Break the pattern of eating for comfort: how to deal with
emotional eating issues
Emotional eating is eating for reasons other than to provide
needed fuel and sustenance to your body or in response to
hunger. Food can provide a feeling of comfort and eating is
often used to address emotional problems rather than in response
to hunger.
"Depression, boredom, loneliness, chronic anger, anxiety,
frustration, stress, problems with interpersonal relationships
and poor self-esteem can result in overeating and unwanted
weight gain."
It is imperative that you recognize the signals that indicate
eating for emotional comfort and develop a coping strategy to
break this pattern. Let's face it, eating for emotional reasons
will likely cause substantial unwanted weight gain which may
only reinforce whatever emotional problems you may already be
dealing with.
Be conscious of the motivation that causes you to reach for
that bag of processed cookies or sugar drink. If you are aren't
eating for nutrition and/or to assuage normal hunger, you are
going to weigh yourself down with unwanted pounds and negatively
impact your health. As you consume food, categorize the action
and ask yourself whether you are eating to meet emotional needs
or true nutrional needs. If the former, take a time out and deal
with it before continuing.
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