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Putting a kabosh to emotional eating is not the easiest thing in the world. Especially if you’ve connected eating with love, joy, boredom, stress or procrastination.

Here are 3 exercises to end emotional eating:

1. Plan – Many people get in the habit of overeating. They find themselves coming home from work, going into the kitchen and sticking their head into the refrigerator looking for comfort. This situation can be avoided completely by creating a plan. My old plan was to come home at the end of the day, grab a bag of chips and throw myself down on the sofa. Once I started slimming down, I created a new plan – or a new picture in my mind. The new plan is to come home, throw myself down on the couch, wrap up in a blanket, watch the television and grab some tea. My new plan works for me and for my body.

2. Pause – Truly, the moment that craving hits, it is almost impossible to get in the middle of overeating. Your mind is a powerful thing and the craving for food can become so intense that stopping it is like trying to stop a monster. So, make it into a game – set a timer and wait until the timer goes off. Do something relaxing or fun to distract yourself for five minutes. Studies show that if you can wait the craving out for five to fifteen minutes, it will in all likelihood pass.

3. Put it to Pen – At the top of a page write the title; “What Do I Need?” We all know that emotional eating is not about needing nourishment but something more. Let the words flow, don’t edit a thing. In the beginning this may not make sense, but you’ll find meaning regarding what you need. By writing it out, you may discover the need for love, feeling out of control and stressed, or my favorite, wanting to relax and do nothing. Having determined what you need, write down how your needs can be met. In my example, I want to relax and do nothing, so I will. If right now isn’t the appropriate time, I will plan to do nothing in a few hours so my needs will be met. Writing in itself can be relaxing so it is the perfect method of easing emotional eating while finding out how you really feel. Writing in this method will also give you a lot of insight into the nature of your wants and desires allowing you to better meet those needs.

Follow a plan and you will be successful.

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