Emotional Eating Part 2
Liz here…
October 08′
A week ago we started a dialogue about Emotional Eating. I asked you to keep a diary specific to the eating that you were about to engage in. I asked you to identify which hunger you were seeking to satiate. If the answer was an emotional hunger you were to note the specific trigger.
Before I go any further I want to concede that there is a mountain of literature out there that addresses the issue of emotional eating. Much of this is provided by very smart people who have your best interest at heart. My explanations and solutions are my own. They are what works for me and what works for others whom I have suggested them to.
To me the whole thing is not that complicated or doesn’t need to be. You teach yourself to always ask the question before you eat. Emotional or physical? You will know the difference you are not a fool especially in this area(eating) it is an area that is always in your consciousness.
NOTE: By the way simple pleasure is a valid reason to eat but not to excess in frequency and most definitely not in volume.
Ok what works for me is breathing, yes simple mindful breathing.. Before my head is in the refrigerator I have asked myself which trigger is sending me there. If the answer is real physical hunger I go and eat mindfully.
If it is that I am driven by emotions no matter where I am I take a half dozen controlled belly breathes deep but not so they would bring attention from others but deep. Fortunately, I find that these moments of emotionally triggered eating are usually when I am alone so I can really get the most from the breathing. Hold on there’s a little more. If you have the luxury to breathe in through your nose in a slow and a slightly exxagerated way do this. Make yourself very mindful of the sounds of your breath the filling of your lungs the expanding of your belly. In other words give your breathing all of your attention. I assure you that this will break the power of the emotional eating trigger.
When I am alone I also indulge sometimes in what a guru I traveled to Southern India with taught me many years ago. He called it the ahhh. meditation. He was a wise and holy fellow he said it was the best meditation for manifesting. You may want to think of it as a moment for creating intentions. The Guru by the way at that time was known as Sri Guruji I believe he is now known here as Sri Siva. Oh yes the meditation, I digress. Simply breathe out mouth open making the ahhhh sound do this until your breathe is fully out now with closed mouth breathe in through your nose, a deep breathe. Do this for as long as you feel inclined to. What I do is think of the positive life I have created and want to continue free from the pain of fat. I see myself trim and fit. Try FatPain for more.
I know I was a little long winded today but I shared some things that I know first hand are almost miraculous in effectiveness, easy to do and as free as the air you breathe.
Back soon…Liz Lowry
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