Emotional Eating - how do you deal??

I've had these same emotions. What has worked for me is to switch up my routine. Or to set a new goal. If I add in a new exercise or at a different time of day, my emotional eating slows way down or stops. It's not immediate, but within a week or so, I'm MUCH better. I've switched up the macros I track as that will change the foods I eat or concentrate on. That also seems to help. I've set new healthy lifestyle goals and that can also help. Sometimes it's a fitness goal, sometimes it's a cooking goal, or a new food to try goal. All of these can help. None of these are very easy, emotional eating is a tough thing. Good luck!!

I tend to have a problem with this when I'm angry. Not so much a big binge, but non-stop snacking for the evening to get my mind off of whatever it was that made me angry. Thankfully, I've learned not to let things get to me as easily, so I don't have those feelings as often. But every once in awhile it still happens. I just try to be aware that it's happening and at least try to keep the snacks healthy, if there's not another activity to do instead. I'm a big fan of video game therapy......

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I'm definately an emotional eater. I have been having trouble since just after Christmas. Got some bad news that deep down has me feeling real down. Ate the house down tonight. Snacks--too many of them around the house. I have to keep the things I binge on out of the house. I also need to get active in more things so I am busy and don't feel the need to munch. Right now I'm setting up a new sewing area in our basement. I have plenty of work to do but am not really hurrying to get things done. What is wrong with me--I have the tools, even have some motivation but am still messing up. I need to follow my own advice and get busy!

You are definitely not alone when it comes to emotional eating. It's a constant battle between what we know we should do and what we actually do. We know we should drink water to see if the craving passes or go for a walk that doesn't change the emotions. I went through an 8 month program and lost 28 lbs. The program ended in October and since then I gained 10 lbs back. I can make a million excuses but the holidays were a weakness for me; I enjoyed everything I ate and knew when I got on the scale I had gained so now I need to buckle down and lose the 10 lbs and the additional 15 which is my ultimate goal. It won't be easy, if it was everyone would be healthy and fit. Take it one day at a time and keep up your daily entries. Eventually, when you are ready you will jump back on track and move forward. Don't beat yourself up too bad b/c that heightens the emotions which is something you don't need. Hang in there. You're human and have a healthy appetite. It could be much worse. Happy New Year. Good luck.

I have a hard time resisting something terrible if I've had a rough day. I think, "Today sucked, I deserve a Big Mac." No, I don't. But even though I usually do well and resist, I have my weak moments.

I journal when I feel emotional. I am also into blogging. It helps me to get it out on paper I learn to understand what I feel and why, I always go back and read what I wrote a week ago when I was upset....it gives me insight and I also see how different I feel. I also learn some of my triggers...and patterns of behavior. I also sometimes eat something like a carrot that is crunchy and takes some effert to eat. Just remember it may not be what your eating but what's eating you.

Have healthy snacks around that you can eat.
Workout more, then you can eat more if you want to.

when I was bored, lonely, sad, happy, lol, I kept a list of all the things that I could do for me instead of eating on the fridge. give myself a pedi, mani, bath, walk, read, clean out a closet, finish any number of projects around the house. I also used to keep clean veggies in the portable carrier for parties to eat in the afternoons when the kids and hubby got home from school, work, etc. before dinner it kept them from eating crap and ruining their appetite for dinner and got in some veggies. thanks for the reminders! im going to do this again!

I try to elminate all snacky type foods in my house, if i do have to have them (for my husband) i try to make them as impossible to get to. but really lately I try to find other outlets whether that be reading, going to the gym, going for a bike ride, sleeping if i do have to have something i do keep almonds around, or fruits like grapes/ berries, or low cal popcorn (small somethings that I can mindless eat if i need the motions), drinking from a water bottle too!

Changing the eating behavior is important, but it's probably more important to address the emotional issues that cause you to want to overeat. You could think of it as just treating the symptoms of an illness while completely ignoring the sickness or ignoring why you got sick in the first place.

Work on your emotional issues. Fine some outlet, even if that means going and talking to a professional. There's no shame in that.

My 'go-to' is a cup of tea, by the time it takes to brew I've forgotten all about snacking. Also offer one to anyone else in the house, having a chat over tea I find is a good distraction!

First of all, being around family is sometimes hard. Boredom. I had to recognise what my triggers were. And then come up with a plan to deal with them. It usually involved heading outside for a walk or getting busy with chores etc. Also growing up our rewards were food. It was kinda scarce so when mom wanted to treat us we would stop for some hot french fries or a milkshake. So I have to re-wire my head on how I reward myself. Meanwhile the advice on here is good. Look for healthy choices, blessings )