Overeating is one of the few socially acceptable addictions and many people that are overweight do not even realize that they are actually emotional eaters.

Sometimes referred to as “food addiction”, it is one of the most difficult disorders to overcome.  If you are addicted to alcohol, you can cut alcohol out of your life completely, but you need food every day in order to survive.

The only way to overcome the disorder is by addressing the underlying issues that you are self-medicating through excessive eating.  The Nelson Method teaches you how to stop emotional eating altogether and learn how to have a healthy relationship with food.

Are You Emotional Eating?

Because overeating is so common in our society, it can be difficult for someone to know if they are emotionally eating. If you can identify one of these symptoms of emotional eating in yourself, you may have an emotional eating disorder. If you can identify more than one, it is almost certain.

• Eating when not physically hungry
• Inability to find food that satisfies you
• Food cravings triggered by emotions
• Mindless/mechanical eating (like snacking on an open bag of chips)

It can be very easy to fall into a pattern of emotional eating. Whether at work, at home, or out with friends, there is food everywhere, and it is usually not very healthy food. Also, because of our busy schedules we are prone to stress, the #1 cause of overeating. Our bodies have evolved to produce certain chemicals when stressed that trigger a craving for sugars, carbohydrates and fatty foods. Furthermore, the way we are raised and the constant societal influences that encourage people to regularly eat in excess can contribute to our habit of overeating.

The Effects of Emotional Eating

Since it can be easy to develop an emotional eating disorder, it is important to watch for the common effects of emotional eating, including:

• Inability to fit into clothes
• Unwillingness to go out and see friends on account of how you look
• Hatred of body/poor self-image
• Feeling unlovable
• Loss of standards in work and personal relationships

How to Stop Emotional Eating

Diets, pills, therapy and surgery are not the best approach to stop emotional eating, as they will only temporarily distract from the real problem.  The best way to combat emotional eating is to get help from someone who has overcome emotional eating disorder, someonw who has experienced the pain of out-of-control eating and will help you address the underlying causes.

Roy Nelson cracked the code to eating disorders and broke through his own addictive personality over 35 years ago. He shed his addiction to food, as well as 120 lbs.  The Nelson Method analyzes the underlying cause that leads to emotional eating for each individual person and develops healthy, new behaviors that help a person no longer need to engage in emotional eating.  Roy personally guides clients through The Nelson Method and helps them find lasting freedom from food addiction.

Take the First Step to Stop Emotional Eating Today

If you feel as though you are not in control of your appetite, that you are eating too much and don't know how to stop, we are here to help. The first step to stop emotional eating is to contact Roy Nelson Healing.