Emotional Overeating

Emotional overeating can rise up to attack during the Holiday Season. Self-defeating thoughts can be the stimulus that allows for suppressed emotional business to rise to the surface. Work hard to gain closure on any unfinished emotional business and learn new ways to cope without resorting to food.

• When feeling stressed, identify how you are feeling and why.
• Sometimes just acknowledging and/or talking about your feelings can help.
• "Freeze" your actions when you feel that tug to stuff and cover those feelings with food.
• Be confident that these feelings will pass or lessen as you learn to manage your reactions to those stressful, emotional situations.