08/26/2020
Letās talk about binge eating š³
Iāve been a true emotional eater my entire life. Itās hard to separate emotional hunger from true hunger. Itās even harder to only answer to true hunger. I want to point a few things out between the two so when youāre questioning why youāre hungry, you can figure out which stage you are in.
Emotional Hunger:
ā Is urgent and sudden. You feel the need to eat right now or you get anxious.
ā Shows itself with an upsetting emotion. Stress or upset feelings can bring this on.
ā Involves mindless eating. You arenāt even paying attention to what youāre consuming. You are just eating whatever is in sight.
ā You never feel full.
ā Negative emotion after eating. You feel guilty for what you ate.
True Hunger:
ā¤ļø is gradual. You feel ready to eat based on the amount of time since your last meal. You can wait before eating.
ā¤ļø Shows itself when youāre body tells you it needs fueled.
ā¤ļø Involves mindful, thought out meals. You know what you are consuming and how it will affect you.
ā¤ļø You stop eating when you feel full.
ā¤ļø You feel fine with fueling your body and giving it what it needed.
Food isnāt a void filler. Youāre never going to binge and feel happy about it later. Itās hard to find other ways to deal with stress sometimes. Trust me, Iāve been there and I KNOW. If you stay dependent on food, eventually your body will rebel and you can easily feel out of control around food.
I do not promote dieting. I promote healthy lifestyle changes. I do not promote restrictive eating. I follow a Keto lifestyle. For me, it is what my body needs and what I have found to be the most effective. Notice I said for ME. We are not all the same. Donāt believe the person who tries to sell you one specific diet or a magic pill. If there is a lifestyle you think would fit you, I 100% encourage you to give it a try. What I will NOT encourage you to do is restrict foods when youāre not ready. If you want it, have a little. Hereās the thing though - YOU need to be responsible. You need to have a few bites and tell yourself thatās enough. Donāt let it get out of control.
Want to know the fastest way to ensure a binge?
Step 1: Restrict said food.
Step 2: Tell yourself itās bad.
Step 3: Feel shame and guilt when you do eat said food, so you become emotional and eat MORE and get angry at yourself.
STEP 4: Recommit, and go back to step 1.
Repeat indefinitely.
At the end of the day, YOU have to want the change. This health thing is funny - it all counts on YOU and how determined you are. No one else can do it for you no matter how much itās laid in front of you.
I want you to tell yourself that you commit to:
āØ Eating clean
āØ Exercising
āØ Trying to prep some meals
āØ Drinking water (half your body weight in ounces a day)
āØ Practicing self-love
āØ Staying motivated and inspired to keep moving forward.
Try all of these. Mind over matter, baby. You got this.
