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Post by bbbearsmom on Apr 1, 2020 22:50:19 GMT
Thursday, 04/03
Day 33 Eliminate Emotional Eating
From Beck: People without a weight problem don’t think to eat to feel better.
Beck says while being upset is uncomfortable we can tolerate negative emotions and they will go away like cravings. She says: …best way to decrease your distress is to respond to your negative thinking and to solve the problem associated with your emotional upset. She points out she covers this tomorrow.
She suggests you use mindset techniques to deal with emotional eating:
Label your feeling. (And tell yourself you’re not hungry.)
Stand firm. (That you will not eat)
Don’t give yourself a choice. (NO Choice!)
Imagine the aftermath of giving in. (How will you feel after you overeat)
Read your Advantages Response Card. (Refocus yourself)
Use behavioral techniques:
Distract yourself.
Drink a soothing no- or low-calorie beverage.
Relax.
How are you with emotional eating?
Do you use mindset or behavioral techniques to handle it?
What other ways do you use to handle it?
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Post by bbbearsmom on Apr 1, 2020 22:50:56 GMT
I don't emotionally eat. In the past I use to eat bean soup to calm myself down (it worked). I eat enough throughout the day that I don't go long without eating. With this crisis my thoughts have turned to ice cream but I haven't bought any on my weekly trips to the store.
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Post by cathygeha on Apr 2, 2020 8:23:31 GMT
How are you with emotional eating? I used to be much worse with this when hormones were coursing through my body. I was thinking about this recently and realized I am much calmer and don't eat to comfort as I once did.
Do you use mindset or behavioral techniques to handle it? Not really...might think about the why if I had a craving/mood related craving in the future
What other ways do you use to handle it? Five minutes to do something else...reassess...if hungry eat something that will get rid of the craving and move on
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Post by luvvinlife on Apr 2, 2020 13:59:03 GMT
How are you with emotional eating? If being tired is considered emotional eating, I’m guilty. I can eat my way to bed for a couple of hours.
Do you use mindset or behavioral techniques to handle it? If I catch it soon enough to realize what I’m doing, I remove myself from the temptation.
What other ways do you use to handle it? I drink tea with sugar free creamer. That usually hits the spot.
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Post by lani on Apr 2, 2020 15:09:25 GMT
Not a problem, especially now.
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Post by surfgirl on Apr 5, 2020 20:05:34 GMT
Eh, I'm not exactly mastering this right now. I feel like I'm cooking things knowing full well that they have more PP than I should be eating but I feel comforted by them so my head is saying 'fuck it' right now. I am up 2.8 since home quarantining so it's not a positive outcome either. I am re-starting with resolve today and trying to stop the emotional reasoning for this and get back OP NOW. Last night I made a fabulous pot of soup and I will stick with dishes that are on my usual radar and track accordingly!
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