Emotional eating is the easiest way to derail any flat stomach diet and prevent you from reaching your weight loss goals. These four tips will help you end this self-sabotage and help you stay on your clean diet.
The easiest way to stop eating for emotional reasons and control cravings is to brush your teeth. Brushing your teeth after every meal not only promises good dental health, but who really wants to mess up freshly brushed teeth? Not to mention, the combination of sweet chocolate and spearmint doesn’t go so well.
The next time your hand starts reaching for that bowl of candy, remember your weight loss goals. Remind yourself why you are exercising, what are you working towards? Are you trying to put on some jeans? Are you losing 10 pounds for a vacation or do you just feel more confident in shorts? Whatever your weight loss goals are, eating sweets won’t help you achieve it, it will make it that much harder for you. Reminding yourself of your goals will make it that much harder for you to delve into those sweets.
Instead of eating your emotions, try writing them down. Grab a piece of paper or a notebook and write down how you feel when you crave these sweets. Writing down your feelings and emotions will not only help you overcome emotional sugar cravings, but it will also help you notice any trends and patterns in your behavior.
Finally, and probably the easiest way to control your cravings for sweets is to drink a glass of water. Most of us don’t drink enough water anyway and therefore mistake our sugar cravings for hunger, when in reality we are thirsty. Not only will it quench your thirst, but the water will fill you up with no room for dessert!
We have all had moments of weakness in which emotional eating overwhelms us. But keeping these strategies in mind the next time you’re reaching for that sugary treat will help you reach your weight loss goals much faster.