Emotional Eating: The PAUSE

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Try this: Hello (insert what you are feeling). I think you are trying to tell me: (fill in the blank.)

Feeling out of control with emotional eating? 😩

First of all, eating for emotional reasons is OK! 🤗

But for some people, it can become problematic because it becomes an automatic, unwanted response to feeling something uncomfortable.

There IS a way to break out of this!

Try this:

✨ Rather than feel something and immediately react with eating, take a moment to notice and name what you are feeling:

Ex) Sad, tired, bored, stressed.

✨ Identifying your emotion inserts a PAUSE between the trigger (the emotion) and the response (eating).

✨ Hitting the pause button gives you the space and the freedom to make a decision.

🤷🏻‍♀️ Maybe you want to eat– and that’s OK!

Ex) I’m sad. (PAUSE) I’m going to make a cup of tea and enjoy a few chocolates because that is exactly what I need right now.

👉🏻 Eating becomes a conscious choice that doesn’t leave you feeling out of control.

🤷🏻‍♂️ Or maybe you use the pause as an opportunity to choose an alternative action. After naming the feeling, ask yourself what it is trying to tell you.

Ex) I’m tired. (PAUSE) Putting my feet up on the couch for 15 minutes will help me feel better.

I’m bored. (PAUSE) Accomplishing a task on my household chore list will help me feel better.

I’m stressed. (PAUSE) Calling my best friend will help me feel better.

👉🏻 Identifying and naming what you are feeling gives you the chance to step away from it and make the decision that will help you feel better….

Maybe eating…. But maybe not.

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