{"id":44638,"date":"2011-03-16T10:43:08","date_gmt":"2011-03-16T15:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=44638"},"modified":"2011-03-16T10:46:04","modified_gmt":"2011-03-16T15:46:04","slug":"practice-self-care-to-curb-emotional-eating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/practice-self-care-to-curb-emotional-eating\/","title":{"rendered":"Practice Self Care to Curb Emotional Eating"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><a title=\"Practice Self Care to Curn Emotional Eating\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/practice-self-care-to-curb-emotional-eating\/\" target=\"_self\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-44639\" title=\"cucumbers on eyes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cucumbers-on-eyes.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"165\" \/><\/a>This guest post comes from\u00a0 \u2028Alesha Sevy,\u00a0 <a title=\"biggest loser resort\" href=\"http:\/\/biggestloserresort.com\/\" target=\"_self\">Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Creating healthy habits is a lifelong journey \u2013 you won\u2019t always feel the same from day to day, and you may need to make a consistent effort to create healthy habits that leave you feeling good. At the Biggest Loser Resort, we educate our guests on <strong><a title=\"emotional eating\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/04\/recognizing-the-signs-of-emotional-eating\/\" target=\"_self\">emotional eating<\/a><\/strong> and how to identify when you are actually hungry vs. emotionally hungry. If you find that you are snacking from boredom, stress, happiness, sadness \u2013 anything that isn\u2019t actually true hunger, try the simple strategy of doing something else. But not just anything else \u2013 take a moment to practice self care. It\u2019s still a \u201ctreat\u201d that you can give yourself, and you may actually burn calories in the process rather than consuming!<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Here are a few ways you can divert your attention to taking care of yourself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a title=\"go for a walk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/videos\/health-tip-start-walking\/\" target=\"_self\">Go for a walk<\/a><\/strong>\u2013 even a short walk can be therapeutic as you raise your endorphins, breathe deep and clear your head. Chances are, you won\u2019t be hungry when you return.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Spend 10 \u2013 20 minutes just breathing deeply<\/strong>&#8211; don\u2019t worry about the work, the chores or anything else that may compete for your attention. If you have a few minutes to spare, give that time to yourself and just breathe.Write a list of 10 things you did this week that you were happy about. Celebrate your great choices and take a moment to give yourself credit for them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Make an at-home spa treatment-<\/strong> mash an avocado and make a face or hair mask \u2013 or just apply plain sour cream to your face for a refreshing glow. Make a foot scrub from coarse sugar, olive oil and fresh mint.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Take a soothing bath<\/strong>\u2013 this is a great way to relax; especially if you\u2019ve been exercising your body and need a chance to rejuvenate after all your hard work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Write in your <a title=\"Biggest Loser Food Journal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/biggest-loser-food-journal\/\" target=\"_self\">journal<\/a>&#8211;<\/strong> People often find that when they write down their thoughts they are able to get more clarity on what they really need rather than reaching for food as a substitute.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>___________________________________________________<\/p>\n<p><em>Guest Blog Series: Look for the following badge on your favorite health sites to see if they have been a featured guest blogger on <a title=\"diet reviews\" href=\"..\/..\/\" target=\"_blank\">DietsInReview.com<\/a>. See other posts in the <a title=\"diet blog\" href=\"..\/tag\/guest-blog\/\" target=\"_self\">Guest Blog series<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/tag\/guest-blog\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/diet-weight-loss-blogger.gif\" alt=\"Diets in Review - Weight Loss and Diet Blog\" width=\"120\" height=\"60\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>If you would like to apply to be featured as a guest blogger, please <a title=\"guest blog\" href=\"mailto:help@dietsinreview.com?subject=guest%20blogger%20application\" target=\"_blank\">contact us<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This guest post comes from\u00a0 \u2028Alesha Sevy,\u00a0 Biggest Loser Resort at Fitness Ridge. Creating healthy habits is a lifelong journey \u2013 you won\u2019t always feel the same from day to day, and you may need to make a consistent effort &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/03\/practice-self-care-to-curb-emotional-eating\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3687],"tags":[2504,277,76,23,37,761,7731],"class_list":["post-44638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adult-health","tag-biggest-loser-resort","tag-breathing","tag-emotional-eating","tag-guest-blog","tag-mental-health","tag-relaxation","tag-spa"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44638"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44641,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44638\/revisions\/44641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}