| As we continue our articles on Emotional Eating, | | | | you approach food in this particular scenario. Keep |
| we want to remind our readers that food is a | | | | in mind that we are all complex beings and you |
| source of fuel and most people have a deeper | | | | likely have several different modes of emotional |
| connection around when they eat, how much | | | | eating. It could be that you find yourself in a |
| they eat and how food satisfies a need for | | | | variety of scenarios that leave you vulnerable to |
| comfort. Emotional Eating can be devastating to | | | | the risk of emotional eating. |
| your weight loss progress and we hope that this | | | | As you explore and uncover your feelings about |
| series of articles proves helpful to you on your | | | | food, please do not be overly concerned about |
| weight loss journey. Providing weight loss tips and | | | | logic. Emotional control may stem from logic but |
| giving you the tools to achieve your ideal body | | | | your weakness is based on emotion and you |
| image is very important to us. | | | | need to treat it as such. If you are being |
| Emotional Eating is a core factor in your | | | | emotional honest with yourself you may never |
| successful weight loss journey. If you do not | | | | experience true emotional mastery. And I am not |
| tackle this psychological obstacle to healthy living, | | | | talking about suppressing emotions but rather |
| all of your other efforts will be in vein. You must | | | | gaining control over your emotions. Like any |
| develop an understanding as to why you have | | | | behavioral change it will require practice and |
| the feelings that you do about food. We are fickle | | | | repetition. |
| people. It is just how we are wired. While we are | | | | So once you understand your own risks, begin to |
| remarkable creatures with greatness as our | | | | look for ways to manage them. And then look |
| destiny, we are also frail beings that can be | | | | for ways to control them. And be sure to reward |
| subjected to weak moments and behaviors that | | | | yourself along the way. The life battles do not |
| are self destructive. | | | | always have to be battles. Sometimes we can |
| Your success on this front begins with knowledge. | | | | make them fun excursions. Have fun with life. |
| And sometimes we have to ask ourselves the | | | | Let's not take ourselves too seriously and let's |
| tough questions to get at the root cause. It's like | | | | get out there and lead the life we want to lead. |
| peeling back an onion, you need to uncover the | | | | The one that we know that we are capable of |
| hidden layers and sometimes that will involve | | | | leading. |
| tears. It's OK. Sometimes you have to experience | | | | Food is not your friend nor is it your enemy. It is |
| a breakdown in order to experience a | | | | fuel for the body. Your body is you! Your mind |
| breakthrough. | | | | may be telling you that you would 'feel better' if |
| Think back to the various times where you know | | | | you ate the ice cream, drank the shake, snacked |
| for certain that you were clearly engaged in | | | | on the chocolates, but the reality is that your |
| emotional eating. Take care to document what | | | | body suffers. So take control over your mind and |
| you ate, how long you ate, the feelings that you | | | | be responsible TO your body. |
| had prior to this eating, the self-lies that you told | | | | You can learn to get a good body image. We |
| yourself in order to rationalize the behavior | | | | hope that these weight loss tips prove helpful and |
| momentarily. Equally important is the post-feelings | | | | that you are on your way toward your ideal body |
| - those that overcame you once you completed | | | | image. We want you to be true to yourself. You |
| this feast. | | | | have an idea that you want to lose weight and |
| By documenting your awareness, moods and | | | | regain control over your health. Let The Vision |
| feelings it will become clear to you exactly HOW | | | | Empower You! |