By Nurse Diane
I hate
to shop for clothes. I recently spent
several days shopping for an Easter dress to wear to church. I couldn’t find anything I liked, and if I
did, they didn't have it in my size, or the color was wrong, or it didn’t look
good on, so I would leave the mall and go across the street to the dairy queen,
and get some ice cream. This made me
feel better at the moment, and then I would feel guilty as soon as I finished.
It seems like when I am mad or upset, I always look for ice cream or chocolate
to make things better, but it always seems to make things worse.
April is
Emotional
Overeating Awareness Month.
According to emotionalovereatingawareness.com, millions of people
overeat in an attempt to numb unpleasant feelings with food. The challenge this
month is to experience your feelings without anesthetizing yourself with sugars
and simple carbohydrates. Try to recognize these urges to eat for emotional
reasons and deal with them in more appropriate and satisfying ways. Ask
yourself what it really is that you need.
Dr.
Denise Lamothe is a clinical psychologist and doctor of holistic health. She is
the founder of Emotional Overeating Awareness Month. She offers some tips to help those struggling
with emotional overeating problems. They
include:
- Choose the healthiest foods you can find to truly nourish your body
- Move your body choose activities that you enjoy
- Express your feelings
- Make as many self-loving choices as you can
- Give yourself quiet time
- Spend time in nature
- Appreciate yourself
- Always remember there are no mistakes only lessons – and whatever you do, never under any circumstances beat yourself up
Like the
picture above says, a healthy relationship with food is when you feel proud of
your choices, whether you choose carrots or ice cream. Learn the things that are making
you want to overeat, and ways to change that pattern or correct the
problem. Don’t worry about a hot fudge
sundae every now and then, ice cream still helps sometimes, if eating in small
servings.
My only weakness in food is ANY food with chocolate in it.
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