Literally the second I get upset about something, I’m reaching for chocolate or something sweet. It’s like my brain will not cope without it. It makes me happier and relaxed. Of course, I’ve put on quite a lot of weight over the last few years because of it. How can I curb this? How can I eat healthier and exercise when I’m so emotionally drained and unhappy with the way my life is? What are some tips? Thankyou
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The only way I’ve been able to make a dent in my emotional eating is to develop new coping mechanisms, and remove my go to foods from easy reach.
Delaying the ability to grab those foods allowed me act on other coping mechanisms.
It hasn’t been a success only journey, and it’s meant I’ve dealt with some really uncomfortable feelings. I’ve had to learn how to journal, I’ve had to learn how to meditate, I’ve had to learn how to get some aggression out through exercise.
I still slip, but it’s not as often, and I’ve lost a decent amount of weight in the last year. But it’s by no means been a quick fix, it’s taken me a couple of years of working on it.