Emotional eating : A trap.

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We don't always eat to satisfy our physical hunger, we eat to satisfy our emotional hunger in fact our physical appetite and hunger are very less and basic but we eat till our emotions feel satisfied we turn to food for comfort, stress relief, or to reward ourselves. Online food delivery services, social media, and neighborhood fast food outlets make it simple to compromise our determination to stay healthy and make it convenient to get everything at our doorstep and our mind gets tricked as easy options are always easy to choose. Right?

Emotional eating is using food to make yourself feel better- to fix emotional needs, rather than your stomach. Unfortunately, emotional eating does not fix emotional problems. Your favorite food release dopamine which can make you feel good for some time but afterward it makes us feel worse about overeating, spending money on junk, and having weight issue, and not only does the original emotional issue remain the same, but the feeling of guilt also adds on.

The Emotional Eating Cycle:-

  • Something happens that triggers your emotions
  • you feel the urge to eat
  •  you eat more than you know you should
  • you feel guilty and powerless over food 
These 4 steps are on a loop, and every time you fall in this trap.

Before breaking this chain let us know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger so that next time you can make the better choice.

        Emotional hunger                                                                    Physical hunger

Emotional hunger comes on suddenly.                            Physical hunger comes gradually.

Emotional hunger feels like it needs to be                       Physical hunger can wait
satisfied instantly.

Emotional hunger craves a specific food.                        Physical hunger is open to options.

Emotional hunger is not satisfied with full                      Physical hunger stops when you are full.
stomach.  

Emotional hunger triggers feelings of guilt,                    Physical hunger does not make you feel bad 
shame, powerlessness, and regret.                                   about yourself.

Before taking correct actions, we should know what are the triggers that cause us to look for food there are many like- stress, boredom, feeling empty, munching, childhood habits, and social influence. 

To end this never-ending cycle. I suggest the following simple methods: -
  • track your calorie intake, you can use various health apps on your phone.
  • de-attach your emotions from food, consider food as a basic element of life, not your whole life.
  • quit one unhealthy item from your diet for a month and look for a healthy option.
  • make 1 hour of sweat session a priority.
  • schedule your meal, and have a food routine, fix the time for your daily meals.
  • be mindful, before eating pause for 5 mins and ask if is it physical or emotional hunger.
  • try fasting once a week. it will make you realize that food is not the only source to release stress.
  • have a balanced diet that includes all nutrients required, you can take the help of a Nutritionist.
  • positive self-talk can help.
  • talk to your friends and family about this and ask them to help you.
Today's topic is not relatable to everyone but this is a very sensitive topic for the people suffering from it, In conclusion, all I can say is that it is never too late to begin, begin from small, and don't get too hard on yourself even if you miss it is ok, just try to make better mistakes every time. Choose the method that works for you, and don't get overwhelmed by social media or anyone it is your journey make it healthy.

Thank you for reading, I come up with weekly blogs on every Saturday!
  
                                          




Comments

  1. TaxakOctober 7, 2022 at 11:24 PM

    This girl writes so well and on point 🤌💯 just keep this up, waiting for next Saturday :)

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  2. shishirOctober 7, 2022 at 11:46 PM

    Very sensitive topic and nicely elaborated

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