Picture this: You hit the snooze button one too many times, had a last minute project thrown at you at work, and then sat in an hour of evening traffic.
Finally home, you breathe a sigh of relief, head into the kitchen, and decide you deserve a snack after the day you’ve had. Maybe you reach for a few crackers, then a bit of chocolate.
Before you know it, you’ve munched your way through the entire kitchen without eating a proper meal. You’re stuffed, ashamed, and wondering what the heck just happened – WTF?!
Sound familiar?
It’s called emotional eating, and, in a nutshell, it is eating for any other reason besides actual physical hunger, fuel, or nourishment.
The trouble with emotional eating is it overrides your body’s natural hunger cycle and can promote things like:
Even though it’s called “emotional eating” because people often reach for food to cope with their feelings, there are a lot of other non-hunger reasons that can prompt you to eat.
Some common, non-hunger, reasons include:
If any of those scenarios sound familiar, know that you’re not alone! Emotional eating affects a lot of people at one point or another.
Want to know what you can do to stop emotional eating in its tracks? Here are 6 great tips!
Emotional eating is something we’ve all done, but when you recognize it when it’s happening, or why you’re doing it, it’s easier to help break that habit.
To help keep from eating junk because you don’t have anything already prepared when you’re starving , try this delicious, easy snack that’s easy to prepare ahead of time.
These energy balls feel like an indulgent snack, but are made from whole food ingredients, and contain a bit of protein, healthy fat, and fiber to keep you fuller longer.
Chocolate Chip Almond Butter Energy Balls
Ingredients
1 cup natural almond butter (or other natural nut butter)
½ cup coconut flour
½ cup dark chocolate chips
¼ cup maple syrup
Pinch of sea salt
How to prepare
Study: Current Diabetes Reports, 2018 — Causes of Emotional Eating and Matched Treatment of Obesity
Study: Journal of Health Psychology, 2015 — Boredom proneness and emotion regulation predict emotional eating
Healthline: Mindful Eating 101 – A Beginner’s Guide
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