Emotional eating is the easiest way to derail any flat stomach diet and prevent you from reaching your weight loss goals. These four tips will help you stop this self-sabotage and help you stay on your healthy eating path.
The easiest way to stop emotional eating and control cravings is to brush your teeth. Brushing your teeth after every meal not only promises good dental health, but who really wants to mess up their freshly brushed teeth? Not to mention that the combination of sweet chocolate and spearmint doesn’t go so well.
The next time your hand starts reaching for that bowl of candy, remind yourself of your weight loss goals. Remind yourself why you are exercising: what are you working for? Are you trying to get into a pair of jeans? Lose 10 pounds for a vacation or just feel more confident in shorts? Whatever your weight loss goals are, eating sweets won’t help you achieve them, it will make it that much harder for you. Remind yourself that your goals are going to make it that much harder for you to dig into those sweets.
Instead of eating your emotions, try writing them down. Grab a piece of paper or grab a notebook and write down how you feel when you have a craving for these sweet treats. Writing down your feelings and emotions will not only help you overcome emotional cravings for sugar, but it will also help you notice any trends and patterns in your behavior.
Finally, and probably the easiest way to curb your cravings for sweets is to drink a glass of water. Regardless, most of us don’t drink enough water and therefore mistake our sugar cravings for hunger, when in fact we are thirsty. Not only will you quench your thirst, but the water will fill you up with no room for dessert!
We’ve all had moments of weakness when emotional eating gets the best of us. But keeping these strategies in mind the next time you reach for that sugary treat will help you reach your weight loss goals much faster.
