Overview

An eating disorder is a compulsion to eat, or avoid eating, that negatively affects both one's physical and mental health. Eating disorders are all encompassing. They affect every part of the person's life. According to the authors of Surviving an Eating Disorder, "feelings about work, school, relationships, day-to-day activities and one's experience of emotional well being are determined by what has or has not been eaten or by a number on a scale." Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa are the most common eating disorders generally recognized by medical classification schemes, with a significant diagnostic overlap between the two. Together, they affect an estimated 5-7% of females in the United States during their lifetimes. There is a third type of eating disorder currently being investigated and defined - Binge Eating Disorder. This is a chronic condition that occurs when an individual consumes huge amounts of food during a brief period of time and feels totally out of control and unable to stop their eating. It can lead to serious health conditions such as morbid obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease.

Thursday, May 28, 2009

How to Stop Emotional Eating in 3 Simple Steps

Overeating is often not given the proper attention it deserves. It is often seen as not a real problem and something to laugh at. This is a completely wrong perspective since it is a terrible condition that requires immediate treatment. The good thing is that it's very simple for you to take steps to help yourself stop emotional eating forever. I know because I've done it myself.

Step #1 - Identify the triggers

Emotional eating is triggered in a different way for each person. Some people get the cravings when they're stressed out, others when they're depressed or bored. You need to do some thinking and figure out what are your emotional triggers. Once you know what they are, you'll have preliminary warning when the eating urge will come upon you.

Step #2 - Eliminate temptation

The one thing which most people don't understand about emotional eating is that the craving is often for one specific food. For women, it is often ice-cream or chocolate. For men it is often pizza. If you wouldn't be able to feed this temptation, it will not bother you as much. Clear out your home from any of these temptations. Throw out the number of any pizza delivery places nearby. Again, you know your temptors, so get rid of them and make it difficult for you to overeat.

Step #3 - Break the connection

When the craving strikes it is immediate and urgent. You feel like eating RIGHT NOW! To stop this you must break this immediate connection by giving yourself some time between the urge and the eating. Here are some ways to do so:

  • Call a friend
  • Count to 60
  • Write down what you're feeling
  • Do some exercises
  • Go outside for a walk
  • Take a shower

Whatever you can do to let the urge subside can do wonders. Do these 3 steps and you will soon do them more easily and overcome emotional eating for good.



Autor: John Davenport

Discover more tips and tricks here: http://EmotionalEatingSolution.com

John Davenport lost over 30 pounds in his twenties after being overweight most of his life. He now runs a weight loss forum and publishes a diet and fitness newsletter. To read more about stopping overeating, Take the Emotional Eating Quiz


Added: May 28, 2009
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