Emotional Eating: Crossing the Line From Nutrition Into Stimulation [Becky]

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Becky,

 

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Elchanan

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rawfood [rawfood ] On Behalf Of

Rebecca

Sunday, July 08, 2007 2:12 PM

rawfood

[Raw Food] Re: Emotional Eating: Crossing the Line From Nutrition

Into Stimulation (WAS: Bored with raw ... Becky)

 

 

I have always had this problem with stress eating. I know in my mind that

eating cookie dough and french fries won't make me feel better and will in

all likelihood make me feel sick, but knowing that doesn't tame the beast

inside me screaming for it. I can try eating other things, but that is

always on my mind and I always feel hungry, even when I'm not, until I give

in and eat whatever junk I've been craving. I know that sometimes when you

crave something it's because you need something nutritionally that you are

lacking, but I know that cookie dough doesn't have anything in it that I

need.

 

This got worse when I had kids because I am trying to do everything right

for them nutritionally and otherwise, so I have taken to sneaking my junky

snacks in when they are sleeping. This became a habit so that now whenever

it's naptime or bedtime I'm starving for garbage food. It's even worse on

the nights when my husband is out because then I don't even have to feel

embarassed for eating it in front of him and I will literally gorge myself

until I can hardly move. Afterwards I feel physically and emotionally

awful, but it doesn't stop it from happening again.

 

I know that I'm not the only one in the world that this happens to. Does

anyone have any suggestions?

 

Becky