Why The Weight And Emotional Struggle?
You probably know these feelings all too well. Being frustrated with trying to lose weight but not getting results. It seems like you do everything right to control your diet but then wham a food craving hits you!
No one seems to understand what you're going through. You constantly deal with the criticism that you are just being lazy and need to eat better and exercise, but you tried all these things before. You eat because you're unhappy, but you can't seem to stop. It's the feeling of being on a giant emotional roller coaster, and you just want to let out a scream.
Why will this weight, and emotional struggle not just leave you alone? Well, when you develop a routine of eating foods that you know are bad for you. Then try to go cold turkey, these new foods don't hold the same taste, or appeal as the one's you enjoyed so much in the past.
This is the exact perpetual cycle an emotional eater goes through when they try to withdraw from foods that seem to have a tight grip on them. This is why you experience that extreme inner turmoil trying to stay on one of those low-calorie diets.
It's important to note, we are not saying binge eating is caused by eating "foods that are bad for you." Instead as we will discuss throughout this report. There are certain emotional responses that trigger your eating and craving cycle. These responses make you look at some foods in a different light.
First let's discuss who exactly is a binge eater?