Afraid to Talk About Your Emotional Eating Disorder for Fear of What People Might Think of You?

Through losing over 140 pounds, it became obvious to me that the cause of my obesity was more than just enjoying food or my weight loss eating plan. Through research and while educating myself on the causes of obesity I learned that emotional eating is common and that many people suffer in silence with the problem because of fear of what others will think of them.

If you are like I was, you may be ashamed of your emotional eating. In fact, I learned that emotional eating disorder is such a sensitive subject that it stops many overweight and obese persons from seeking medical help.

Many emotional eaters are afraid to talk about their problem with even family or friends because of the fear that they will be judged.

Every overweight and obese person knows the obstacles they face because of their weight. Discrimination in the form of social biases, employment and legal affairs are at the surface of the problems overweight and obese individuals face.

At a deeper level lies the true reasons behind eating more than your body needs.

Emotional Eating Disorder Facts

When I was 280 pounds, I knew I needed clarity on my obesity problem.

Taking a different approach to weight loss than the previous 25 years, I needed to learn the root cause of my obesity problem.

While I felt terribly embarrassed by the discovery that I turned to food during life's challenges, both postive and negative, I knew I needed to define the problem in order to solve it. Here are some emotional eating disorder facts that I became aware of:

Emotional eating and binge eating are common and associated together

Emotional eating may occur during any stressful event, both good and bad

Healthy eating habits can be learned just as you learned emotional eating

Awareness is the first step towards learning how to stop emotional eating.

Losing and maintaining over 140 pounds through a healthy weight loss eating plan and weight loss exercise program, I learned how to stop emotional eating and that I suffered from embarrassment needlessly for too many years.

As a participant in the National Weight Control Registry an organization dedicated to research on best practices in keeping weight off permanently, I became aware that the same safe practices I used to lose my weight and keep it off are recommended for everyone to achieve long term weight loss success.

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