Overeating can be a vicious cycle. We start the cycle by finding a way to JUSTIFY eating more, especially carbohydrates.

Ways we JUSTIFY Eating More-

1.  To relieve stress, which can come in the form of boredom, loneliness or worry.
(Example: Talking to one of your co-workers, you learn  there may be more layoffs. You go to the vending machine and get a bag of chips to ease your fear.)
 

2.  To reward ourselves.
(Example: You’ve gone weeks on your stressful weight loss diet without cheating, so you figure you deserve a little treat.)
 

3.  The lack of time.
(Example: You’ve had a long day at work. You still have  to help the kids with their homework and do a couple loads of wash. To relieve the stress of not having enough hours in the day, you grab fast food on the way home from work.)
 

As soon as we JUSTIFY, we start EATING. This causes STRESS. To RELIEVE the stress, we JUSTIFY eating again. The cycle has begun.

When we catch ourselves explaining, rationalizing, defending or making excuses on why we need to eat more, we’re caught in the overeating cycle.

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