What if I told you there was a way to stop emotional eating? Get past it. Be free of it.
I promise it’s true. I totally get that when you’re an emotional eater, it can seem like a lifelong sentence.
But if you can get to the bottom of WHY you do it, you can take control.
Emotional eating isn’t because you’re weak or flawed or a disaster around food. It could be because...
Food is everywhere
Food advertising is everywhere
You eat when you’re bored, procrastinating, or want to relax
You reach for food when your emotions are high (or low)
Emotional eating has become a habit
Other people are eating around you
Emotional eating is hardly EVER about the food. It’s about learned, habitual responses to a trigger.
Here’s what to do:
Be mindful and start noticing when you emotional eat
Why? What’s happened? How are you feeling? Where are you, what’s in your environment?
STOP and pause… make a note of everything.
Take a breath.
Move away from the thing that’s triggering you, and do something else (even if just for a minute).
Break the trigger/response cycle and get AWARE of what’s happening
If you’re truly hungry, eat more at your main meals. Don’t let hunger put you in a dodgy position if you are prone to binge eating.
Once you’ve worked out HOW and WHY it happens, you can change your habits.
Don’t walk past that massive billboard of tempting burgers
Don’t walk down the crisps or biscuits aisle in the shop
Leave your money at home if you’re going out for a walk
Want to develop a better relationship with food? It’s definitely possible! Let me help you get free of negative food habits. DM me to chat in confidence.
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