How to Interrupt Emotional Eating in 60 Seconds

This week’s podcast episode is about a breathing technique that you can use to interrupt emotional eating, overeating, and even a binge. What does breathing have to do with ending overeating? A lot. If you’re an emotional eater or a stress eater or someone who overeats on autopilot, you know how frustrating it can be to try to change habits that feel deeply ingrained - even automatic. You’ve likely had experiences where, despite your best efforts or intentions, overeating habits have kicked in without much conscious thought. When you’re stressed or overwhelmed or anxious, reaching for something to eat might feel like the natural, easy response. How do you interrupt emotional eating when it’s a habitual reaction?I have a tool that can help. The best part is, you can access it anywhere, it’s free, and you can make an impact in as little as 60 seconds. Let’s talk about PACE breathing, how to use it, and why it helps (even if you do a lousy job of it).In this episode:The power of breathing to interrupt emotional eatingYour stress response vs. the PACE processHow and why to do PACE breathingFind links to everything we mention in this episode as well as complete show notes & transcript at https://toomuchonherplate.com/how-to-interrupt-emotional-eating-in-60-seconds-tmohp-episode-132/ Join the 5-Day Freedom from Overeating Workshop for Smart, Busy Women: https://bit.ly/tmohpregister Find out what's triggering emotional eating: https://bit.ly/takethefreequizGet updates about upcoming events, free resources, & new episodes: https://bit.ly/tmohpupdatesRate and review the podcast: https://apple.co/3i2L8CH

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Too Much on Her Plate is a podcast for smart, busy women who want to stop emotional eating and overeating. Psychologist and emotional eating expert Dr. Melissa McCreery explores why diets don’t work and what to do instead. Discover how emotional eating, mindless eating, stress eating, and comfort eating can teach you how to address your non-food Hidden Hungers, and how to implement smart strategies to ditch diet mentality, rewire your thoughts and beliefs about food, eating, and the scale, and end vicious cycles with overeating and weight.