Monday, July 23, 2007

Recognize and Stop Emotional Eating

Emotional eating is one of the biggest threats to every dieter. As the level of sugar in the blood drops some time after a meal and hunger sets in, the body requires more food. When bad news strike out of nowhere and your thoughts are colored by negative feelings, the body asks for a treat to take the edge off. When depression sets in and the world looks unappealing, your mind is certain that a box of chocolates or some other delicious food is the very thing that can make the bad mood go away. This is emotional eating and this is what makes it such a fearsome enemy. What you can do to fight it is to take control of your eating and keep an eye on your behavior. Whenever you think you're hungry, you need to stop yourself the moment you started to head for the fridge. I View the rest of this article


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