Emotional Eating!!!!

We in general find people tending to eat more when subjected to stress and some feelings like anger, sadness, restlessness, happiness and even during the depression. This act of turning towards food to comfort oneself and to fill the emotional needs than the physical is termed as "Emotional Eating". --- 

Quite a familiar act (more in females) but the term will not find a common usage....

An Overview:

The prime causes of emotional eating are the stress, boredom, restraining emotions and of course the group behavior. Unlike physical hunger, which is seen gradually and can stop when you feel full, emotional hunger sneaks in suddenly and makes you eat even when you are full, finally leading to shame, regret and guilt, once after the hunger is satisfied..

Tips to Overcome:

All one need to do to overcome this act of overeating to satisfy the emotional needs is to work out on the root cause of the feeling which leads to feed our stomach. So all we need to know in this is are we feeding our stomach or feelings????

• Identify the situation and the feeling that is responsible for emotional eating and try to put a check to them.
• Find a healthy alternative apart from overeating to satisfy the emotional needs. For instance, when stressed, do things like listening to music or have some family time so as to attain relaxation. When anxious, try to meditate and when bored, try doing some constructive work.
• Share your feelings, remove the negative ones, and attain some positive impact.

So simply, understand your hunger, and try to cope up with the emotional eating to prevent your regrets.