Can't stop losing control around food?
And then you can't stop thinking about food because you're anxious about the next binge?
What if you could channel your desire for control in an effective way instead of fighting against yourself, losing and gaining the same 20-30 pounds over and over?
My name is Jared and I struggled with binge eating, emotional eating and overeating for 6+ years.
For 6 years, every single day I would think about food, calories, my weight, etc.
Every single day I would wish for freedom, to be normal around food but I didn't know how to stop my urges and cravings!
Late nights and weekends, I would dread the loss of control with food and wake up feeling totally bloated, painful, and ashamed.
Nothing changed until I took steps to shift my obsessive thinking into powerful healing. How?
By learning to Journal in a mindful way to 'catch my cues'!
Once I learned how to catch my cues with a mindfulness journal I turned greatest weakness to my greatest strength!
I found myself eating intuitively, no longer bingeing and finding true freedom to live my best life!
So, if you are drawn to journaling then continue reading!
“44 years of binge eating, GONE in 5 months.”
“First time I’m treating underlying problems”
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Millions of hardworking folks are struggling with overeating, if you’re anything like them …
- You find yourself waking up hating your body and puffy face from overeating and bingeing last night.
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- You’ve gone to the moon and back with Overeater’s Anonymous, various diets, doctors, therapies and feels like you have only yourself left to blame.
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- Deep down you feel that you are broken and that there’s just something truly wrong with your body and who you are.
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- You can’t stop thinking about food and weight even though this only makes things worse and blocks you from your dreams and relationships.
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- You’re worried about your health and know tons of information about healthy eating, but you still can’t stop self-sabotaging and keep gaining weight.
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- You’ve tried various attempts at ‘eating when hungry stop when full’, or Intuitive Eating but you just lose control and overeat
I want you to know that you’re not alone, and that real lasting change is both possible and proven.
Are you ready for an incredibly simple and effective approach to stop binge eating and become totally free around food so that you can just be yourself?
If you are struggling with overeating, and if you are willing to work hard and embrace a uniquely mindful way of journaling without calories then Eating Enlightenment may be for you.
Hi! I’m Jared and I know what it feels like to be broken. Hell, I became a Zen Monk for 13 months in desperation.
I just want you to know that I believe in your innate potential and ability to grow, heal and thrive … perhaps even more than you do at this current moment.
If I can overcome my 10 year struggle with binge eating, isolating social awkwardness, and negative self-worth then I know you can too. Years ago I had no idea about who I was, I just knew I hated myself and I hid my shame in food.
However, I was lucky to join a Zen Monastery for 13 months where I overcame binge eating (for the first but not last time).
My mission is to help recreate my Zen Monastery experience for fellow overeaters who are willing to explore Awareness Journaling as a lifestyle and spiritual path.
“44 years of binge eating; 100% GONE after 5 months.”
“I’ve truly embraced the journal lifestyle.”
“For the first time in my life I am fitting into a small pair of pants – even after I had bought a larger, more comfortable slacks like Jared had suggested as part of making my body feel safe and comfortable. I’ve truly embraced the journal lifestyle I would say and It boggles my mind that 8 months after the program ended my waist is actually smaller and I no longer need the larger pants. Plus I have only an inkling of what my weight is when I had to check my weight when I went to the doctor’s office. I could have told the doctor I didn’t want my weight checked, that’s something Jared taught me, but I was curious and didn’t judge myself. It’s just crazy I’m still shocked these jeans fit. This is such good emotional work it really spills over into all of your life!”
– Angelica Wood 7th Grade Teacher
“For the first time in my life I am fitting into a small pair of pants – even after I had bought a larger, more comfortable slacks like Jared had suggested as part of making my body feel safe and comfortable. I’ve truly embraced the journal lifestyle I would say and It boggles my mind that 8 months after the program ended my waist is actually smaller and I no longer need the larger pants. Plus I have only an inkling of what my weight is when I had to check my weight when I went to the doctor’s office. I could have told the doctor I didn’t want my weight checked, that’s something Jared taught me, but I was curious and didn’t judge myself. It’s just crazy I’m still shocked these jeans fit. This is such good emotional work it really spills over into all of your life!”
– Angelica Wood 7th Grade Teacher
“For the first time in my life I am fitting into a small pair of pants – even after I had bought a larger, more comfortable slacks like Jared had suggested as part of making my body feel safe and comfortable. I’ve truly embraced the journal lifestyle I would say and It boggles my mind that 8 months after the program ended my waist is actually smaller and I no longer need the larger pants. Plus I have only an inkling of what my weight is when I had to check my weight when I went to the doctor’s office. I could have told the doctor I didn’t want my weight checked, that’s something Jared taught me, but I was curious and didn’t judge myself. It’s just crazy I’m still shocked these jeans fit. This is such good emotional work it really spills over into all of your life!”
