You know that feeling when you suddenly want -no, you need - a chocolate-frosted doughnut, and you’re not even hungry? While you’re probably not conscious of it, your craving for a decadent dessert or heavy meal is likely courtesy of that meeting with your boss tomorrow, or the stack of bills waiting for you at home. In short, the urge to eat - especially junk - is the result of stress.
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“As soon as you feel stressed, the hormone cortisol is released, which causes a surge of hunger for sugary and fatty foods,” says Susan Albers, PsyD, author of Eating Mindfully (New Harbinger, 2012). “We’ve evolved to have this response to drive us to gather foods in case there is a threat to our survival.” Of course, stress isn’t the only culprit, says Albers. Other emotions - everything from fear, to joy, to boredom - can also lead to cravings.
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“We learn through associations, so eating becomes part of our memories,” says Michelle May, MD, author of Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat (Am I Hungry? Publishing, 2011). “So perhaps you eat when you feel overwhelmed because you want to remember a time when things were simpler.” But there’s good news: even if you admit food is your go-to stress reliever, it’s possible to break the cycle, Albers says. “When you’ve found other ways to cope, eating to soothe your emotions doesn’t feel good anymore.”
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Take this quiz to find out if your emotions drive you to reach for that doughnut. Then, read on to learn how you can stop the cycle.
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1. Which best describes your food cravings:
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□ They strike often but are manageable.(7 PTS)
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□ You mostly crave foods you don't allow yourself to eat.(3 PTS)
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□ Pizza. Extra cheese. Now. (10 PTS)
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2. Which of the statements below most accurately describes your relationship with food and exercise:
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□ You exercise, eat clean, and have a cheat meal at least once a week. (7 PTS)
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□ If you eat too much, you hit the treadmill until you've burned it off! (3 PTS)
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□ Sometimes, you work out so you can eat certain foods.(10 PTS)
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3. When you are feeling stressed at work, you:
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□ Complain to a co-worker over coffee. (7 pts)
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□ for a stash of chocolate that you keep in a desk drawer, (iopts)
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□ a to-do list and keep working until it's done.3 PTS)
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4. The last few times you ate way too much were almost always:
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□ Around the 3 p.m. sugar slump at work. (10 PTS)
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□ you waited too long between meals and were ravenous.(7 PTS)
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□ you ate something that was off your regular meal plan. (3 PTS)
5. During stressful times, you:
□ Find yourself eating when you’re not even hungry. (10 PTS)
□ Feel better if you eat less than usual.(3 PTS)
□ Go for comfort foods or sometimes lose your appetite.(7 PTS)
6. When you indulge in a treat, do you find it difficult to stop eating it?
□ Yes! I'll have a huge piece of cake and still go back for seconds. (10 PTS)
□ Not really. I try to savor the piece that I take. (7 pts)
□ Yep. I know that’s my tendency, so I try to avoid having any at all. (3 pts)
7. When you notice you’re overeating, what do you do?
□ Let it go and get back on track with your next meal.(7 PTS)
□ Try not to eat for the rest of the day (and sometimes through the next morning).(3 PTS)
□ Keep eating; you already blew your diet, so the damage is done. (10 PTS)
8. Which best describes occasions when you overeat:
□ When no one is around and you wolf it down, (iopts)
□ In situations where there are lots of people and lots of food. (7 PTS)
□ When you’ve planned for it to happen.(3 PTS)
9. You’re celebrating a promotion at your favorite restaurant. Which of the following best describes your night:
□ You keep the focus on the promotion, not the food. (3 PTS)
□ You eat until you're stuffed. It's a celebration! (1OPTS)
□ You order your favorite item on the menu and share a slice of cheesecake. (7 pts)
10. Finish this sentence: After I overeat, I...
□ Feel bloated, tired, sluggish and regretful. (10 PTS)
□ Feel disappointed, but I hit the gym and get on with my day. (7 pts)
□ Feel really guilty-I feel like a failure.(3 PTS)
11. When you feel tired, you:
□ Find it more difficult to resist temptations and eat throughout the day to help
you stay awake. (1O PTS)
□ Eat every few hours to keep yourself energized and have an extra cup of coffee. (7 PTS)
□ Two words: Red. Bull. (3 PTS)
12. Which foods are most similar to those you tend to overeat:
□ Mac'n'cheese, French fries and ice cream. (10 pts)
□ Crackers, low-fat cheese and reduced-fat cookies. (3 pts)
By Lisa beenbray
Team : Yourhealth7
Source :Women fitness
