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Originally Posted by little_ms_sunshyne
Question: I have issues with becoming stressed and emotional eating. Does anyone have any tips/suggestions/ideas??? I feel like I sabotage myself with this and am sick of going through that cycle!
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I struggle with emotional eating...big time!
One of the things that has helped (even though it sounds crazy) is to give myself permission and not beat myself up. I will literally say...okay...I'm stressed, I'm upset, I want something chocolate and I'm going to have it. It's okay, and it doesn't need to start a whole binge. Then I eat the one thing I really want....enjoy it tremendously....congratulate myself on managing that stress, and go on with life.
It's when I go into the beat myself up cycle that I keep eating and can't stop with that one treat.
The other thing is that I've found when I'm stressed
crunching helps....big loud crunching. I think that's the reason I used to head for chips and doritos and things. Now I try to do carrot sticks, raw cauliflower...seriously loud crunchy food. It seems to help me.
