How to Conquer Emotional Eating by Tom Morr - HTML preview

Emotional Triggers That Lead To

Overeating

Boredom

The obvious reason for overeating is boredom. When someone has nothing to do, he tends to eat excessively. For example, when a person comes home what is the first thing they do? They watch TV. Without realizing it this person exposes themselves to hundreds of commercials displaying food pleasing to the eye. This is why you eat that bag of nacho cheese flavored chips or that pack of double stuffed fudge chocolate-chip cookies while you’re watching your favorite episode of CSI.

Breaking The Habit Of Boredom Overeating.

• Learn to limit your TV viewing habits.

Each hour you watch you expose yourself to countless advertisements for things you crave. Don't give fuel to the fire of your cravings learn to moderate your TV viewing habits.

• Identify why you are feeling bored.

For some dealing with emotional eating, being frightened and scared about approaching life turns them to food. If this is the case with you.

Ask yourself "Is there something I have been putting off because of my fear of failure?"

• Find enjoyable activities such as: painting, reading, writing a journal, playing some computer games or doing volunteer work in your community.

Whatever wholesome activity you can find that does not involve food the better.

• Manipulate your food cravings by chewing gum. It will satisfy your desire to have something in your mouth and has very little calories.

As with finding activities the key is to find ways to keep your mind busy, the more your thinking about your cravings the stronger they become.

• Keep processed foods out of the house. These foods, can be convenient and inexpensive. However they also highly contribute to your weight gain and can be addictive.

This one sounds like a no brainer but the more temptation you give yourself the easy it will be to give in and make excuses.