comfort eating-what it is and isn't
DESCRIPTION
Comfort eating is a common problem when it comes to weight loss. Understanding what it is and isn’t often gives us control over our behaviour regarding food.TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Comfort Eating – What It Is And
Isn’t
![Page 2: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
One thing you often become aware of in
the field of hypnotherapy is that there is a
strong link between the emotions and the
way we eat.
![Page 3: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
In fact, one of the areas that hypnosis is
often used for is in the area of weight loss.
![Page 4: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Often, comfort eating is cited as being an issue
lying behind somebody’s weight problem.
![Page 5: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
![Page 6: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
The link between feeling good and the food
we eat is undeniable. It’s just part of
being human.
![Page 7: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
However, it’s important to be aware as to
exactly what comfort eating is and what it
isn’t.
![Page 8: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
If comfort eating is a problem for you,
then being aware of what’s going on will
help you have power over it and feel more
in control.
![Page 9: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Knowing what comfort eating isn’t
can also be helpful.
![Page 10: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
Factor one: good times and abundance
![Page 11: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
Having an abundance of food was a reason
to celebrate and be happy.
![Page 12: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
On the other hand, a big life event such as a
birth, a marriage or even a death, was
celebrated or commemorated by lavish
amounts of food.
![Page 13: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Now, it’s not comfort eating to enjoy eating
a bit of birthday cake at your friend’s party,
even though eating the cake will be
associated with feeling happy and will be
part of the general fun of the celebration.
![Page 14: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
The problem here comes when you try to
capture the feeling associated with a party
by eating party food even when you’re not
celebrating anything – that
is comfort eating.
![Page 15: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/15.jpg)
Factor two: blood sugar
![Page 16: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/16.jpg)
There is also a physical side to the link
between food and emotions.
![Page 17: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/17.jpg)
When we are low on blood sugar and hungry,
we tend to feel pretty terrible.
![Page 18: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/18.jpg)
It varies from person to person, but when
we haven’t eaten for a while, we get grumpy,
snappy, more prone to worry, a bit more
emotional and prone to tearfulness and so
forth.
![Page 19: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/19.jpg)
Any mother of small children – in fact, any
parent at all – can tell you that the time of
day that’s the worst is the hour just before
the evening meal.
![Page 20: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/20.jpg)
All that irritability is simply a sign that your
body needs some fuel, while some of the
worry that kicks in may be, deep down, part
of a fear that there will not be enough to
eat.
![Page 21: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/21.jpg)
This emotional factor should drive us to
grab something to eat – it’s like the fuel light
coming on in the car to show that we’re
low on fuel.
![Page 22: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/22.jpg)
Where comfort eating comes in is when we
use food as a way to help us feel better
when we feel tired, irritable, stressed or
upset for some other reason, i.e. when
hunger isn’t the cause of our bad
temper and anxiety.
![Page 23: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/23.jpg)
The classic example here is the stereotype
of a woman who has been dumped by her
lover and who turns to ice cream and
chocolate as a consolation – eating her
heart out. Men do it too, of course!
![Page 24: Comfort eating-What it is and isn't](https://reader034.vdocument.in/reader034/viewer/2022042523/568c36591a28ab023597b1bf/html5/thumbnails/24.jpg)
If you think you like comfort eating, well,
stop it now with the help of a
Hypnotherapist Gold Coast.