It has been estimated that about 80% of all illnesses and health problems are directly or indirectly related to stress, being overweight is just one of them!
Stress is basically any physical, circumstantial or emotional change that you have to adjust to. It is generally believed that stress is caused by negative events such as illness, death of a loved one or difficulties in relationships or business. If stress is not managed properly, your mind finds a way to react to stress in order to dilute its effects in a negative manner.
We all tend to eat unhealthy food in unreasonable amounts when we are tense. Specific subconscious thought patterns are formed and we feel a sudden and intense urge to do something immediately to make us feel better. Our comfort foods do just that for us. The answer is to find a way to re-channel those thought patterns and to make substitutions to replace those comfort foods.
One way to short-circuit a binge pattern is to get rid of all the stresses in your life but since it's not possible to escape from all the stress sources of life, the only solution is to know ways and techniques to cope with stress so it doesn't translate into negative results, especially over-eating.
Everyone is different so you will have to evaluate your own weight loss goals and how they interact with the stress in your life. One of the best ways to get started on this is to start a food journal and write down everything that you eat. Make notes next to the food item describing, in as much detail as possible, how you were feeling and the mood you were in when you consumed the food.
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