Crumbs: Compulsive Emotional Overeating

Protein diets. Fads. Surgery. Yo-yo dieting. Pills. Liquid meals. You lose some weight, and then you gain it back along with more. You drive by your favorite fast food restaurant, and that little voice inside your head urges you to stop and buy something. You’ve eaten a full meal, but you feel like you deserve to indulge. You take comfort in knowing that food is your best friend, yet sometimes, you wish you were free from its rule. Does this struggle sound familiar? You may overeat when you are bored, stressed, anxious, depressed, lonely — or even when you are happy. You relate your emotions to food. You use food as a coping mechanism, or a way to avoid your emotions, and you may be overweight and unhappy as a result of overeating. In Crumbs, Becky Reed shares her struggle with binge eating and the slices of her life that, after much self examination, made her realize that there was no reason to continue the years of self-abuse. She learns self-love and acceptance, while gaining the strength to walk away from a toxic, codependent relationship with a man who struggles with his own addictions and insecurities. From this book, learn ways to develop alternative coping strategies and achieve balance between being out of control and total abstinence. Be free of guilt and rebuild self esteem. Understand that you don't have to deprive yourself of foods that you love, but you don't need to hold on to those foods for contentment.