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Stopping emotional eating is not always the easiest thing in the world to do. Many people have connected eating with love, procrastination, boredom, stress and boredom.

Try these 3 exercises to end emotional eating:

1. Plan - It is necessary to break the habit of overeating. Have you ever found yourself coming home from work, sticking your head into the refrigerator looking for some comfort? If you create a new plan of attack, you can avoid this situation entirely. I used to look forward to coming home from work, picking up a bag of chips and dropping onto the couch. As I slimmed down, I now look forward to a different plan or picture. That is, I now look forward to plunging myself onto the couch, wrapping up in a blanket, watching tv and grabbing a cup of soothing tea. I love my new plan and so does my new body.

2. Pause - Because it is true - when that craving hits you just can’t get in the middle of overeating. See how powerful the mind is? Your craving for food becomes so overpoweringly intense that getting in the middle is like trying to get in the middle of a monster. Set a timer and make it a game. Take your mind off it by doing something fun for five minutes. Studies have shown that if you can put it off for 5-15 minutes, your craving will likely pass.

3. Put it to Pen - At the top of a page of paper, write the title; “What Do I Need?” We are all aware that emotional eating has nothing to do with being hungry but is about something more. Just begin writing and let the words flow, don’t edit anything. While at first it may not make sense, you will find meaning about what you need. By writing it out, you may find a need for love, feeling out of control and stressed, or my favorite, want to relax and veg out. After having determined your need(s), put down how these needs can be met or how you can begin to meet those needs. For example, I want to relax and do nothing, so I will. But if I don’t have time at the moment, I’ll plan on doing nothing in a few hours in order to take care of my needs. Writing is also relaxing so it is the perfect way to distract you from emotional eating and find out how you really feel. Writing can also teach you the nature of your wants and needs to enable you to better take care of yourself and your needs.

So, there you have it in a nutshell, put together a plan and stick to it and you will be successful.

Tags: Weight Loss //