Stress, overwhelm, and being too busy can all be powerful triggers for overeating and emotional eating. It’s a chicken and egg thing. Eating can be a temporary coping strategy in these situations AND stressful, overwhelming, busy times are extraordinarily difficult times to change our habits or implement new or different strategies.
In an ideal world, many of us would love to limit the stress and overwhelm, but sometimes it’s unavoidable. So how do you avoid emotional eating when you’re busy and have a lot going on? This episode is about getting practical. I have a handful of strategies that you can use during busy, stressful times to short-circuit or avoid emotional eating patterns.