It is no easy to identify them, the woman dropping kids off at school appears usual, talks usual, and does things in a usual way but when she is at home alone she eats tons of food and drinks wine by herself. Does that sound like you? If it doesn't, then it probably does to your next door neighbor and you wouldn't even guess it.
The family existence everyone lives currently is full of people who suffer with being alone, feeling blue, miserable, stressed out, tired, and discouraged. Most of us either cope with these emotions in a good way like working out or talking with a friend, or cope in a negative way like stuffing ourselves with snacks to numb the pain.
For the men and women who devour food to feel better, it's a friendless journey. You gorge on food in the privacy of your own home, don't love yourself, and the reasons you started eating in the first place haven't gone anywhere when you are done eating. Do the questions below hit a chord in you? If so then you probably have a problem with emotional eating.
Do you eat when you are not hungry?
Emotional hunger must have food NOW even if you just had a meal and usually food that is not good for you. Physical hunger can wait and is healthy food will satiate it.
Do you visit the cupboard as a method of coping?
Numbing yourself with food rather than dealing with your emotions can actually increase stress, raise your blood pressure, and leave you feeling more depressed than when you started.
Do you overindulge on snacks which are high in fat and carbs?
You should be making 'healthy' food choices 90% of the time and 10% of the time choosing 'fun' foods. If this equation is out of whack on a regular basis, then it's time to take control of your emotional eating.
Learn how to break the HABIT of emotional eating by visiting EmotionalEatingMom.com.
The family existence everyone lives currently is full of people who suffer with being alone, feeling blue, miserable, stressed out, tired, and discouraged. Most of us either cope with these emotions in a good way like working out or talking with a friend, or cope in a negative way like stuffing ourselves with snacks to numb the pain.
For the men and women who devour food to feel better, it's a friendless journey. You gorge on food in the privacy of your own home, don't love yourself, and the reasons you started eating in the first place haven't gone anywhere when you are done eating. Do the questions below hit a chord in you? If so then you probably have a problem with emotional eating.
Do you eat when you are not hungry?
Emotional hunger must have food NOW even if you just had a meal and usually food that is not good for you. Physical hunger can wait and is healthy food will satiate it.
Do you visit the cupboard as a method of coping?
Numbing yourself with food rather than dealing with your emotions can actually increase stress, raise your blood pressure, and leave you feeling more depressed than when you started.
Do you overindulge on snacks which are high in fat and carbs?
You should be making 'healthy' food choices 90% of the time and 10% of the time choosing 'fun' foods. If this equation is out of whack on a regular basis, then it's time to take control of your emotional eating.
Learn how to break the HABIT of emotional eating by visiting EmotionalEatingMom.com.
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Learn more about Emotional Eating. Stop by Katherine Heffernon's site where you can find out all about How To Identify Food Triggers and how this can help.
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