Emotional eating… what is it?

Not only by the way that we were raised by brings us to a poor diet lifestyle, there are many things out there that make us live to a poor eating habit and one of them is being an emotional eater. Discover emotional eating and see for yourself if you’re one of them…

Definition of emotional eating…

Emotional eating can be self defined as the title itself, eating with emotions. The real definition of emotional eating is when you eat in response to what you feel, even if you are not hungry. It means that you are eating in response to what you feel and your mind dictates it not your body. Your emotions dictates how much you would eat and what foods would make you feel better.

There are many factors like feelings and emotions that leads to emotional eating; the most common amongst them all is being sad and depressed. How many of you have tried eating sweets like chocolates, cakes or worst ice creams when you feel sad and lonely? I bet almost all people turn into eating machines when they get depressed not to mention that alcohol is on the list too. Other emotions being linked with emotional eating are:
Confusion
Depression
Sadness
Angry
Frightening
Happy
Joyous
Celebrations

We find ourselves very comfortable eating something when we are depressed, most of the time we would say to our self that these foods would make us feel better. Commonly foods that emotional eaters eat are sweets, gooey, tough, salty, spicy and cold. High caloric foods and high on sodium foods are on the top list, including sweet foods that are high on sugar content. We can clearly see that emotional eating is linked as a defense mechanism rather than need of the body.

Emotional eaters… Am I one of them?

Below are some questions being raised in connection with emotional eating, if you’re answer is yes to the following questions then most likely you are one of them.

1.Are you a type of person that sometimes eat but do not realize that you are actually eating?
2.After eating high caloric foods, do you feel guilty and ashamed of what you did?
3.Do you usually eat alone on cold and odd locations, like on your room, parking lot or even bathroom?
4.Do you usually eat after an argument or after a big fight that depresses you even if you are not really hungry?
5.Do you crave for specific foods like sweet or salty when you are upset or depressed?
6.Do you usually get persuaded by food ads and food commercials and wanting to eat them after you saw one?
7.Do you make eating as one of your past times?
8.When you’re feeling upset or depressed and sometimes angry, do you find foods to make you feel better and be comfortable after eating them?

Weight loss and emotional eating are two connected things. Should you see yourself as one, immediately seek for professional advice. This would make you live longer and healthier.

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