EMOTIONAL EATING

Perhaps the most damaging diet disaster is when emotional eating strikes. Emotional eating can be devastating to a diet, because it’s very hard to control once it starts.

You’ve heard the term “comfort food”, right? It’s a term used for foods that make us feel better when we’re depressed, angry, frustrated, or otherwise emotionally down.

These are usually fattening foods like meatloaf, mashed potatoes, lasagna, fried chicken, and other high-fat, high-calorie foods that tend to make us feel comfort during stressful times.
These foods can also spell disaster for a diet. They are usually high in carbohydrates that can cause the blood sugar to spiral out of control. This can lead to overeating, and it can be very difficult to stop once it starts.

Most people fall victim to emotional eating from time to time, but some people are far more susceptible than others. People who suffer from depression or have very stressful jobs are often victims of emotional eating.

Without a proper support network in place, emotional eating can be nearly impossible to control. You need to make sure you have friends, family, coworkers, a support group, or other network of people to help you get through your emotional issues.

You also have to learn to recognize when you’re truly hungry, and when you just want to eat to fill some emotional void. If you are having emotional issues that are making you want to eat, you need to contact someone in your support network.

Once you’ve learned to recognize true hunger, it will be easier to curb your emotional eating. You will be able to stop emotional eating sprees before they start, when it’s much easier to control them.

Once you give in and indulge, the cravings can spiral out of control. It can be very difficult to rein them in. But stopping them BEFORE they start is much easier.

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