Emotional eating is your brain's problem-solving attempt when feelings take over. Learn to spot the difference between emotional hunger and real physical hunger, then use that awareness to catch yourself before reaching for food.
Emotional eating is a behaviour that is solving a problem. The key to taking back control is when you start understanding the problem it's solving. Recognising the difference between emotional hunger and real physical hunger is the first step to breaking free. Emotion hijacks your brain, so being able to understand it when it happens and your triggers for doing it are really, really important. You can then learn to anticipate the trigger and be ready for it. There's some helpful tips below.
