Posts in Emotional Eating

I just want to feel better!

When you’re facing the pressure emotions of head hunger, active things such as exercise or yelling at the steering wheel will usually work. [Read more…]

I just want something!

With heart hunger, the second type of emotional eating, you don’t usually get a specific food craving—you just start thinking about eating. [Read more…]

If no chips, what else can I do?

Whenever you realize you’re facing a head hunger craving, stop to think about the real cause of your hunger and how you might address your emotional needs. [Read more…]

Where’s a bag of chips? I need to crunch on something!

In my work, I’ve learned you can separate emotional eating into two distinct types—
head hunger and heart hunger. [Read more…]

I don’t like how today is going. Guess I’ll eat something.

Ever have days like this? [Read more…]