1) Do you regularly eat a larger quantity of food or make less healthy food choices when you are feeling stressed, anxious, depressed or upset?
2) Do you sometimes eat in secret?
3) Do you often feel guilty after eating?
4) Do you tell yourself you want to change your eating patterns yet find you are unable to do so for any length of time?
5) Is food something you tend to view as a friend? Or as a foe?
6) Have you ever been a yo–yo dieter?
7) Does food comfort you, console you, soothe you, or uplift you when you’re not feeling good?
8) Do you feel you spend too much time thinking about food or trying not to think about food?
9) Are your cravings for specific foods too hard to resist?
10) Is the sense of being deprived part of what keeps you from succeeding on a diet or healthy eating plan?
If you answered “yes” to even 1 of these questions then , believe it or not, you qualify as an emotional eater.
Emotional eating can be a stealth issue for those who are unable (or unwilling) to “SEE” the reasons they eat. Consider this: would you be willing to find out what the underlying reasons for your eating are if you are not clear about them?
If you believe your eating is nothing more than enjoyment or pleasure that has gotten a little out of hand, then you should find yourself able to forego that “little” pleasure for the sake of your health and well-being. Finding out that you cannot just stop this self-defeating or self-destructive pattern of behavior means you are an emotional eater. ..and it’s becoming a problem for you. It means this is not just a little bit of pleasure, it is a craving for the emotional control associated with food and eating, and you should consider seeking professional help.
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