If you think about food most of the time and find it
difficult to stop eating once you start, you might be a
compulsive overeater. It's not what compulsive eaters
consume that's their biggest problem. Rather, it's the
emotional problems behind their food obsession.
If you are a compulsive eater, here are five ways that you
can develop a healthy relationship with food and regain
control over your eating:
1. Learn to love and accept yourself. Make a list of your
good qualities and then read that list over often.
2. Find a group of people, such as a network of friends or
a support group led by a person trained in eating
disorders, where you will be accepted while you work on
your eating problem.
4. Learn to recognize your trigger foods. If you find
potato chips irresistible, don't buy them. Don't go grocery
shopping on an empty stomach.
5. Get in touch with your feelings. Is your stomach hungry
or is it really your heart? What emotional traumas do you
need to deal with? Get these issues out in the open and
deal with them.
3. Don't try to be "cured" by a strict diet. Nerve
chemicals and hormones go wildly out of whack during quick
weight-loss diets. The result is more cravings and binge
eating. Have several small meals a day, balanced with
carbohydrates, protein and fat, instead of a couple of huge
ones. You'll keep your blood sugar and brain chemicals
stable, as you help curb your overeating.
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