stress and eating

Are You Hungry For Something More Than Food?

We use food for stress relief, and as a source of comfort and solace. But no matter how much you eat, it won’t bring more love, nurturing or acceptance into your life. The more stress we feel, the more the felt need for a reward or a distraction in order to feel good – a way [...]

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How To Handle Stressful Events Without Overeating

Stressful events create anxiety. Stress related eating occurs when the urge to eat is triggered by anxiety. Your emotional brain takes over and you experience a strong desire to eat. Anxiety and stress go together. Sometimes, it’s a build up of stressful events over time. Sometimes, it’s one big event that causes you to lose your composure. [...]

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Heartmath and Emotional Eating

I just watched a webinar on how to stop emotional eating and stress eating from the folks at Heartmath. In a 6-week pilot study, their research showed: 5.2 lb. average weight reduction over 6 weeks of using the Heartmath stress reducer Average waist size reduced by 2.1 inches Average hip circumference reduced by 1.78 inches [...]

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Has Stress Eating Become A Habit?

Has stress eating become a habit? Is it hard to stop stress eating once you start? I’ll bet you aren’t reaching for carrots! According to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Research, just a few bites of a sweet treat may leave you yearning for more foods packed with sugar and fat. Drexel [...]

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Is Stress Eating Normal?

When you become accustomed to chronic stress conditions, tension, worry and stress eating start to seem normal. After all, stress is a shared experience and stress eating is a common response. Most people are operating with huge amounts of pressure and uncertainty.

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Why Willpower Doesn’t Work For Stress Eating

If you are trying to use willpower to control  stress eating, you are probably feeling frustrated. Applying willpower doesn’t work because the eating serves a need – a normal human need, usually for distraction, soothing or comfort. If the need goes unmet, then willpower is no match for the powerful emotions that are driving the [...]

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