They are not easy to pick out of a crowd, that mom you see at preschool drop-off every day looks normal, sounds normal, and acts normal but in the privacy of her own home she stuffs down the food and washes it down with 'mommy juice.' Sound shockingly familiar? If not, it probably does to your neighbor and you don't even know it.
The domestic life which most of us live today is filled with people who feel by themselves, unhappy, melancholy, uptight, over-anxious, exhausted, and disheartened. People either deal with these feels in a healthy way like calling your best friend or exercising or unhealthy like stuffing yourself with food to feel better.
For those of us who eat to fill the void, it's a lonely road. You eat in private because you are ashamed, you have a negative self-image, and the issues which started it all are still there when you are done. If the questions below ring true for you then you most likely are an emotional eater.
Do you devour food when you are full?
Physical hunger can wait until food is available and it doesn't care if the food is healthy or unhealthy. Emotional hunger is immediate and impulsive and usually craves specific unhealthy foods.
Do you go to the pantry instead of dealing with your issues?
Numbing yourself with food rather than dealing with your emotions can actually increase stress, raise your blood pressure, and leave you feeling more depressed than when you started.
Do you eat too many foods with high fat and carbohydrates?
You should be making 'healthy' food choices 90% of the time and 10% of the time choosing 'fun' foods. If this equation is out of whack on a regular basis, then it's time to take control of your emotional eating.
Discover how to break the pattern of emotion eating by going to EmotionalEatingMom.com.
The domestic life which most of us live today is filled with people who feel by themselves, unhappy, melancholy, uptight, over-anxious, exhausted, and disheartened. People either deal with these feels in a healthy way like calling your best friend or exercising or unhealthy like stuffing yourself with food to feel better.
For those of us who eat to fill the void, it's a lonely road. You eat in private because you are ashamed, you have a negative self-image, and the issues which started it all are still there when you are done. If the questions below ring true for you then you most likely are an emotional eater.
Do you devour food when you are full?
Physical hunger can wait until food is available and it doesn't care if the food is healthy or unhealthy. Emotional hunger is immediate and impulsive and usually craves specific unhealthy foods.
Do you go to the pantry instead of dealing with your issues?
Numbing yourself with food rather than dealing with your emotions can actually increase stress, raise your blood pressure, and leave you feeling more depressed than when you started.
Do you eat too many foods with high fat and carbohydrates?
You should be making 'healthy' food choices 90% of the time and 10% of the time choosing 'fun' foods. If this equation is out of whack on a regular basis, then it's time to take control of your emotional eating.
Discover how to break the pattern of emotion eating by going to EmotionalEatingMom.com.
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Want to find out more about Emotional Eating, then visit Katherine Heffernon's site to understand the Reasons We Emotionally Eat.
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