Emotionaleatingiswhenpeopleusefoodasawaytodealwithfeelings(81)___ofsatisfyinghunger.Believeitornot,we'veallbeenthere.Haveyoueverfinishedawholebagofchipsoutofboredomordownedcookieaftercookiewhilepreparing(82)___abigtest?Butwhendonealot-especially (83)___realizingit-emotionaleatingcanaffectweight,health,andoverallwell-being.
Understandingwhatdrivesemotionaleatingcanhelppeople(84)___stepstochangeit.Oneofthebiggestmythsaboutemotionaleatingisthatit'scausedby (85)___feelings.Yes,peopleoftenturntofoodwhenthey'restressedout,lonely,sad,anxious,orbored.Butemotionaleatingcanbelinkedtopositivefeelingstoo,liketheromanceofsharingdessertonValentine'sDayorthecelebrationofaholidayfeast.Sometimesemotionaleatingistied (86)___majorlifeevents,likeadeathoradivorce.Moreoften,though,it'sthecountlesslittledailystresses (87)___causesomeone(88)___(seek) comfortinfood.
We'reallemotionaleaterstoadegree.Butforsomepeopleemotionaleatingcanbearealproblem,(89)___ (cause) seriousweightgainorotherproblems.Thetroublewithemotionaleatingisthatoncethepleasureofeatingisgone,thefeelingsthatcauseitremain.Andyouoftenmayfeelworseabouteatingtheamountortypeoffoodyoulike.That's(90)___ithelpstoknowthedifferencebetweenphysicalhungerandemotionalhunger.
Nexttimeyoureachforasnack,waitandthinkaboutwhichtypeofhungerisdrivingit.