Emotional Eating: How To Control?: 12 Step Program For Food Addiction

We don't always eat just to satisfy physical hunger. Many of us also turn to food for comfort, stress relief, or to reward ourselves. And when we do, we tend to reach for junk food, sweets, and other comforting but unhealthy foods. You might reach for a pint of ice cream when you're feeling down, order a pizza if you're bored or lonely, or swing by the drive-through after a stressful day at work.

Emotional eating is using food to make yourself feel better-to fill emotional needs, rather than your stomach. Unfortunately, emotional eating doesn't fix emotional problems. In fact, it usually makes you feel worse. Afterward, not only does the original emotional issue remain, but you also feel guilty for overeating.

In this book, you will learn strategies to:

Differentiate between emotional hunger and physical hunger

Be present in your body when eating so you recognize feelings of satisfaction

Use food appropriately and not let it be an escape or distraction from difficult or uncomfortable feelings

Distinguish what you are truly hungry for and have self-care activities ready and waiting when they are needed

Rewrite your relationship with food so it serves you in a positive way and allows you to move past events that have influenced your food issues