Hi KD
I think from what I remember, Smiley had said it was like she watched someone else do it and she'd already stopped herself 3 times before actually doing the deed, so it wasn't because the food was there or because one thing led to another.
But that could be because the food was there and because one thing led to another. I did that hundreds of times until I perfected the technique.
Sometimes I couldn't do that pause at all. Sometimes I couldn't do it for the right amount of time. Sometimes I couldn't be bothered. Sometimes I couldn't care less whether I put the 8 stone back on or not
Most of these times I couldn't find an emotional cause.
BTW, I've just dug out my Gillian Riley book "Goodbye to overeating"
She says
MYTH: Overeating is the result of unresolved emotional issues: Yet many people overeat when they're happy and enjoying themselves. It can be liberating to discover a way to overcome overeating without delving into your past.
I'm not 100% with her on that, but I do think people go searching for something that they probably will never find, because the problem wasn't there in the first place.