As we continue our articles on emotional eating, we want to remind our readers that food is a source of fuel and most people have a deeper connection around when they eat, how much they eat and how food satisfies a need for comfort. There is an opportunity to gather wisdom from our beliefs.
Emotional eating can be devastating to your weight loss progress. One moment you are well on your journey toward an ideal body image and then you find yourself weak or vulnerable to over-eating or binging on something that is typically high calorie. It could be that your denials to your body for something in particular (whether that be chocolate, bread or specific meats) are backfiring and you are uncontrollably replenishing yourself. But for the most part, that is known as binging.
While emotions may play a role, the real concern about Emotional Eating has to do with our regular habitual patterns and food. When do we eat? Why do we eat? Or more specifically, what 'feelings' do we have about food and what feelings are we gathering about ourselves while we eat.
For some, emotions can be about comfort food. For others emotions can include the satisfaction and safety that we feel while we are eating - as in, if we are eating, everything must be OK. And of course, there are a while litany of emotions that involve our past experiences with food and eating, whether that be in social scenarios, the isolation of our family and home or out and about.
Some basic tactics that you can take to help protect yourself from the destructive nature of Emotional Eating, include:
-be disciplined in your notes on food intake.....if you are documenting your diet and consumption well, you will be more aware when these emotional eating episodes begin to arise and you will have the awareness to manage the risk,
-call it for what it is.....the whole saying that recognizing the problem is half the battle is true. If you know of your history with emotional eating and have an awareness around what that means to you, then you are ready to alert yourself that you are starting down a familiar path. And if you are truly determined (if your 'why' is grounded) then you will clinical in your non-emotional disposition of the upcoming behavior,
-talk it out.....I'm a big believer in solving life's challenges on our own but this is one area where the therapeutical nature of a trusted conversation can be a big advantage. You will realize that most people have this challenge, discover new ways to combat it and you will have the monkey off of your back, and
-know your counter tactics....decide in advance on some things that you can do to counter the upcoming bout before it gets started.
Food is not your friend nor is it your enemy. It is fuel for the body. Your body is you! Your mind may be telling you that you would 'feel better' if you ate the ice cream, drank the shake, snacked on the chocolates, but the reality is that your body suffers. So take control over your mind and be responsible TO your body.
You can learn to get a good body image. We hope that these weight loss tips prove helpful and that you are on your way toward your ideal body image.
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