We are pleased to announce that on March 4, 2025, an updated Rich Text Editor will be introduced in the MyFitnessPal Community. To learn more about the upcoming changes, please click here. We look forward to sharing this new feature with you!
5 Tools to Stop Emotional Eating!
Replies
-
I have triggers when I’m having to do things that are challenging at work and needs a detailed plan - just thinking about it makes me eat chips or other crunchy foods while I start off the project.
Another trigger is after a long hard workout I reward myself with ice cream or other rich sugary foods.
These are two main triggers when I like to comfort myself with food.
I will also try to honour myself by eating food I like and not only eat healthy food that I may not like. I must like my food so I don’t feel deprived.
1 -
So glad I found this. Great information!1
-
Awesome Info!1
-
I needed to read this this morning. I have an opportunity to participate in a year long program for diabetes prevention but find it way to easy to fall off the wagon. Why? Because I’ve been a world class emotional eater. I’m ready to do the work to change that narrative and this article reinforces that.
Thanks!
3 -
Thank you for sharing this. Great information.0
-
Thank you. This helps0
-
thanks for sharing0
-
I am an emotional eater. I am starting to do 2 things to distract myself. 1) writing in my journal to help myself not eat 2Z) start to learn to knit again. and 3_ call a friend1
-
I am knitting while watching tv and writing1
-
My emotional eating is a struggle...I crave bread (especially my husbands homemade bread) and I eat when I am bored. Other struggles include the 2-3 PM doldrums that hit every day after staring at a screen for 8 hours already and there is still another 4 hours to go. I do get up to walk but sometimes I just need to chew on something. Trying to recall the stressors and triggers so that I can avoid them when possible.0
-
Fantastic post. I have bookmarked it and plan to read it again and again.0
-
Love the tips...made me think what "honoring your body" really means0
-
For me it’s anytime0
-
bump
0 -
Thank you for this information. We're all different, so knowing self and triggers is important. I'm an emotional eater when I abandon a schedule. (virgo) I get sloppy when I don't have a plan. Back to my plan and it's going well. Good luck to all.0
-
Thanks for the tips .I just re joined because of emotional over eating! Happy, sad , bored frazzled. Stop the madness.0
