Tips To Combat Stress Eating

TRIGGER >>>>RESPONSE >>>>AFTERMATH

And thus goes the cycle. Blindly snacking or reaching for a cookie when we are stressed can lead to unwanted surpries on the scale. This eating cycle goes something like this:

There is a trigger (smell of baking, seeing fresh donuts, the sounds of bacon frying, stress etc) then a response (grabbing food) then the aftermath (feeling bad) For now, I want to give you some tips on controlling the second part of that equation...grabbing food.

If you have a stressful event (assuming that's your trigger) and you grab food to de-stress then make sure you grab something healthy.

1. Keep healthy snacks around that are convenient and within reach.

2. If you have junk food laying around then move it into an inconvenient spot such as the top shelf of your cupboard, in the basement, in the garage. Anywhere that is out of site. Hint, it's easier not to bring the food into the house in the first place than it is to resist it once it is there.

3. If a trigger (like stress) makes you want to grab food then wait for 5 minutes before getting something. Set a timer...no grabbing ANYTHING before that five minutes.

4. During that 5 minutes, do an activity. It could be doing the dishes, folding laundry, going for a walk, grooming the pet, writing in your journal. The list is endless. But pick something and do it for 5 minutes.

5. If after 5 minutes and you still want to eat something then grab something healthy. 6. IF you absolutly will not grab a good snack and you reach for the chocolate cake then get your cake or cookies or whatever it is BUT allow yourself 15 minutes to eat it and DO NOT finish the snack before the 15 minutes is up. You must eat slowly and take 15 minutes to eat your snack

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