3 Strategies to STOP Stress Eating

WHYYYYYYY did I do it again?! 😫 

 

We've all been there: standing in the pantry, 1/2 a bag of chips down, not even knowing why we're there or how we ate that much. Or whatever YOUR version of mindless eating looks like.  If you stress eat, you're far from alone. It usually starts with some stressful situation or thought, we grab the food on autopilot not really even thinking about what we're doing or making a conscious choice.  Then we realize what we're doing and go down the shame/blame spiral about how horrible we are, we'll never be in control, we'll never succeed at losing weight, we suck.  Which of course creates more stress and increases the likelihood that we'll do it again.  

 

If you're trying to lose weight and get healthy, stress/emotional eating is a MAJOR stumbling block that will keep you stuck if it's not addressed.  And THIS is a major reason why those diet results never last - most diets only aim to control WHAT you eat, not understand WHY you're eating it.  

 

There's 3 main reasons why stress eating is happening:

1. it WORKS - eating literally releases calming hormones in your brain

2. you're "buffering" - a behavior performed to AVOID a difficult thought or emotion (to not deal with the tough stuff)

3. your brain needed a break - overwhelm is real, but WHY is it happening? what does your brain need a break from?

 

In this episode I'm going to break down 3 strategies to help you STOP emotional eating in it's tracks.  We're going to interrupt the auto-pilot behavior patterns with conscious and purposeful thoughts and actions. 

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Tara

 

Show Notes/Transcripts: 

https://www.tarafaulmann.com/podcast/entry/36

 

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