Prevent Emotional Eating - Here's how!!!

I hear from countless people that their downfall around eating is boredom. We need to develop strategies to prevent us from turning to food when we're feeling bored, frustrated or angry.

There is a reason we turn to food - COMFORT! As I wrote in a previous newsletter, food doesn't talk back to us and it can be delicious. So, why not indulge? We all know the answer: In the short term, it tastes so good, but in the long term, our lack of control makes us feel miserable.

We need to develop mindfulness so that we don't binge and emotionally eat. This is one of the biggest goals of our JOOS Cleanse. The more mindful we become, the less impulse we are to eat emotionally. We need to increase the time between the impulse and the action, which, in this case is the eating.

Meditation is one of the key ways to develop mindfulness. Here are some other strategies:

1. Pause before you eat. Don't shove anything in your mouth. Taste the food. Is this something you really want to be eating or are you eating out of a negative emotion you're feeling?

2. Drink a glass of water before you eat. If you're going to a holiday party, have a few glasses of water before hand so you feel full when you arrive.

3. Each morning, take 2 minutes to write down an eating schedule for that day. We plan our meetings, kids activities, but how many of us plan for what we're going to eat during each meal? Be realistic in this plan.

4. Don't deprive yourself because deprivation leads to binging. The more alkaline forming foods we eat (i.e., fruits and vegetables), the less of an urge and impulse we have to eat processed, refined, sugary and fried foods. Alkaline forming foods should ultimately compose 60% to 70% of our diet.

5. Don't strive for perfection. If you fall off track, no big deal. Just get back on.

6. Do a 21 day JOOS Cleanse! It will reboot your system and help you to develop mindfulness.

I'd love to hear your ideas and strategies.

Also, I can help coach you through this. For a complimentary health history to get started on your path to more mindful eating,
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