What is your daily diet like? Do you begin the day with a buttery croissant and coffee with cream and sugar? Is your mid-morning snack a bag of chips from the vending machine or a doughnut from the break room? And at lunch, do you go out for burgers or pizza? And when that mid-afternoon lull comes, do you hit the vending machine yet again? And does dinner consist of several courses of heavy foods, possibly a vegetable, and then dessert? Do you have a snack right before bed?
If that sounds like you, then you probably do not feel very good most of the time. Aside from the doubtful nutritional value of the foods you are eating, you might consider the time at which you are taking in meals and snacks. When it comes to diet, its not just what you eat, but when you eat it. It is difficult to break the 3-meal a day cycle.
In order to maintain a proper weight, you should only eat when youre hungry. Avoid eating when you are bored, happy, or sad. Emotional eating can lead to obesity. Food is fuel for the body, and cannot provide emotional sustenance.
Emotional eating is a learned response to the stresses in our lives. It is important to assess why you are eating, and...