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Posted 2008-10-19 by CathyMorenzie

Emotional Eating

Experts estimate that 75% of overeating is caused by emotions.

...do not give the devil a foothold~Ephesians 4:26-27

It's day 5 of my cleanse and I think my emotions are being cleansed more than my body so far.

I'm grateful for my deeper insights into my emotional eating.

On Friday I was not hungry but wanted to eat because I need a 'I made it through another busy week-yeah for me!' treat. On Saturday, I was not hungry but I needed a 'It's the weekend baby- let's celebrate!' treat and today, Sunday, I was craving a 'it's Sunday --kick back,relax and indulge' treat.

I never actually experienced hunger on any of these days but my emotions were screaming at me loudly.

Thank goodness for the Isagenix chocolates. They really helped, especially with some almonds. I even considered melting the chocolate and dipping them in but I did not have the patience for that.

So I'm going back to my own teachings on Emotional Eating to help me. Here's what I wrote some time ago.

'Experts estimate that 75% of overeating is caused by emotions. A study in Psychosomatic Medicine showed that people over-eat in order to self-medicate their feelings of stress or anxiety.(1) People find it almost impossible to manage their food cravings even with the threat of potentially life-threatening risks. '

So, my homework for this week is to plan for my emotional swings that will be coming again next weekend. They come every week but I usually feed them.

Tomorrow is a cleanse day which means no shakes and no meal. I'll keep you posted.

Cathy

P.S. Here's a bit more info. on emotions and food cravings.

Did you know that different emotions trigger different food cravings?

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