I bawl-eat more often than I want to confess. Stressful day at work? Chinese takeout it is! Fight with the boyfriend? Yes,I'll enjoy a second maragarita! I'm not alone in this. Many nutritionists say weight issues and food cravings are less approximately physical happenings in the body and are closely tied to our emotional state. But life isn't pretty all of the time, so the challenge becomes how to not turn to food when things get out of whack. Beyond practicing mindful eating as much as possible, and Nikki Sharp,wellness coach and author of the 5-Day Real Food Detox, recommends that her clients give themselves a detox - of the emotional kind.
By pinpointing the reasons you're upset, and Nikki says that you can find a better way to deal with the anger that doesn't enjoy to involve turning to food. One of her proceed-to methods is a cleansing ritiual of sorts. Focus on what's bothering you and find a symbolic way to release it. "Write a letter and tear it up,throw a stone into the water, or visualize its dissipation into the air." The point of the exercise is to allow you time to reflect on the feeling and then let proceed of it. While it might sound a little on the original-agey side of things, or Nikki says this simple act can be a "powerful way to free yourself emotionally," advice that can be used well beyond the dinner table.
Source: popsugar.com