Out of Your Comfort Zone

“I haven’t met any one who particularly craves carrot or celery” I said at one of our follow up visits

She was upset at the health coach I had referred her to

They had discussed emotional eating and she was adamant that was not a correct description of her status

I paused

It was clearly a touchy subject

“We are all emotional eaters” I told her

Like you guessed… I didn’t stop there

“We eat when we are happy

Also sometimes when we are sad

It’s not unique to you so don’t take it personally”

We discussed cravings

How they are specific

Usually something spicy, buttery, greasy , high corn fructose-y, meaty …

We laughed

She got my drift

We talked strategies to deal with those cravings

I encouraged her to listen to a Facebook live I had done with Dr Catherine H Toomern how to eat through the holidays!

We discussed reattemping connecting with a health coach now that we had a better understanding of intended message!

Conversations are important in the journey of living long and well!

Pleasant and sometimes uncomfortable ones.

Conversations continue…


In health,
Dr. O

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Dr. Tolulope Olabintan MD, AAHIVS, FAAFP, dipABLM Dr. Tolulope Olabintan is the Co-Founder and Medical Director of Livingspring Family Medical Center. She is a Christian, Family Physician, writer, mentor, mother and wife. She takes joy in empowering her patients and readers to live their fullest lives possible. She helps patients live long and well as she believes that the quality of life is just as important as the quantity of life. She is also a foodie and loves the colors teal and orange. Dr. Olabintan completed her medical degree at UMDNJ Rutgers Medical School in 2007. Dr. O went on to finish her Family Medicine Residency from Albert Einstein College of Medicine Family Medicine residency where she also served as a Chief Resident. She then went on to complete a women’s health/surgical obstetrics fellowship at St Francis hospital in 2011. She is a board-certified Family Physician, Lifestyle Medicine, a HIV specialist and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.