FR Ep 034: How to Overcome Emotional Eating

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On today’s episode of Feminine Roadmap, Gina and Donna tackle the difficult topic of how to overcome emotional eating. For many women (and men) emotional eating is a daily struggle- feelings of overwhelm, fear, guilt, frustration, sadness, and many other emotions drive us to food to find a way to ease the emotional load. The good news is that we don’t have to be held hostage to food, we can learn to deal with our emotions in a healthy, healing way. Emotional eating does not have to be a way of life if we begin to develop the tools and resources necessary to take back control. Listen in to this episode for specific tools and strategies to overcome emotional eating and free yourself from the vicious cycle of eating to cope instead of eating to live. Grab a cuppa something wonderful and a friend who can benefit from this podcast episode!

SHOW NOTES:
2: 04 What are some possible emotional triggers?
5:03 How can we start the process of overcoming?
7:53 Emotional stress- a key culprit
9:44 A key question and a tool to help break the pattern
13:34 Learning to identify if you are really hungry
16:45 Dealing with uncomfortable emotions
21:03 How do our thoughts contribute to stress?
24:10 Conscious vs unconscious eating
28:21 Breaking the “diet” mindset habit
35:19 The danger of using food as behavioral currency
39:17 Learning to listen to our bodies and be present
44:02 The power of support in managing our stress and emotions
45:46 The vicious cycle
49:12 Applying relentless grace and determination
55:12 Aiming for progress not perfection- great exercise

RESOURCES:
“Think and Eat Yourself Smart” Dr. Caroline Leaf
“Eat Clean Diet Recharged” Tosca Reno
Gina R Farrar gina@ginarfarrar.com
Donna Loeffler donna@donnaloeffler.com
Music by bensound