All of us have experienced emotional eating at some point in our lives, unfortunately we don't always eat according to the body's needs, often eating only serves to feed our emotions.
Dear reader, emotional hunger can never be satisfied with food.
Satisfying emotional hunger is directly related to eating excessive amounts of food, which in the short term gives you comfort and a sense of satisfaction, but such behavior is quickly followed by feelings of guilt, shame and powerlessness.
Emotional hunger is the beginning of hunger and strict diets, which in turn spoils our nerves, character, metabolism and general health.
What is the difference between emotional hunger and physical hunger?
emotional hunger- comes suddenly
- Are you hungry for a specific food?
- You don't like feeling stuck
- You feel guilty and ashamed
- The feeling of hunger comes gradually
- You are hungry for any food
- You feel full and can stop eating
- You don't feel bad after eating
Stress is one of the main reasons for this kind of unconscious eating, when stress is chronic, which is quite common in our chaotic world, many people are unable to deal with it anymore, they are so used to living with this condition that they see food as the only way out to ease their existence at least for a short period of time.
Emotional eating can also be started in order to suppress temporary unpleasant feelings, such as anger, sadness, fear, anxiety, loneliness, dissatisfaction, shame. In the process of eating, we seem to forget these sensations, which we do not welcome the invasion of our lives.
Boredom, the pandemic caused by the corona virus has shown us that it is boredom that can lead to uncontrolled eating. In this case, we take food only to pass the time, and as a result, we are left with extra pounds, which need a lot of effort to get rid of.
Childhood Habits - Recall your childhood food memories. Parents reward good behavior with ice cream, earn chocolate. These habits can often carry over into adulthood, and we want to celebrate any small success with delicious food.
Social Impact - Eating with other people is a great way to relieve stress, but it's common to eat too much just because the table is set and everyone is eating.
How to deal with emotional calories?
Find out why, what situations, places and feelings lead you to emotional hunger? Which negative feeling do you try to suppress with delicious food? Maybe instead of eating, we can talk to a friend, or read a book, maybe take a walk or exercise, do some interesting activity. However, if the problem is so deep that it already causes health problems, we should definitely contact a specialist.Remember, feeding your feelings is not the answer.