– Angelica Wood 7th Grade Teacher
“Yo-yo dieter free in 3 months.”
“I just had a major Eating Enlightenment moment.”
“I am flying in the heavens as I write this. I just had a major eating enlightenment moment. I’ve been meditating and journaling throughout this entire program and I’m now able to take the role of witness of my behaviors and watch from my place of curiosity without self-judgment. It really seems like my brain is actually rewiring because I’m seeing food differently and my body. This morning I looked into the mirror and didn’t even recognize myself! It was like seeing an old, familiar friend after many years apart. I wanted to hug this woman and tell her that I missed her. And that I recognized your beauty. She was beautiful and confident. And that I looked at her even closer and I realized that she was my sister, my soul sister – she was me! It was though I had lifted a veil and was seeing the world for the first time. I’m just so excited about where this journey is taking me and I’m also proud to say in this moment there is no end. Just here now.”
– Riya Cottrell Writer
“I am flying in the heavens as I write this. I just had a major eating enlightenment moment. I’ve been meditating and journaling throughout this entire program and I’m now able to take the role of witness of my behaviors and watch from my place of curiosity without self-judgment. It really seems like my brain is actually rewiring because I’m seeing food differently and my body. This morning I looked into the mirror and didn’t even recognize myself! It was like seeing an old, familiar friend after many years apart. I wanted to hug this woman and tell her that I missed her. And that I recognized your beauty. She was beautiful and confident. And that I looked at her even closer and I realized that she was my sister, my soul sister – she was me! It was though I had lifted a veil and was seeing the world for the first time. I’m just so excited about where this journey is taking me and I’m also proud to say in this moment there is no end. Just here now.”
– Riya Cottrell Writer
“I am flying in the heavens as I write this. I just had a major eating enlightenment moment. I’ve been meditating and journaling throughout this entire program and I’m now able to take the role of witness of my behaviors and watch from my place of curiosity without self-judgment. It really seems like my brain is actually rewiring because I’m seeing food differently and my body. This morning I looked into the mirror and didn’t even recognize myself! It was like seeing an old, familiar friend after many years apart. I wanted to hug this woman and tell her that I missed her. And that I recognized your beauty. She was beautiful and confident. And that I looked at her even closer and I realized that she was my sister, my soul sister – she was me! It was though I had lifted a veil and was seeing the world for the first time. I’m just so excited about where this journey is taking me and I’m also proud to say in this moment there is no end. Just here now.”
– Riya Cottrell Writer
“I look back and I missed so much of life.”
“Writing your thoughts onto paper truly does get them out of your head.”
I suppose if you are reading this then you too have struggled with diets, weight and the finicky scale. I’ve finally released the hold the scale has over me. The process of writing your thoughts onto paper truly does get them out of your head. I have finally released my chronic need to diet. Dieting for me was always about getting control when my life was falling apart. I was anxious and stressed all the time no wonder! I feel like Jared’s emphasis on emotional intelligence and self-care has really just glued all these pieces of intuitive eating together. And now that I’m taking care of myself I can a) recognize dieting thoughts and b) say politely no thanks to my dieting thoughts. Oh, and the scale, it’s more of an afterthought now. I check it about once a week but if I forget a day then I don’t care. Previously I would have checked multiple times per day. What a shift!”
– Claire Mcmanus Graphic Designer
I suppose if you are reading this then you too have struggled with diets, weight and the finicky scale. I’ve finally released the hold the scale has over me. The process of writing your thoughts onto paper truly does get them out of your head. I have finally released my chronic need to diet. Dieting for me was always about getting control when my life was falling apart. I was anxious and stressed all the time no wonder! I feel like Jared’s emphasis on emotional intelligence and self-care has really just glued all these pieces of intuitive eating together. And now that I’m taking care of myself I can a) recognize dieting thoughts and b) say politely no thanks to my dieting thoughts. Oh, and the scale, it’s more of an afterthought now. I check it about once a week but if I forget a day then I don’t care. Previously I would have checked multiple times per day. What a shift!”
– Claire Mcmanus Graphic Designer
I suppose if you are reading this then you too have struggled with diets, weight and the finicky scale. I’ve finally released the hold the scale has over me. The process of writing your thoughts onto paper truly does get them out of your head. I have finally released my chronic need to diet. Dieting for me was always about getting control when my life was falling apart. I was anxious and stressed all the time no wonder! I feel like Jared’s emphasis on emotional intelligence and self-care has really just glued all these pieces of intuitive eating together. And now that I’m taking care of myself I can a) recognize dieting thoughts and b) say politely no thanks to my dieting thoughts. Oh, and the scale, it’s more of an afterthought now. I check it about once a week but if I forget a day then I don’t care. Previously I would have checked multiple times per day. What a shift!”
– Claire Mcmanus Graphic Designer
“It just brings incredible freedom.”
