EFT Tips

EFT and Ice Cream Cravings - Jannie's Story

I teach a 3-week teleclass on “EFT for Weight Loss.” On the first call, I have people bring food to the call, so we can tap for cravings in the moment. After the first round, almost everyone’s craving was down, except 1 woman, who I’ll call “Jannie.”

Jannie was tapping on her craving for ice cream, although she didn’t bring it to the call because “unless someone delivered it as I dialed in, I would have eaten it the minute it came in the house!”

We tapped for cravings:

Even though I have this craving, I deeply and completely accept myself.
Even though I really want this food right now, I deeply accept myself with compassion and grace.
Even though I have this urge to eat, I choose to find a new and surprising way to manage the craving.

Is It Safe To Lose Weight?

Hi Everyone,

Carol Solomon, PhD successfully focuses on an important issue for her binge-eating client. Note both the background story and the language details. Please consult physicians on all medical issues.

Gary Craig (Originally published on Emofree.com)

By Carol Solomon, PhD

Dear Gary,

Sue was a binge eater who seemed to sabotage herself at every turn. She tried everything and lost weight many times, only to gain it back and more. She described her eating as being "like a runaway train. She ate to relieve stress. She ate to celebrate. She ate for every emotion she ever felt. And she felt like a failure.

EFT Success For A Binge Eater

Hi Everyone,

Carol Solomon, PhD gives important insights regarding a successful Binge Eating case. Afterwards, her client says, "For the first time in my LIFE ” on Monday night, I was given a chocolate at the end of Christmas meal with friends at a restaurant and I put it to my mouth to take a bite (habit – "in my mouth before I thought about it) and it was too sweet and I was too full ” and I held (HELD) the last 2/3rd's of it in my fingers for over 10 minutes as we were all saying goodbye and I threw it in a bin (THREW IT OUT) on the way to my car!!!"

Gary Craig (Originally published on Emofree.com)

By Carol Solomon, Ph.D.

Dear Gary,

To a binge eater, having ONE experience where you feel comfortable in your own skin is a success ” throwing away food (because you didn’t want it) is a major breakthrough. A day without binging can feel like a miracle.

I have worked with Carla for 4 sessions. She had a traumatic childhood (an abusive father). She associated food with survival, the only thing she could give herself for comfort. As a child, she promised herself that when she grew up, she could have whatever she wanted, whenever she wanted.

Carla already knew that EFT worked, since she used it to eliminate her need for her asthma inhaler. But she had not been able to stop binge eating. This problem can permeate everything you do. Carla had her life on hold. She wanted to build her business and start a new relationship, but everything felt too risky. The world was not a safe place.

First, we tapped on her belief that she can’t have what she wants, so she substitutes food.

Binge Eating Gone In 12 Sessions After Hundreds Of Hours In Traditional Therapy Failed

Binge eating has many emotional roots, many of which are often outside the client's awareness. Listen in as Carol Solomon, PhD helps her client discover, and resolve, several such issues. (Originally published on Emofree.com)

By Carol Solomon, Ph.D. MCC

My client, Carla, was aching to stop binge eating so that she could become more slender.  As much as she wanted to lose weight, Carla viewed thin people as vulnerable, exposed and weak.  She somehow feared that she would “blow away in the wind” if she became thin.  She thought she was being “shallow” in her beliefs about thin people, but it turned out to be much deeper than that – several core emotional issues emerged.

Even though I think thin people are weak, and I don’t want to be like them, I love and accept myself completely.

Even though I’m afraid I’ll blow away in the wind if I don’t eat enough…

Even though I think thin people are exposed and vulnerable…

Even though I’m not sure what this means, or how I came to believe this … it feels threatening … like I might not even exist if I don’t eat enough.

EFT For Overeating And Panic Attacks

For 10 years, my client “Margie” had panic attacks in the middle of the night (approximately twice a month). She would wake up startled in the middle of the night and feel “very, very scared . . . panicked . . . not knowing what to do.” She had tightness in her chest and difficulty breathing. She felt like she was going to jump out of her skin.

Margie’s mother was depressed, very emotional and easily overwhelmed. Everything was “hard” for her, and whenever something was “hard,” it threw her off. She couldn’t handle it and became even more depressed.

Margie grew up telling herself that nothing was going to be “hard” for her and that she wouldn’t make a big deal out of anything. Growing up, everything was an issue, so Margie vowed not to let anything get to her. She thought that if she let anything get to her, it meant she was “weak,” like her mom.

EFT For Binge Eating CD

Binge eating is ENTIRELY solvable. I define it as a *meltdown*. It has a very predictable cycle, and once you get past a certain point in the binge cycle, it's very hard to turn back. It looks like this:

Triggering Event --> Tension Builds --> Vapor Lock --> Meltdown (Binge)

Being a former binge eater myself, I've written several articles, led teleseminars on how to stop binge eating with EFT and without EFT, and written a book on using EFT for binge eating. I have turned the teleseminar into a binge eating CD.

And as always, EFT CDS make wonderful holiday gifts (for yourself, your clients, your family and friends).

Binge Eating: EFT vs. Traditional Therapy

If you have ever tried traditional therapy for food and weight issues, you know that most therapists don't have the answers.

Let me be the first to say that it's not their fault.

It's an insidious problem and most therapists don't have specific training in this area.

EFT was originally developed to shave years off the process of traditional therapy.

It works.

Binge Eating Greatly Decreases After Hundreds of Hours of Traditional Therapy Fails

With EFT, you may have to dig a little deeper, but there is always hope.

And it's always worth it.

EFT for Stress Eating

Got stress? Most people do . . . and it's easy to reach for food or some other substance to deal with it.

Feeling the need for chocolate?

Take a look at the sources of stress in your life, and see if your list has increased or intensified in some way. For instance, I've been doing some home remodeling lately -- I underestimated how stressful it would be. When I took a survey of all of the changes we were making at one time -- no wonder I was feeling the pressure! Fortunately, I didn't reach for food, but I did lose sleep over it.

EFT for Binge Eating

Here's my latest article published by Gary Craig, in case you missed it:

Carol Solomon, PhD gives important insights regarding a successful Binge Eating case. Afterwards, her client says,"For the first time in my LIFE … on Monday night, I was given a chocolate at the end of Christmas meal with friends at a restaurant and I put it to my mouth to take a bite (habit – in  my mouth before I thought about it) and it was too sweet and I was too full … and I held (HELD) the last 2/3rd's of it in my fingers for over 10 minutes as we were all saying goodbye and I threw it in a bin (THREW IT OUT) on the way to my car!!!"

Read more on binge eating.

"I Am A Binge Eater, and I'm Afraid To Be Thin"

My biggest challenge is my commitment to staying on the right path and fear of losing the weight. I get down to a certain number and then I panic and eat. I have a fear of being thin.