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Awareness Is Key
Emotional eating is sometimes called "mindless eating" because we often don't think about what we're doing and let our unconscious habits or drives take over.
Become aware of why you're eating when you eat. Maintain a food journal. If you have to log what you eat right before you eat it, you may realize you're eating for the wrong reasons, and can then move onto another approach to deal with your feelings.
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Cope in Healthy Ways
Many people use food to deal with uncomfortable emotions like anger, frustration, and fear. There are healthier ways to cope with emotions:
- Talking to a friend.
- Journaling: When you feel like reaching for unhealthy food, reach...
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Find Relaxation Techniques
When you’re under stress, your body is likely producing higher levels of cortisol, a stress hormone that tends to make people crave sweet and salty food—the stuff that’s generally not goo...
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Face Your Problems
If you’re using food to muffle your feelings in a difficult relationship, try assertiveness instead.
If food is your only treat at a job you hate, try techniques for finding
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Try Healthy Alternatives
If these techniques don’t completely eliminate your emotional eating urges, go ahead and indulge—but use healthier fare.
Munch on veggies or healthy snacks instead of chips; savor one small piece of dark chocolate instead of binging on a whole chocolate muffin fro...
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Use Mindfulness Exercises
Mindfulness, the act of being present and aware, can help people get out of the habit of acting on their cravings without thinking.
Mindfulness exercises are simple to learn and wonderful for promoting resilience to stress in general, so you really can't lose.
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Key principles of intuitive eating
- Reject the diet mentality. The diet mentality is the idea that there’s a diet out there that will work for you.
- Respond to your early signs of hunger by feeding your body.
- Food is not good or bad and you are not good or ba...
Have a goal in mind
When you're going to see a nutritionist, you should have a goal in mind, whether that's gaining strength or losing weight.
Once you've picked a nutritionist who seems aligned with your goals, write a list of your questions and what you hope to achieve beforehand. Keep...
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