This blog post has been authored by Stand Out Online Member Estelle Coombe-Heath, Wholesome Lifestyle Project
When I first start working with busy career women who struggle with emotional eating, they tell me, "I Just spend so much energy thinking about food". This can be a painful experience for them as they feel like they can achieve so much more with their time if they just didn’t think about food all the time.
There are many reasons why we are triggered to think about food, hormones, advertising certain habits we have formed over time. However, for many women, thinking of food originates from seeking comfort from overwhelming emotions. They tend to numb out or use food as a crutch and in turn this creates an emotional dependence on food.
When we use food as a coping mechanism, our brains form neuropathways to form food thoughts when we are experiencing emotions. Surprising for most is that the food thoughts…