Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition 3133: 6 Ways to Stop Emotional Eating in its Tracks by Beth Clayton with Mark Fisher Fitness on Long-Term Health Goals
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Sep 27, 2025 Discover effective strategies to combat emotional eating. Learn how to identify triggers and reframe cravings for a healthier relationship with food. Explore the benefits of journaling and how movement can interrupt unhelpful patterns. Find out why protein is key in stabilizing cravings and why it's wise to keep binge foods away from home. Plus, establish daily calming rituals to tackle anxiety and reduce the urge to binge. Remember, it's not about perfection, but about having a practical strategy!
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Unconscious Binging Example
- The narrator describes binging on entire loaves, pies, chips, or pints of ice cream after emotional triggers.
- He warns this unconscious stuffing creates a codependent relationship with food and harms health.
Record Your Eating Patterns
- Do track and record your eating patterns with a food journal to reveal triggers.
- Use those patterns to plan how to address specific emotional situations proactively.
Feel And Release Emotions
- Do feel the emotion, breathe into bodily tension, and name the feeling instead of immediately eating.
- If you cannot release it, write freely on paper as a nonjudgmental stream of consciousness.