Emotional Eating to Soothe Ourselves...

Three sources of information can guide your experience of Intuitive Eating.

In Part 1 of this discussion, I explained the roles of instinct and thought. In Part 2 below, I talk about emotional eating.

Ask yourself, “How hungry am I? What sounds good? I am allowed to eat whatever I want.”

These thoughts, unlike the thoughts of restriction, do not create a sensation to overeat. If you have what your body needs, there is no physical need to overeat. Remember, the need to overeat comes from the threat of deprivation; you won’t have that food again for a long time, or you aren’t allowed to eat something, or you will feel guilty for eating something or simply you shouldn’t eat that something.

Emotion(al) eating is thought of as something bad that one does.

We are emotional creatures and have an area of experiences that affect our daily lives - and let’s face it, sometimes food is just what we need to soothe ourselves. When we become more in touch with our emotions, we start to recognize how and why our emotions influence our desire to eat. I am not saying this is easy, because it’s not.

When we have unmet emotional needs, food often becomes a quick and effective way to cope and soothe. Our emotions can and do influence eating, creating a desire to eat or an avoidance of eating.

Intuitive Eating is about looking inward when deciding what to eat and not looking at external cues like dieting or restricting or watching the clock because 11 a.m. seems too early to eat the lunch you are hungry to eat.

When you focus on instinct, thoughts and emotions, you are beginning to create your unique experience of Intuitive Eating.

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