Emotional Eating

Hi.

Its been ages since i posted, truth it i went on a bit of a bender for awhile , put on 5kg over Easter. T_T.. but ive gotten back into training and diet the last 3 weeks and have dropped those 5kg so things are back on track now.

So today I would like to put forward my thoughts on this. Many people suffer from this type of thing , its a real problem and i believe it to be a contributing cause to people being overweight.

Life is difficult and everyone goes through problems, in those difficult times we are conditioned to believe that we need to seek comfort from external sources. Comfort comes in the form of many things , eating, sleeping all day , etc. We have been conditioned to believe that this is way we get over these emotional situations, you see it on tv all the time, girl breaks up with her boyfriend and then is sitting on the couch drinking wine and eating ice cream.

If you are already overweight and you are an emotional eater , like me , then we have a problem. Im not going to lie and say its easy to overcome, because it is difficult. I mean its easy to eat your favourite foods , when your life isnt going your way or is spiraling out of control , the easiest thing in your control is what you eat , so why not get pleasure from that especially when life is kicking you down constantly ?

Honestly , i dont blame someone who emotionally eats, being someone who does, sometimes is quite overwhelming and you feel like you have no way of winning except with this one glorious meal.

Its hard to break away from something like this , to start thinking differently , to start handling your issues differently. The best advice i can give you is to take things one meal at a time.

Everytime you eat , ask yourself , how is this meal going to help me reach my goal ? ... this type of thinking has helped me alot. What also has helped is just avoiding those situations that may cause you become emotional. Ignorance is bliss?

Stay Strong Guys
Peace