This second and final part of the emotional series articles will explain more on how you can overcome your health and fitness 'disease' that actually hamper your ultimate goal of losing weight. You can take down some notes if you like for you to always bear in mind the tips below:
* Having a food diary. This will be a journal of your daily eating activities. It would be helpful if you also write down what you are feeling before and after you have eaten. You can also observe some patterns that will eventually be obvious between your feelings and food intake.
* Get support. You're more likely to give in to emotional eating if you lack a good support network. Lean on family and friends or consider joining a support group. It won't really have to be a professional support group, as long as you are accountable to each other to remain steadfast in your fitness goals.
* Struggle with boredom without food. Haven't you noticed that when there is an empty time, you suddenly feel the urge to get some snack foods just to "kill the time"? Create other distractions for yourself such as surfing the internet, calling a friend, listening to music or simply watching television.
* Take away temptation. Don't keep supplies of comfort foods in your home if they're difficult for you to resist. And if you have negative emotions arising, postpone your trip to the grocery store until you're sure that you have your emotions in check so you can stick to the "healthy food list" that you have when you're going to buy food supplies.
* Don't push yourself too much. Those who really want to lose those stubborn excess pounds need to understand that although limiting on the caloric intake is helpful, you should sometimes give yourself some food treats, or else you will increase the propensity of you, giving in to your emotional eating tendencies. Remember to keep this updated in your food diary.
* Having a food diary. This will be a journal of your daily eating activities. It would be helpful if you also write down what you are feeling before and after you have eaten. You can also observe some patterns that will eventually be obvious between your feelings and food intake.
* Get support. You're more likely to give in to emotional eating if you lack a good support network. Lean on family and friends or consider joining a support group. It won't really have to be a professional support group, as long as you are accountable to each other to remain steadfast in your fitness goals.
* Struggle with boredom without food. Haven't you noticed that when there is an empty time, you suddenly feel the urge to get some snack foods just to "kill the time"? Create other distractions for yourself such as surfing the internet, calling a friend, listening to music or simply watching television.
* Take away temptation. Don't keep supplies of comfort foods in your home if they're difficult for you to resist. And if you have negative emotions arising, postpone your trip to the grocery store until you're sure that you have your emotions in check so you can stick to the "healthy food list" that you have when you're going to buy food supplies.
* Don't push yourself too much. Those who really want to lose those stubborn excess pounds need to understand that although limiting on the caloric intake is helpful, you should sometimes give yourself some food treats, or else you will increase the propensity of you, giving in to your emotional eating tendencies. Remember to keep this updated in your food diary.
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