Tag: food addiction

• Food Addiction Recovery Is Not A Diet

  

  A Diet Is Temporary, Recovery Is A Lifestyle If you have spent years dieting, you probably know what it feels like to believe that the next plan is finally going to be “the one” that changes everything. Maybe you have started out on a Monday morning or the first of the month, with a brand…

  Abstinent Kitchen

  September 26, 2026

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• Food Addiction Recovery: How to Handle Seasonal Food Triggers

  

  Instead of immediately asking ourselves, “How can I make this old food abstinent?” we can instead, pause, and ask, “What is it about this season that I want to experience again, and how can I experience it in recovery?”

  Abstinent Kitchen

  September 15, 2026

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• September Is Where Summer and Autumn Meet

  

  Why “The Last Summer Cookout” Can Be A Trigger. Food addiction does not take a holiday weekend off, and seasonal celebrations do not suddenly make compulsive eating safe. In fact, the combination of abundant food, relaxed schedules, social expectations, nostalgia, and the feeling that summer is ending can create a perfect storm for someone who…

  Abstinent Kitchen

  September 6, 2026

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• The Slippery Slope of Artificial Sweeteners

  

  Recovery didn’t just remove sugar from my plate. It removed the obsession from my mind.

  Abstinent Kitchen

  July 7, 2026

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