Eating my feelings is something that I really seem to struggle with. I try my hardest not to, but sometimes my emotions just get the better of me and I shove whatever I can find into my mouth. At the time it is bliss, but the moment the food is gone I hate myself for it. It's a never ending cycle that I am determined to stop.
The only problem with my determination to stop is that I don't really know how to. It's more than just a food thing, it seems to go a little deeper than that so the first thing I have to do is work out why I do it. Once I have the why sorted out, I am sure there will be an easy solution to stopping the behaviour altogether.
I found some articles which may be of possible interest on the topic :
- Emotional Eating from Weightloss.com
- Weight Loss : Emotional Eating from MedicineNet.com
- Gain Control of Emotional Eating from the Mayo Clinic
They pretty much have all the same info, but are also a little interesting. I am hoping that with more thorough reading I will pick up on something that I will find helpful.
Gosh, I've been working on not eating my feelings forever. Some days are better than others, as long as you keep on fighting the fight, you'll get there eventually!
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xo
A fight I have been fighting for years!!! It's a constant struggle that I hope someday I will win!! Someday!!
ReplyDeleteI absolutely have this problem as well! I try to remind myself that I don't actually need that 2nd piece of cake, especially since I indulged in the first piece! And I drink a LOT of lemon water. It's hard to stop eating when you want to and start making conscious choices.
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