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Emotional eating is a problem for me also. I have found that diets that 

encourage unstructured eating (whenever you feel hungry) eventually gave me a way 

of deceiving myself about emotional eating. One thing that's really helping 

me is looking forward to those three meals a day and not wanting to spoil them 

by not being really hungry. Sounds kind of hedonistic but it helps me. 

Another thing is really facing what's going on during times of emotional eating. 

What sort of emotional eater are you? Do you prepare a full plate of food and 

sit down and eat? Are you like me and snitch little bites here and there until 

you've eaten the equivalent of a meal without realizing it? Catching yourself 

in the act can short circuit the sham comfort you are seeking from food. 

Start realizing that your anger frustration sadness longing -- whatever the 

emotion -- simply does not respond to food; you may get a sort of drugged feeling of 

relief for a short time but eating doesn't help a bad emotional state. This 

is a very tough habit to break; I am dealing with it daily and would love more 

suggestions!!!!! Sophie


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