One of the scariest things for emotional eaters is downtime – unplanned, unstructured moments when we don’t know what to do with ourselves…so we eat. In this episode, I had one of those almost moments…and what I did about it. The idea that we eat because we’re bored can be a cop-out. So let’s dig a bit deeper…
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About the Show:
Focus on real issues beyond weight loss noise
Personal experience as a former emotional eater
Acknowledging ongoing journey with emotional eating
Noting habitual thought of filling time with food
Importance of managing eating during travel
Understanding Boredom Eating
Challenging the concept of boredom eating
Identifying discomfort with free time
Linking boredom to anxiety or nervousness
Advice for Emotional Eaters:
Encouraging awareness during idle moments
Emphasizing discomfort with ‘being’ versus ‘doing’