What to do when you want to lose weight, but you are an emotional eater?

Hi icollier, I have a friend who's an emotional eater, she told me three things worked best for her: Keep only health food in the house, so when you feel like snacking, you can only snack on fruit and vegetables (this works better if you're living alone, my friend actually gained some weight after getting married, because her husband had to eat something else than raw vegetables all day long). Make sure you always have something comforting to fall back on, if things get depressing. For her, it was cartoons, I made her hundreds of CDs with cartoons in time, so she'd have something relaxing and enjoyable to do and thus forget about eating. Be ready to go for a walk at any time. She was walking at 2 am, dressed in her pajamas and boots, to wear off the hunger sensation. (again, this worked when she was alone, now her husband thinks she's mad for doing this ) You can try some of these suggestions and see if they work for you as well, and the best of luck in controlling this issue in the future!

This is somethign I am trying to work through right now. I have been under intense stress for over two years. I finally realized the other day that I am eating to try to "feel better" or emotional eating. I used to be in such good control! I still run and that helps balance it all out for now. I also am trying to keep things out of my house that are the big crashers! I figure that way if I "benge" it'll at least be on something healthy!

Hey! i have the same problem,i'm an emotional eater and i get stressed big time. But now i'm very much in control, cous i may be now i know how to manage calories and still eat as much as i want, also i have realization of its bad effects. Self realization is very important!! you need to realize how you're ALWAYS gonna regret it later. Figure out the reason for your stress. Then you'll have to one by one focus on each problem and combat it. Cous you have to face it someday!! why not now? if you eat out of confusion and frustration, exercising is a good alternative. Devote your anger, frustration and mind to exercise. When you are tensed, WORK!! Some people feel great around friends. so whenever you feel overwhelmed and want to eat something, go call your friend. if you don't have any, don't sit around and wait. Get out, grow your network. Believe and faith you can have whatever you want. take relaxing herbal tea or any kinda relaxing tea for a change,go for walks,exercise it'll help your stress. Drink loads of water and watch comedy clips or such sit coms(like friends) to distract yourself. One thing that i'm trying to learn and practice is to have comic eye for absurdities in life. So try that, might help your stress. Just remember! this mind is yours and you control it.Mind isn't the one controlling you. you are!

Start focus in your diet and work out lot ! , and start a new activity like work out or pain ,knitt !