You have wanted to stop emotional eating a countless number of
times, haven't you? So much so that it is draining every bit of energy
you have?If you are feeling frustrated by you inability to control the urge to stuff your mouth during difficult times, know that you are not the only one waiting to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
Have you ever experienced a situation where you spent the whole weekend lying on the sofa - with packs of ice cream and beers - drenched with the thoughts of your intolerant boss?
Or better still, your ex is driving you mad, and as such, you'd rather be in a bar with friends drinking yourself out, because that makes you feel better?
Well it does - for a while. By the end of the year, your pant size would have doubled.
These are examples of how your emotional state affects your overeating sessions. Therefore, before you can stop emotional eating, you must learn ways to resolve your stress level.
Do you bottle your emotions? Would you rather keep quiet and suffer the pains of a bad experience than 'hurt' a relationship? Your friend has just offended you but you think it's better to keep quiet because you want to keep him happy?Please don't do this - it is a dangerous path to thread. This unresolved stress is neither good for your health nor weight. Not only will it be difficult to stop emotional eating, you also stand at risk of being hypertensive; a situation that might cut your life short if unchecked.
You need to stop emotional eating because your weight is getting out of hand. But to do this, you must start to learn ways to deal with life problems logically so as to live a fulfilling life.
What you think determines how you feel; if you can control your thoughts, you'll be able to control your reactions to stress triggers.
You are old enough to understand that difficult situations happen without much notification; they catch you unaware. You have little or no power over them.
But since you don't have this level of control, you can control your response to their effects. It is the meaning you give to them that determines how you feel.
By the time you understand how to relate with situations - how to analyse events - you would have conquered the urge that tells you to overeat in such circumstances and thereby stop emotional eating.
I urge you that each time you are in a stressful condition - a time you are most likely to overeat - interpret the situation and act accordingly.
