When you think of emotional eating, you often picture a woman sitting in front of TV with a large tub of ice cream, watching a sad movie, having just been dumped by her boyfriend. Far from the Hollywood dramatics however, emotional eating is more common than you think and can be triggered by boredom, worry, anger, frustration, feeling lonely, and a number of other emotions people can feel.
Basically, emotional eating can occur when you are not actually hungry but you need some sort of crutch. Rather than beat yourself up about it, recognize it for what it is and you’re half way there to solving the problem. By identifying your own eating patterns, you can achieve success in long-term weight loss.
Here are three key points to help you get emotional eating under control:
- Notice any patterns to your bad eating habits by writing down in a journal, how you’re feeling whenever you reach for less than healthy food.
- Throw away any junk foods you have in your refrigerator or cupboards that may tempt you.
- If you’re feeling down and you would normally eat something, get outside and exercise. Any type of exercise will get your mind off the comfort food. At the same time your body will release endorphins which naturally boosts your mood.
Rather than get into the vicious cycle of emotional eating, follow these steps to break the cycle now.
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