Jim Katsoulis shares a simple rule: eat only at the kitchen table, never while distracted by TV or screens. This single boundary helps you notice whether you're actually hungry or just eating to feel better.
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My stop. Emotional eating technique. So everyone knows that emotional eating is one of the main causes of weight struggle. But sometimes it's hard to see when we're emotional eating and when we're just hungry. So one of the simplest things you can do is to make the decision that when you eat, you're going to eat at the kitchen table. That means that times in the past when you're on the sofa eating, watching TV or you were on the computer, you know, eating while you were surfing the net, those times end, and you can still eat whatever you want, just you and the food. And when you're done, you can go watch TV or get on the computer, do whatever you want. But while you eat, it's just you and the food. Food. And that's quickly going to let you recognize when you're reading for nourishment and when you're eating for emotional reasons.