Let It Go!
How to address and release emotions without eating. This week in the meeting room we discussed letting it go and what happens when you don't. Do your feelings sometimes lead to food? Have you ever been so sad (or happy or stresses or angry) that your immediate reaction is to reach for something to eat - whether or not you're physically hungry? That's emotional eating. But once you can identify what emotion or emotions trigger that response for you, you'll be better able to let it go! According to Weight Watchers Weekly emotional eating can come between you and your weight loss goals. In fact between 24 and 60 percent of people who struggle with their weight say that they frequently turn to food when emotions run high. AND it can become a habit, if you turn to food every time you feel a specific emotion, the two become paired. But while eating may provide temporary relief, you miss the opportunity to learn the emotion without eating an that ...