Emotional Eating: How to Overcome the Most Common Diet Disaster

Instant Fixes to Nip Emotional Eating Episodes in the Bud, and Long Term Strategies to Keep You on Track

By Wanda Leibowitz, published Nov 09, 2006
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If emotional eating consistently sabotages your efforts to lose weight, you’re not alone. Emotional eating is the number one most commonly cited stumbling block among people trying to shed extra pounds. However, knowing that you’re in good company isn’t enough to stop emotional eating from getting in the way of your weight loss success. Luckily, there are several easy techniques that you can employ to nip an emotional eating episode in the bud. Read on to learn some fast fixes that can help you stop an emotional eating episode in its tracks, and learn how to stay motivated in the long term if an emotional eating scenario does occur. With these techniques, you can stay on track and on target, and achieve your weight loss goals despite the temptations of emotional eating. This article will help you learn to center yourself in the moment so that you can avoid an emotional eating episode, and will help you learn to overcome the bumps in the road and achieve your goals despite emotional eating setbacks.

Takeaways
  • Emotional eating is the most common problem among dieters.
  • To stop an emotional eating episode, give yourself time to gain control before reaching for food.
  • Try again: even if you give in to emotional eating, you can still achieve your weight loss goals!
Did You Know?
The top reason why emotional eating leads to diet disasters is that people who fall in to the temptation of an emotional eating binge often see it as a "failure" and give up on their weight loss programs. If you can break this cycle, emotional eating won't have power over you, even if it happens now and then!
Resources
  • For more information, check out this article archive on Emotional Eating from Prevention.com.
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