Tuesday Tip - Putting The Brakes On Emotional Overeating

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Putting the Brakes on Emotional overeating

Tip: Identify and Take Five

One of the first things you can do to put the brakes on emotional eating is to identify your personal triggers. What feelings, situations, or events make you reach for an excess amount of food? Once identified, plan for when you find yourself in one of those situations that you will take five before you give in to the craving and reflect and identify how you were left to feel the last time you went full speed ahead on that chocolate cake… No doubt worse than when you started out!

By giving yourself the chance to make a better decision by taking five and then identifying how good you feel for not “caving to the craving” you will be on your way to putting the brakes on emotional overeating.