My husband sent me this really interesting articles about impulse shopping. I read it and immediately thought how much it related to impulse eating. It seems everyone has some sort of vise to help them cope with everyday stress. Some people “shop till they drop!” Some – eat.

The article talks about four reasons we may act on our impulses and not always our best interests.

They are :

1. Hunger
2. Anger
3. Loneliness
4. Tiredness

I think if we could just for a second before we start to over-eat (and I know how hard it is to capture that second), ask ourselves these four questions:

Am I Hungry ? Am I Angry? Am I Lonely ? Am I Tired?

If we know the right answer we may just be able to feed our body what it really needs. And sometimes when our bodies are hungry – it’s not necessarily for food.

To read the article CLICK HERE .

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