Food and emotions affect people differently. For example, some of us when bored, lonely or under stress cannot eat. On the other hand, others experiencing that same thing may find themselves mindlessly eating more–and usually not what’s good for them.
If you’re one that reacts to such obstacles in your life with food, then you are not alone. Half of my own family, including yours truly, have been known to find temporary comfort in ice cream, cakes, pies, and too many cookies when problems occur while the rest need coaxed to eat anything because they lose their appetites. Instead of letting those emotions get the better of us, I have some suggestions that may help keep you from falling into this emotional overeating trap.
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| Taking comfort in rich foods to distract you from what's going on in your life can backfire. |
When the first thing you do when faced with a difficult situation is to head to the freezer for ice cream or raid the refrigerator for something rich and loaded with calories that you’ll eventually regret eating later don’t deny yourself what you’re craving. My advice is to eat what you’re hungry for, only a moderate size serving. Though a treat or that snack piles on extra calories, denying yourself what your mind has its heart set on will only make you want to eat that wrong choice of food more.
