Emotional
Triggers
Look Out For
Yours
There are many different reasons why people
become overweight.
It is not as simple as saying
that overweight people just eat too much because there can be
any number of psychological reasons that make people want to
eat more.
Emotional triggers such as
stress, sadness, depression and so on can all make a person
want to eat more food. This is due to the fact that there are
certain chemicals in the brain that are linked to both mood and
hunger.
Many people associate eating with
various different emotions and for this reason they choose to
eat more food to make themselves feel better, or happier, or
more comforted.
If you feel that this is the
reason for your weight problem then it is probably better to
get those issues resolved first by seeing a specialist rather
than trying to attack the food problem first.
For a lot of people it is habit
to over eat and behavioral modification will be the key to
weight loss success in these cases.
One of the easiest ways to change
your eating behavior is to eliminate any temptations. This is
best done at the supermarket by not actually buying foods that
are going to cause you a problem.
By not having these low value
foods in the house you won't be tempted to eat them because
they won't be there and this will encourage you to eat better
foods and in doing so change your behavior patterns.
This process is made considerably
easier if all members of the household will help towards
achieving the goal of better eating.
If you do the shopping then you
will be able to determine what food is purchased and this will
help to make your weight loss easier, and in doing so it will
help the nutrition of all members of the
household.
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