Healthy Emotional Eating Alternatives

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Janice • 7 Comments

I have a confession….

I’m an emotional eater. I eat when I’m lonely, bored, sad and angry. When I’m feeling emotional I’ll pretty much overeat on anything sweet, salty or crunchy that I can get my hands on.

Yesterday I was feeling rather lonely. Hubs has been working a TON lately, and he’ll be away on business all this week. I really MISS him – I miss his companionship… A LOT!

So I overate .

I ate an entire 2lb bag of…..

CARROTS!!!

Evidence...

Now some people might say I should get a handle on my emotional eating and my triggers. To journal my thoughts and feelings… blah… blah… blah…

Whatever. That’s not a realistic solution *for me*.

Did you know that 2lbs of carrots is only 300 calories? OK, so that sounds like quite a bit, but when you consider HOW FULL I feel now and how I don’t really think I can fit anymore in, then 300 calories isn’t so bad, now is it?

Especially in comparison to:

2lbs of chicken wings = 2, 424 calories
2lbs cool ranch potato chips = 4,800 calories

EEEEEKKK!

I’m not going to feel bad about this because I made a HEALTHY CHOICE.

For the next week while hubby is gone I’m going to stock the cupboards with things that are OK to over eat:

Bananas
Apple slices
cucumbers
carrots
grapes
navel oranges

And guess what? I benefit from all the extra vitamins and nutrients these foods provide, win-win!

7 Responses to Healthy Emotional Eating Alternatives

TammyMcDaniel says:
October 1, 2011 at 8:43 am
I love cucumbers soaked in white vinegar! I can eat them all day!
- Janice - Fitness Cheerleader says:
  October 3, 2011 at 11:30 pm
  @TammyMcDaniel Mmmmm – that’s a great suggestion Tammy – Thank you!
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October 2, 2011 at 11:35 am
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October 3, 2011 at 3:20 pm
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Peter says:
October 10, 2011 at 3:13 am
I really think it’s great that you find good alternatives. It’s really a good start maybe in time you wont eat anymore when your emotional. Good job and keep on going the right way.
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- Janice says:
  October 12, 2011 at 1:41 pm
  Thanks Peter!
Scott says:
October 25, 2011 at 8:40 pm
This is the basic idea of many different diet plans. x amount of something healthy may be one of your daily points but the same x amount of something unhealthy may cost you 3 or 4 points. Now everything should be eaten in moderation but better to over eat carrots than Big Macs
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