Jann Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Top 5 Emotional Eating Triggers By Jennifer R. Scott, About.com About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board Filed In:Weight LossThese questions will help you to learn more about your emotional eating triggers and plan alternative behaviors. Stress & Anxiety When stress rears its ugly head, do you soothe yourself with comfort food? Does a pint of ice cream quell those butterflies in your tummy? Loneliness Does a Saturday afternoon home alone lead you to eating more than your share? Do you reach for the fridge when you feel a twinge of loneliness? Anger Do you get the urge to over-eat when you are mad at someone, annoyed or frustrated with yourself? PMS Do cravings coincide with your monthly cycle? Are you constantly hungry during your period? Sadness & Depression When you have the blues, does it seem you can never feel full? Do you feel so bad that only binge eating reduces the sadness? http://weightloss.about.com/od/emotionaleating/index_a.htm contains some good information if you click on the link -- Jann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittycat Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Amen to that Jann!!!! But I am doing better...trying to use distraction or avoidance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Amen to that Jann!!!!But I am doing better...trying to use distraction or avoidance. Hehe! Me too! I'm the queen of cigarette avoidance now! Course, hubby isn't appreciating me spraying OUST in his general direction every time he lights a smoke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittycat Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Good for you Jann...I am on the road to being smoke free by Jan 1/09, going to get some Champix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jann Posted October 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Good for you Jann...I am on the road to being smoke free by Jan 1/09, going to get some Champix. Excellent Kitty! Let me know how that goes. I sent hubby a link to see if he was interested as well. You are gonna be one sexy non smoking mama! hehe -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittycat Posted October 6, 2008 Report Share Posted October 6, 2008 Thanks Jann...it's a must before my tummy tuck and anything else that may need lifting when the time comes!!!LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesuse Posted October 7, 2008 Report Share Posted October 7, 2008 Thanks for all the awesome info Jann!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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