20 Ways to Overcome Emotional Eating

Aug 3rd, 2008 by Addy | 0

Do you find the minute you’re at home alone you reach for the chocolate bars or tub of ice-creame When things get stressful at work do you find yourself eating more take away and comfort foode You could be an emotional eater which means that instead of eating out of hunger; you eat in an attempt to soothe your emotions. Interestingly these habits can become so unconscious that you may not realize that you may be eating for emotional reasons such as boredom, loneliness or anxiety.


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Stress Eating - 3 Ways to Stop Stress Related Eating

Aug 2nd, 2008 by Addy | 0

Are you a stress eatere Stress eating is one of the most common forms of emotional eating.

Maybe the thought of tackling a huge project at work has you craving a cheeseburger and fries. Perhaps you turn to that chocolate fudge cake after a fight with your partner.

Stress related eating is something we all do at one time or another. The problem comes when stress related eating becomes a habit. This can cause weight gain, frustration and health problems.

Eating when stressed actually does have some biological roots.


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Emotional Eating 101 - What is Emotional Eatinge

Jul 25th, 2008 by Addy | 0

Frustrated with losing weighte Tired of the yo-yo dieting weight-loss-weight-gain cyclee

If diets haven’t worked for you, you may be struggling with emotional eating. It’s been estimated that over 75% of overeating has emotional roots behind it.

So what is emotional overeating anywaye

Emotional overeaters eat to avoid or stuff down uncomfortable feelings. They eat to cope with life. They eat for reasons other than physical hunger and the nourishment of their body.

Emotional over eating comes in many forms. You could be eating because you’re:

- angry

- depressed

- scared


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Your Exercise May Be Causing You to Overeat!

Jul 11th, 2008 by Addy | 0

It has almost become cliche, the statement reading, All you need to do to lose weight is eat less and move more! Everyone in the world knows that eating less is the best policy when trying to lose weight, but moving more seems to be the hurdle that causes the weight loss or diet plan to fall off the wagon again and again. But, what if I told you that exercise was causing you to lose less weighte


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