Emotional Eating

Hi my name is Dina, I am wellness activator, holistic expert, empowerment life coach and today I wanted to talk about why is emotional eating present in your life?

Sometimes we turn to food, even when we are not hungry. Emotional eating can lead to consumption of extra calories

, which we all know can slow us down when it comes to meeting our weight loss goals

𝒀𝒊𝒌𝒆𝒔…𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕?

I know! But don’t worry, I will help you determine if you are falling into the emotional eating trap and give you some alternative actions to help you stay on track.

𝑺𝒐, 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒏 𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓!

First, let’s talk about what emotional eating is. Emotional eating is when you choose to distract yourself with food instead of dealing with your emotions. Some of the common emotions we try to escape include

stress,

worry, lack, and

boredom.

Basically, we distract ourselves with food instead of digging into the root issue.

So how do you figure out if you are turning to food instead of dealing with your emotions?

Do you find yourself turning to food when you don’t feel physically hungry?

𝑨𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒓 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒕?

Perhaps, you have found yourself diving into a tub of ice cream

right after you ate a large meal

. You know that you can’t be hungry, but for some reason you can’t help but want to indulge.

If this sounds familiar, you might need to dive into your emotions and see what is causing the emotional eating in the first place.

One of the ways to stop emotional eating is to really be aware of your body and ask yourself if you are physically hungry or if you are trying to deal with something else.

Next time you want to eat a sleeve of Girl Scout cookies, ask yourself if there is something else going on in your life.

Are you stressed about a project at work?

Are you lacking human connection?

Are you dealing with a rough patch in your relationship?

These types of situations can cause emotional eating. So being aware of your body and feelings can help you take a step back and evaluate if you are hungry

or if you need to address your emotional health.

𝑺𝒐, 𝒘𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒍𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈?

You could stop and go for a walk.

Become aware of feelings

Practice relaxation exercises

You could call up a friend you haven’t talked to in a while.

The alternative action to emotional eating might depend on what is causing the emotional distress in the first place.

If you need help determining if you are struggling with emotional eating and want some healthy alternatives to devouring 7 ice cream bars, box of cookies or bag of Doritos click on the link below to book a complimentary discovery session and let’s have a heart-to-heart