| Is losing weight seeming like an impossible task? | | | | keeping a journal for 2-3 days. Write down what |
| Just can't seem to shift the pounds you want and | | | | you eat, how you feel after and what triggers |
| end up wallowing in a pool of chocolate cake and | | | | you to eat. Also write down what you drink |
| candy? | | | | (there are many hidden calories in the beverages |
| It is hard. Many overeaters are emotional eaters. | | | | we choose to indulge in). |
| As emotional eaters not only is one using food to | | | | This observation time will help you to see how |
| comfort them and numb themselves, but | | | | exactly you are eaten and will give you straight |
| emotional eating usually means that we aren't | | | | away some things you can do and cut out. For |
| emotional developed. We don't allow ourselves to | | | | example, you could choose to only drink water |
| grow and evolve with our emotions because we | | | | and herbal teas. |
| are too busy stuffing them down. What ultimately | | | | When changing your diet and lifestyle, you must |
| happens is that we shy away and we lose all | | | | go at a steady pace and at a pace you are |
| confidence in ourselves and our ability to cope. | | | | comfortable with, ESPECIALLY if you are an |
| When we decide to lose weight, this confidence | | | | emotional eater. To let go of those final foods |
| gets knocked when we can't make any progress | | | | you use for comfort maybe too much for you |
| - when the weight just simply won't shift. So how | | | | and you may have to seek professional help. To |
| do we deal with this? How do we start gaining | | | | get started though you can read up and gain all |
| confidence and start tackling the weight issue? | | | | the knowledge possible you can on emotional |
| The first starting point maybe to discover exactly | | | | eating. Knowledge is power afterall. |
| what you eat and exactly how much of an | | | | Take it slow and you will beat your weight loss |
| emotional eater you are. You can do this by | | | | issues, and emotional eating. |