55: Crisis Eating
The big secret to overcoming emotional eating is to FEEL the feels, not eat the feels. We have to learn to sit in discomfort without trying to avoid it, buffer it or smother it with food.
Using food only delays the discomfort momentarily, but ultimately ends up making things worse. In this week’s podcast we’re talking about tips and strategies to overcome emotional eating, especially during this unsettled time in our world. Taking our thoughts captive, fasting, monitoring carbs, using accountability and leaning into the Lord are all ways that help. Listen in to get a grip on crisis eating!
EPISODE 55: Crisis Eating
SHOW NOTES
(0:00) Intro
(0:44) Welcome back to the club!
Are you feeling out of sorts? I know I am.
Raise your hand if you’re eating the house down in the face of this Coronavirus.
We want comfort and control when the world around us feels out of control.
Today we’re talking about how to get a grip on crisis eating
(2:00) Crisis eating is just emotional eating.
Emotional eating is one of the biggest challenges we face when it comes to food.
We eat not because we’re hungry, but because we are experiencing feelings that we don’t want to feel.
We want a distraction from our feelings - whether it be frustration, sadness, boredom, etc.
Seeking comfort when we’re feeling stuck.
It all starts with a thought and a feeling.
This triggers the action of looking into the fridge or pouring a glass of wine.
(6:23) What is the situation?
This situation leads to a thought…
This thought leads to a feeling…
This feeling leads to an action…
This action leads to a result.
(8:45) Looking into some examples:
Maybe you are unemployed right now.
Maybe your vacation has been cancelled.
(11:23) Crisis of this virus:
Leads us to emotional eating, using food as comfort.
We use food as a buffer to feel better.
We use food as a way to control something, when so many other things are out of our control.
The comfort and control is not only temporary, it is MOMENTARY.
We add insult insult to injury.
So what do we do?
Power of thought and positive thinking.
Feeling the feels — dont eat the feels
Learning to sit in discomfort without smothering it with food
Lean into the Lord, pray, read scripture.
Ask God for strength
(16:25) Leaning into discomfort:
The more I am willing to be uncomfortable, the more I grow in a positive way.
Results are on the other side of discomfort
On the other side of this crisis, is a stronger all of us.
(17:54) What you can do instead of crisis eating:
Do a Thought Download in the moment:
It is so powerful to understand where your brain is taking you.
2 Corinthians 10:5
Take captive our thoughts that do not align with who God says we are.
Is this thought the way that Jesus would counsel you to think?
Get outside and walk:
Don’t wander around the kitchen, wander around the block!
Listen to a podcast
Take your children with you
Call, text, or your accountability person or post in your group:
Accountability can be SO valuable
When you pay you pay attention
Right now, we are smack in the middle of Feast 2 Fast®
Pay attention to giving yourself subconscious permission to do something you don’t really want to do.
Fasting:
Fasting is one of the best resets when you’ve overdone it.
Weekly SuperFast - (again, group accountability helps!)
Spiritual, mental, and physical reset.
Push yourself a little bit and lean into the Lord.
Keeping track of carbs:
In times of crisis, it may be a good time to track.
Carbs are the things that can get us into trouble.
Seeing where you are can help you pump the breaks!
CRISIS EATING WILL LEAD TO A BODY IN CRISIS.
(29:46) Think of your future self.
We can come out the other side of this crisis stronger.
Remember, I am taking appointments with people right now!
It could be a good time for a proactive plan with accountability.
(31:20) Outro & Disclaimer
Thanks for listening! Have a healthy and blessed week!