, Optimal health and weight, Overweight, Yo Yo Dieting
I’m often asked how I went from 234 pounds to 139 pounds after years of bouncing up and down with my weight. Let’s be clear, I was the yo yo dieter of the year from early adolescents through my thirties. My weight and my relationship with food were a constant struggle...
by Lisa Ortigara Crego | Aug 1, 2011 | Daily Exercise, diet mentality, Food Addiction, God's Whispers, Obsession with Food, prayer, Weight, Yo Yo Dieting
Don’t you wish someone could tell you how close you are to finally resolving your weight issues and food obsession? Don’t you wish someone could say, “If you just keep at it and understand why you eat you’re certain to stop binge eating?”Or even if it would be...
