Are you an emotional eater? Do you eat when you are sad, bored, lonely, anxious or scared? I know I used to do that without even thinking. In fact, now I go and write in my journal and pray when I find myself eating for no reason because it usually means something is bugging me. I think that is the first step to overcoming this--- to realize that you do it. Ask yourself, am I really hungry? Why am I eating?
Eating for other reasons other than hunger can be dangerous. Eating for emotional reasons doesn't help you deal with the problem, it is just a distraction from facing the issue head on. So how can you face your problems and deal with them instead of trying to fruitlessly eat them away?
More about this issue later---
