We often try to cope with emotional overstrain, stress or anxiety with the help of food. Someone just got used to a job well done to receive encouragement in the form of delicious treats, by the way, this behavior, as a rule, comes from childhood. As a result, we overeat, which is the cause of the development of diseases, from which the stressful state is only aggravated. And on this ground again I want to eat.
It turns out a vicious circle, getting out of it is quite difficult, but possible.
How to proceed?
- It is necessary to have a diary in which the products eaten during the day will be fixed. In this case, it is necessary not only to enter the name of the product, but also the event that led to its use. After the product has been eaten, the diary needs to record its own emotional state, as this product has affected the perception of the surrounding gray and dull world. Keeping a diary will allow you to see what kind of calories are consumed daily, and what exactly from the eaten was superfluous or harmful. It is enough to keep a diary for one month to get rid of the habit of seizing emotional upheavals.
- You need to be able to analyze your eating habits and addictions. Such an analysis will make it possible to understand the causes of overeating or seizing of stress. It can be a reward for a prize received at work or an attempt to forget something negative, connected with personal life. It will also be necessary to note which products and for how long have become a source of positive emotions.
- It should be remembered that in the fridge there should be a lot of varied food, with the condition that it is exceptionally healthy. Opening the refrigerator, a person should see on the shelves of fruits and vegetables, sour-milk products. You can call your apartment a place where you can not eat high-calorie or harmful food, you can even write a kind of "constitution of a single dwelling", which will be written in detail about "legal" and "illegal" food. And for every violation it is necessary to introduce some punishment, for example, to cancel a trip to the cinema or purchase a new dress.
- To learn to get rid of the habit of seizing emotions, it must be remembered that the first step in the right direction will be to refuse reading or watching news while eating. After all, most often we eat harmful, but delicious products while watching your favorite TV series or news programs.
- To get rid of bad habits easier, you need to find a job that will replace food. For example, a book, chatting with friends or sports. Then the process will proceed more easily, from the habit of eating stress can be eliminated. And in the case of sports, you can also lose weight.
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