Emotional eating is a habit we need to stop if we want to lose weightEmotional eating, is feeling that you need protection so you eat something to feel good. We all need protection, every one of us. Some of us find protection in money; others find protection in friends or family, or a house and others will find protection in food. Eating food for protection is one habit which is no good if we are trying to lose weight, because it will cause us to gain much more weight in a very short time than we wanted. When we feel sad, angry, upset, or just board, many times we will turn to snack food as a way to satisfy our feelings. That is when emotional eating takes its toll on us. Below is a great article I found while surfing the web, it talks about emotional eating and says ten things to do to help stop this cycle. 10 Steps to Stop Emotional EatingBy Eric L Knouse Emotional eating can add pounds and snacking is emotional eating. Resist the urge to add prepackaged snack foods like potato chips, ice cream or chocolate bars to the pantry. It's bad for you and it's bad for your children. Nibbling on snack food is hard to resist when sitting watching TV in the evenings, but there are lots of replacement foods that can be just as enjoyable, even for those who aren't trying to loose weight. Below are some tips that might help you cut down on emotional eating. - Keep a glass of water in your hand when watching television. Water is important when trying to lose weight. It's cleansing and filling. It will lessen the cravings for snack food. - Popcorn without the butter is a great replacement for potato chips or tortilla chips. - Sliced vegetables like carrots, radishes or celery will give you that crunch you're used to when eating potato chips. - Fresh fruits like oranges, apples, bananas will staunch the cravings for sweets. - Dried fruits are also good snack foods, but don't overdo it. There are still sugars in dried fruits and because the pieces are small, there might be a tenancy to eat more. - Blueberries are high in antioxidants and should be eaten by anyone hoping to loose weight. - A handful of nuts is actually good for you. - Don't be afraid to eat dry cereal as snack food at night. Choose only cereals with the lowest calories, preferably whole grain and sugar free. - Don't give in to pre-packaged "healthy" snack food. These foods offer very little in the way of nutrients and they do contain sugars in the preservatives. Read the labels carefully. Whole and natural food has more to offer in the way of goodness. - Taste your healthy snacks. Eat them slowly and enjoy them. Most people make the mistake of eating them to fast and not enjoying them or either putting a huge amount on their fork and having it all at once. If you eat to fast, you will want another snack soon but if you eat slow, you will not want a snack for hours. Snacking is a hard habit to give up, but by making the adjustment slowly, replacing the potato chips a few nights per week with carrot sticks, cereal or popcorn, will make the complete change easier. You can not do this with having a negative attitude, you must know that you can lose weight and it begins with knowing you can and you will. Eric has been writing articles online for nearly 2 years now. Not only does this author specialize in diet, fitness and weight loss, you can also check out his latest website which provides great laptop deals. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Eric_L_Knouse Eating with emotion is such an easy thing to do but the consequences are great for losing weight, we need to remember our goal and stick to it as best we can. With determination and armed with knowledge I know we can and will succeed.
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