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Emotional Eating
Emotional eating
Emotional eating is one of the most popular eating disorders in today’s world. It is a practice where an individual eats in response to an emotion. It is like reciprocating your feelings by eating food in large quantities and especially junk food. Emotional eaters are dictated by their emotions. It is not your body but it is your mind, which prompts how much, and when to eat.
Emotional eaters tend to think that food is the only thing, which can comfort their minds in any type of disturbance. Food acts as a healer for those who tend to overeat during emotional distress
When can you indulge in emotional eating?
There is no particular trend of eating for emotional eaters. Their minds may response to some emotion in such a way when food seems to be the only resort to pleasure. You will never find anyone eating a carrot stick while depressed. Tendency to cram junk food increases in emotional eaters. The more high cal and high fat food is consumed, the more we feel better and satiated.
Symptoms of emotional eating
You belong to the category of emotional eaters if you face some of the symptoms mentioned beneath:
• Overeating without realizing
• Feeling ashamed or guilty after eating
• Eating alone or at odd places
• Eating after arguments even if you are not hungry
• Craving for specific food items, like feeling to eat lots of chocolates when depressed
• Feeling like to eat in response to external cues like food advertisement
• Eating because there is nothing else to do
• Eating mitigates anxiety and makes you feel better.
How to overcome emotional eating
It is very difficult to control cravings for emotional eaters. But we provide you with simple tips and tricks by using which you can make your weight loss programmes successful. Emotional eating becomes a habit with the passing time. One has to develop alternatives in order to overcome the vicious cycle of emotional eating. Whenever you have an eating trigger try out doing these alternatives:
• Start doing housework or gardening
• Wash your car
• Call up some friend and start chatting
• Try your hands at some new hobby which seems interesting
• Get hold of a book a read
• Take a bubble bath
The more you distract yourself from food, results will be positive and you will be able to maintain your weight loss programme properly. If distraction doesn’t work for you then go for professional guidance.
Coping with Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is a behavioral disorder. You feel hungry not because your stomach is empty. You eat because your mind prompts you to do so in response to a certain emotion. You can cope with this order by:
• Performing meditation
• Doing Relaxation exercises
• Going for group or individual counseling
The more you learn the techniques of coping with this behavioral disorder; your nutrition management gets better. If you are successful in implementing any of the alternatives, don’t forget to reward yourself. Reinforcement is a good way to encourage your mind.
Feb 05 at 07:11AM (5554 Views)
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Karen |
Irene I'm so sorry to hear that. I can not imagine what you are going through. I understand that when times are tough a quick fix is to dive for some satisfying carbs. Without a doubt they make things feel a lot better, at least in the short term. To be a chef you are clearly well organised, creative and caring. It's time you started to care about yourself seriously. I'm sure it is very difficult when you are probably surrounded with food all day to try to limit eating to breakfast, lunch and dinner times only. But you can organise yourself. You're good at that. So try this thought. Take the time to think of 3 good qualities about yourself. It doesn't matter what they are just take your time. 3 things that you know you can do and are good at. Then half way through each meal (breakfast, lunch and dinner) pause and think of those qualities. Then resume the meal slowly. that way you are nourishing your mind and body. Be caring to you, you deserve it. Good luck!
Jun 27 at 04:25PM
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Karen |
How often do you get that angry Irene?
Jun 25 at 12:34PM
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Irene |
I think i may have this issue. I eat when i get really angry, but i love cooking i plan to be a chef so i cook when im stressed or something and i end up eating most of it even when im not hungry. And when am i saposed to know when to eat? I hear its bad to eat when your not hungry but its bad to wait until your tummy starts growling.
Jun 23 at 11:56PM
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Karen |
My reply is mostly for Sisanda or anyone else in her situation. You seem to be suffering with' emotional not eating' That sounds terrible, you poor thing. You know you must feed your body in order to maintain good health. Do you enjoy food normally when you're not stressed?
Jun 22 at 10:25AM
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Odette |
Meditation is good for all type of eating disorder
Jun 18 at 08:27PM
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Sisanda |
its nice to hear your advise but i dont know if there is a name for what i go through, instead of feeling to eat when i go through emotions i just dont eat and can go for days and even weeks without eating. I know its bad for my health but i just cant help bing disgusted by food and feeling i should punish myself by not eating for what ever bad thing im going through
Jun 15 at 10:34AM
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Odette |
I practiced meditation and it worked out perfectly for me
I encourage others to do the same ,
Barnes and Nobel sale a lot of book and audio CD that can help any body to star meditating in a flash
Jun 12 at 08:46PM
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Annette, Eat |
While I agree that emotional eating is a real problem; also Emotional eating can actually be a physical deficiency of a necessary nutrients such as minerals or enzymes. If you are low on minerals you can crave more sweets. Sugar strips your body of minerals and this makes the craving cycle worse. Do not try to climb a mountain without the right equipment. And do not try to manage emotional eating without the extra help of replenishing nutrient depletion. I like to use professional quality supplementation for my clients to aid in this problem while they are tracking food and mood on my special log. ****fullcirclenaturalhealth****
Jun 12 at 12:56PM
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Hanan |
i have this problem of emotional eating but i can't overcome this problem b/c it's always connected with being stress. As long as i am stressed and under pressure i prefer eating any sweets (chocolates, ice cream, juice or sweets) cometimes i prefer drinking coke.
Jun 11 at 06:28PM
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Anne |
thanx 4 the advise..this will helpin my weight loss
Jun 06 at 03:55PM
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Sanjila |
hm... ya...it is worthy to read...and practice,,,thank you
Jun 03 at 09:22AM
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Naomi |
thankyou so much i now feel better when i read this instruction and will now follow to try and loose weight and feel good about myself..great hearing from u...
May 29 at 08:48PM
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Karen |
Nourish your body, don't stuff it!
Try to think about what your body needs to be healthy. You know all the good fruit and veg etc. Then eat only those things. Then afterwards, when you will probably say to yourself that you don't feel full, remind yourself how well you have nourished your body. Think about how well you have looked after yourself.
Do not stuff your face with food. Oddly enough we usually overeat with bad foods. I bet you would not pump yourself with toxic drugs, so don't do it with sugar and transfats either!
May 25 at 05:19AM
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Sahar |
iwnt the name of medications thanks
May 21 at 11:38PM
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Melody |
Wow! It is so nice to know I am not alone with this addiction or habit called "emotional eating." I have thought this about myself for some time but know definitely after reading the symptoms of an emotional eater. I ate Mac and Cheese last night and told myself I needed the carbs for energy. May be just maybe I have found a place that will work to help me live a healthier lifestyle.
May 21 at 05:03PM
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