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I have gained 100 pounds in one year due to emotional overeating. I fill the void in my heart and soul by eating anything that gets my mind off of the fact that I'm unhappy.
I want to be happy again and I can't be happy while I'm overweight. I want to have a family and live a normal life. I need your advice, I need to overcome emotional overeating but I don't know how. I read various articles on the net but none had a real answer.
Before you can solve your eating problems you need to find out what it is that is making you so unhappy. Once you do this you will stop the eating and enjoy life. I speak from real life experience. I too was an emotional eater and still can be I lost over 130 pounds became a personal trainer and put my engery now into diet and exercise, however, it is more the exercise side of things that release the stress part of life. Now don't get me wrong loosing weight is not going to bring you happiness but you will feel better and through that become a better person. It is difficult so find support groups they are out there. Join a weight lost center and or a gym with like people want to reach the same goals. Support is very important.
Find things that interest you. Fill your unhappiness with things you can feel good about.
When you have nothing to do and have an urge to eat look up and study stuff on the internet like self empowerment, self esteem and nutritional sites. Spend your time learning and growing and finding hobbies and things you enjoy. Enrich your mind and then maybe it will take your mind off of emotional overeating.
have you heard or read about paul mckenna? he's a motivational speaker who has a program that deals a lot with this. he teaches people certain psychological tricks they can use to overcome emotional eating, or cravings.
i have struggled with emotional eating for most of my life. i will go on eating sprees that last 3-4 days. this usually involves hundreds of dollars worth of grocery store foods, mostly ice cream, pasta, coke, bread, sandwiches, plus any fast foods. when i do this my stomach aches, my whole body becomes bloated, i don't want to go anywhere or be seen by anybody. i am getting better with help from paul mckenna (google him) and have allready noticed i have a much healthier relationship with food.
yes you need to heal yourself emotionally to stop the binge eating, but this guy will give you some tricks to help you out while you are on your journey.
Yeah I heard about the guy, but my inner gut feeling tells me his technique are just ways of distraction, nothing more.
I also hide, and I don't want to be seen by anyone... i even convinced myself that love doesn't exist, coz I don't want to think about getting rejected by every gril around me.
Unlike alcohol and drugs, a food addiction is really a trial because you can't completely stop eating. Overeaters Anonymous has all kinds of good ideas. There you will find people just like you, who will support your efforts and validate the pain of being fat, losing control.
Gimmicks? you have to change your entire life and thinking patterns. Changing, even if it's gimmick driven is still change.
You can't eat if you are not at home with your refrigerator. You have to get out of the house. In addition, there are a few simple thing you can do to get started managing your eating right away that are easy and cut calories:
1. don't drink anything except water (or diet drinks if you have to)NO fruit drinks, no soft drinks with sugar, no coffee...Just drink water when you are thirsty.
2. don't eat anything that comes in a bag.
That's all. There you have started on your way to having a plan for your life...plan for your eating .
It is not that hard to build a life if you make an effort.
Now, you have to move your body. Depending on your weight, today, start a walking regime. Perhaps, start with 1/4 of a mile. Enjoy nature. Get a friend to go with you if you can, or a relative.
See, this is not that much, but it will make a huge difference in how you feel. It is a beginning for you.
I overeat coz it takes my mind off many unpleasant memories (but gaining weight has become one of those memories and I'm stuck in that circle)
I already follow rule #1 from years, but rule #2 is my problem. so should I just eat fruits and vegetables, is that what you mean? please elaborate, coz if that's the case I guess I can do it, coz I'm not that great fan of meat.
Thanks to everyone and particulary to you 'Choux'.. I really appreciate your answer.
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