Why Did You Eat THAT?

Last night, my wife and I watched the show, “DietTribe.” Although I do not endorse all the  training methods from the show, I did find one of their practices to be right on target. The practice was very simple. A counselor sat down with all the ladies in this weight loss group and talked them through their emotional eating habits. All of them ate for comfort. In fact, we all do this at one time or another. But the older we get, the more hurts and baggage we can carry around. This, many times, will lead you to the fork and plate or the bottle (or worse). So before you spend anymore money on the next exercise gadget or diet book, do a little soul searching and do battle to conquer the demons who are the root of the problem. Here are a few helpful tips:

1. Ask yourself “why” you are about to eat (fill in the blank).
2. Talk to a friend about the real issues going on in your life causing you to eat emotionally.
3. Identify trigger “foods,” “thoughts” and “situations” that tempt you to eat the wrong things.
4. Avoid items from #3.
5. Come up with a plan in the event you are unable to avoid the situation(s) in #3.
6. Have a goal in mind (e.g., picture of what you’d like to look like, a pair of pants you’d like to fit into, or having  confidence in beach attire).