I wish to thank the sister who forwarded me this link on emotional eating: http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/motivation_articles.asp?id=596
This article gave me the idea of keeping a food journal and recording in it the impulses to eat that are not hunger related. It will help me to become more mindful of those times; and what the underlying triggers are.
They went on to say that emotional eating occurs when we lose our connection to our grounded self. Nine times out of ten, something has just occurred which causes us to feel helpless, overwhelmed, ashamed, or afraid.
Another helpful suggestion was to make sure you are eating healthy food which will make you less vulnerable to these attacks. If you are even a little bit hungry, you are more likely to weaken and give in to that urge to eat.
This was unexpectedly confirmed for me this week. I am intentionally eating more vegetables and grains. In my mind, the urge to eat has come upon me a few times; but there is still a fullness in my stomach that discourages the thought of any more food coming in….An unexpected bonus.
March 19, 2008 at 7:10 pm
Your welcome. I was happy to see that you enjoyed the article and found the link helpful.