Quiz: Are You an Emotional Binge Eater?
Emotional binge eating is a complex mental health condition where food becomes a tool for coping with emotional distress or exerting control over one's life.
Emotional binge eating is not all about food but is rather a maladaptive coping mechanism for managing overwhelming feelings or life stressors.
The act of eating or restricting food is often a manifestation of deeper emotional struggles, such as low self-esteem, perfectionism, trauma, or anxiety.
10 Common But Unspoken Causes of Weight Gain Your Doctors, or Dietitians Don't Talk About
If you’ve been eating less than 1000 calories every day and exercising an hour every day, tracking every calorie you eat and burn, and are 100% sure that you’re eating a calorie deficit diet, and yet you are not losing weight, you know something's not right.
And it is not your calorie calculations. I’m sure your calorie calculations are on point, knowing that this is likely your thousandth dieting attempt.
What this shows is that calories are not your enemy.
The Single Most Important Reason Why Many Women Can’t Lose Weight Despite Trying Everything Under the Sun & Doing Everything Right By the Doctors
Many people struggling with weight loss are actually suffering from emotional eating disguised in “I love sweets,” “I have a sweet tooth,” “I can’t live without [a specific food],” or “I love food.”