Emotional Eating: Why We Do It and How to Stop the Cycle
Emotional Eating: Why We Do It and How to Stop the Cycle Most of us eat according to the emotions we are having. Sometimes, a change in season or rain decides what we want to eat. The arrival of the festive season usually prompts us to find an excuse to eat sweet and savoury goodies. The arrival of guests sometimes triggers us to make and eat special food. All these factors contribute to overeating beyond our daily calorie requirement. On those occasions, we usually indulge in food that cannot be described as a balanced meal but rather something full of carbs and fats. Because for some people, eating is an emotion. But have you heard of emotional eating? Remember eating a cookie after a cookie while preparing for some big event or finishing a whole bucket of butter popcorn while watching a movie? This happens with almost everyone when you don’t know how to deal with the emotions you are having. You might have countless instances in your life of your emotional indulgences. Have you ever...