Mindset: Are you Eating Your Emotions? How to Overcome Emotional Eating

Hello friends,

Are you beginning to prepare for the new year 2024 by creating new goals, healthy habits, and maybe even weight loss goals?

Today, I wanted to tough base on mindset, emotional eating and practical steps to take toward wellness. Many struggle with and even myself going to food when feeling emotional. Unfortantly, emotional eating can have a major impact on our all around physical, emotional, spiritual, and financial health.

The last few years many of us have been stressed, fearful, walking through sources of grief and even disappointments. Unfortunately, many go to unhealthy behaviors during tough times: food, alcohol, overcommiting the schedule, obsessive cleaning, and shopping. These are steps toward unhealthy comfort, avoidant behaviors and numbing.

I wanted to share with all of you of few resources, ideas and what has helped me during peak emotional times and seasons.

Last Spring, I attended and walked through a grief support class that truly helped me on this journey toward healing, hope and resilience. Plus, have been regularly meeting with a counselor, mentor and nutritionist.

Do you have a counselor, mentor or coach you meet with reguarly?

Have you experienced sources of grief and loneliness? If you have, my thoughts and payers go out to you. Check out the most recent post on how to gain comfort during times of Grief.

If you are going through a difficult season and unable to cope, I encourage you to reach out for help. 

Want a reset for the new year? Make 2024 your best year yet!

I encourage this time of year reaching out for help. Also, it is a great time for those annual wellness appointments.

Have you done your annual wellness exams: medical, dental, vision, etc?

Do you have a counselor, mentor, doctor, nutritionist, health/life coach, and pastor etc. Personally, I meet with mine a few times of the year. A counselor I meet with monthly.Here are 10 Self-Care ideas for you:

1. Get outdoors and exercise.

2. Hot Bath

3. Massages

4. Laughter

5. Meditation/Yoga

6. Mindfulness eating (cut out distractions)

7. Enjoy your favorite activity and hobby

8. Listen to music

9. Spend time with friends and family

10. Prayer and fasting

Below, are a few other great articles to check out!

https://recreation.ucsd.edu/.../how-to-cope-with-your.../
https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../weight-loss/art-20047342
https://www.verywellfit.com/the-15-best-nutrition...
https://www.helpguide.org/arti.../diets/emotional-eating.htm

Other resource that was helpful along my journey was to attend the Practicing the Way class on Fasting! I learned practical steps, ideas and ways to bring the Spiritual component into my physical being.

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Bible verses I cling to during hard times: 

When I need Peace: 
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  Romans 15:13

When I need Courage vs Fear: 
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9-10

Overcoming Grief and Loss:
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.  2 Corinthians 1:3-4

Stressed, Weary and Tired:
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.  Matthew 11:28

Would you like prayer? If so, how can I be praying for you?  Feel free to respond with your prayer requests. 

Blessings,

Lisa Hice