Yesterday I caught myself emotional eating. I made myself a hot fudge sundae at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. If you find yourself grazing in the kitchen and not knowing why, get your head out of the fridge for a sec to get a grip on what’s going on:

True hunger develops slowly over time.
Emotional hunger comes on suddenly.

If you feel full, all good.
If you feel guilty it may have been some emotional eating.

Please do not make yourself wrong if you realize you too have been emotional eating. Food and emotions get complicated. To empower yourself, try to stay conscious about whether you’re truly hungry or you’re feeding emotional hunger.

Try this:

If you can name the deeper feeling that’s making you reach for a sundae in the middle of the day, that self awareness gives you the power to make a choice.

There’s nothing wrong with having a sundae at 2pm if that empowers you. Being conscious about what you’re doing and WHY is the key.

I promised I would report back and today I’m following my own advice, by paying attention to what I’m feeling and it’s working- I haven’t fed my emotions, instead I’ve just felt them.

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