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Emotional Eating Due to Stress
by
Dan Burley
http://dietforum.com
Just when you're trying to stick to a healthy eating plan, along
comes a situation or problem that puts you in a tailspin. Suddenly,
you MUST have a piece of chocolate cake or that extra helping at
dinner. Sound familiar?
This is known as a food craving and has nothing to do with hunger.
Real hunger is biological and food craving is based on emotion.
Unfortunately, there is no magic formula to stop cravings and
everybody responds differently. Below are a few tips to help you
deal with those sudden stress related cravings.
(1) Evaluate your emotion - Stay in touch with your emotion and be
ready to deal with food cravings anytime you're upset. Everyone
deals with problems and situations that will cause emotional turmoil
and therefore, impulsive eating. Many times you can avoid giving in
to temptation by anticipating the urge.
(2) Substitute lower calorie snacks - It's very important to
establish good eating habits without resorting to impulsive
snacking, but occasionally there will be situations that will
trigger a craving. Instead of giving in to your favorite high
calorie treat, use lower calorie snacks such as:
Ritz whole wheat crackers
Fat free chips
1 cup of low fat chili
Meal replacement shake (Slim Fast)
Low fat ice cream
Non fat / sugar free yogurt
Light microwave popcorn
The above snack may not be the most nutritious but it's better than
gorging on cheesecake or half of a Sara Lee cream pie.
(3) Give In - If you have established a good track record of eating
healthy and seldom (once a week) eat sweets or tempting junk food,
then GIVE IN. YES ...... give in. If you have a very strong craving
for a particular food, then don't eat a substitute. Rid yourself of
the temptation and eat the treat. This way you satisfy the craving
without eating a lot of other foods along with the food you are craving.
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Dan Burley is the author of many articles on weight loss at
www.DietForum.com
and is dedicated to helping others lose weight safe and sensibly. |
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