Thursday, January 24, 2008
7 signs of emotional eating
When a craving to snack hits, try asking yourself if the desire to eat is caused by true or emotional hunger before you head for the kitchen or vending machine. Not sure? See if any of these emotional eating warning signs apply:
- You strongly crave a certain comfort food, and a healthier choice won't do.
- The urge to eat passes if you delay a few minutes.
- The urge to eat is accompanied by a trigger, such as an emotion (stress, boredom or even happiness), particular place, person or situation.
- You are eating to fill a void (loneliness, emptiness, lack of fulfillment).
- You eat quickly, gobbling the food down without tasting or enjoying it.
- You want a snack to relax, unwind or reward yourself.
- You've eaten within the last two or three hours.
The key to breaking emotional eating isn't avoidance or willpower, but understanding. Even if you give in, ask yourself what's going on and come up with a strategy to react differently next time. Soon emotional eating won't be so automatic.
Posted by HoodiaPharm HungerAway ::
7:28 AM ::
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