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Katrina Ubell is a pediatrician and author of How to Lose Weight for the Last Time: Brain-Based Solutions for Permanent Weight Loss.

Emotional eating: Why you always want food

Katrina Ubell, MD
Conditions
September 20, 2022

An excerpt from How to Lose Weight for the Last Time: Brain-Based Solutions for Permanent Weight Loss. Copyright © 2022 by Katrina Ubell. Reprinted with permission of Balance Publishing. All rights reserved.

“I just really like food.”

“Eating at a beautiful restaurant or tasting something different and special while traveling is one …

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Emotional eating: Why you always want food

The simple step that helped this physician lose 10 pounds

Katrina Ubell, MD
Conditions
February 13, 2020

By the time I turned 40, I had gained and lost 40 pounds at least ten times. It started with the “freshman fifteen” plus another twenty-five in college. In medical school, I was introduced to sweetened coffee beverages, and I snacked on pretzels and candy to stay awake while studying. I got through overnight call during residency by using my meal tickets to buy chocolate-covered ice cream bars. And once …

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The simple step that helped this physician lose 10 pounds

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