Weight Your Alternatives To Emotional Eating

JUST FOR TODAY:  If you are considering binge eating, pause to weigh your alternatives and make a choice which reflects true Self-Care.

Before you act on a desire to binge eat, pause to play the scene in your mind.  What would you eat?  How much would it cost?  How would you feel afterwards?  What was the purpose of the binge?  Would your true needs have been met?  Now, imagine alternative scenes.  Perhaps you prepare an enjoyable meal in a reasonable portion.  Maybe you pull out your journal and write about what's eating you, before you eat anything.  Possibly, you might call a friend, take a walk, or try a brief meditation.  If any of these alternatives occurred, how would you feel afterwards?  In your past, binge eating may have been an automatic response.  Today, it doesn't have to be.  Saying no to a binge (or any eating disordered behavior) is saying yes to your Self!    

©2010 by "Dr. Dorie" McCubbrey, M.S.Ed., Ph.D. – Eating Disorder & Obesity Treatment Specialist – Denver, Colorado