The True About Emotional eating

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Emotional eating is eating as a way to suppress or soothe negative emotions, such as stress, anger, fear, boredom, sadness and loneliness. Major life events or, more commonly, the hassles of daily life can trigger negative emotions that lead to emotional eating and disrupt your weight-loss efforts.

Physical impact of stress Cortisol increases appetite and can cause someone to overeat. Cravings: High cortisol levels from stress can increase food cravings for sugary or fatty foods. Stress is also associated with increased hunger hormones, which may also contribute to cravings for unhealthy foods.

How do you know your an emotional eater:

1.Emotional hunger comes on suddenly.

2.Emotional hunger craves specific comfort foods.

3.Emotional hunger often leads to mindless eating.

4.Emotional hunger isn't satisfied once you're full.

5.Emotional hunger isn't located in the stomach.

Even though one principle of intuitive eating is coping with emotions without food, it's still totally OK to emotionally eat. Learn why emotional eating isn't bad for you, and can be a perfectly acceptable way to cope with strong emotions. Emotional eating gets a bad rep, but consider the alternative.

Instead of eating, try some kind of exercise, such as pushups, walking, jogging, weights, or yoga. Try deep breathing or meditating for 2 minutes. Try massaging your shoulders. Drink water.

Some time anxiety can cause you to eat more it's an occasional bout of emotional eating; other times, stress or even an anxiety disorder can fuel overeating. Stress unleashes the hormone cortisol, which can whet your appetite. And eating actually does make you feel better–at least for a little while.

It can also appetite lack of Anxiety triggers emotional and psychological changes in your body to help you deal with the pressure. These changes often affect the stomach and digestive tract and can make you lose your appetite. If stress is the reason, your hunger usually returns once you're feeling more relaxed.