Many people reach for food as comfort when they feel stressful. Not only stress but anxiety, sadness, boredom, anger, loneliness, relationship problems, or poor self-esteem also could be reason why people eat more for quick relief. Try to reduce and break this bad habits, since it will give you weight problem. Here are some useful health tips from Joy Bauer, M.S., R.D. to avoid emotional eating.
Learn to recognize your hunger
Rate your hunger on a scale of 1 to 5 – 1 being ravenous and 5 being full. Try to avoid eating when your hunger is a 4 or a 5.
Keep a food journal
Logging your food will help to identify your toughest timeframes. It also will make you accountable and may be could prevent you from reach for unnecessary food. [Read more…] about How to Avoid Emotional Eating