It’s Been a Peanut Butter Bacon Burger Kind of Day!

It’s Been a Peanut Butter Bacon Burger Kind of Day!

Have you ever had one of those really stressful days when all you can think about is the tension head ache you can’t get rid of and counting down the minutes until the little hand on the clock lands on 5?

That was me earlier this week — I had a busy day at the office, dealing with clients and bosses along with the killer headache from hell!

I affectionately call these Peanut Butter Bacon Burger days!

Emotional eating has been an issue for me. You eat when you’re happy, you eat when you’re upset, you eat when you’re bored. Sound familiar?

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Most times I’ll remind myself that food is not for comfort. Food is about nutrition and energy.

Occasionally, this mindset does not work for me.

Some people meditate to get to a better place emotionally before they turn to food.

Others go for a walk outside to reflect on their issues.

Sometimes talking about your problem and releasing those emotions help feel better about the situation and food no longer seems like a go-to comfort.

I recently asked fellow dieters on the 17DD Blog’s Facebook page how they cope with overcoming emotional eating days.

Here’s what they had to say:

How do you cope with emotional eating?

Original article and pictures take 17ddblog.com site