A rose by any other name

This is rare blog post on obesity due to “emotional eating”. In the past month, the topic has come up with clients and business acquaintances. They shrug off their inability to lose weight or even control the weight that they are packing on due to “emotional eating”, As if they were helpless or with this term it is somehow justified.  I know I will probably get hammered for this, but I think it is coping out. It is like saying; I failed in school because I had a bad teacher/parent/neighborhood/whatever.

What if we started using the concept “emotional eating” for “emotional smoking” or” emotional  drunk driving” or “emotional heroin use”.

I know we all have stress and trauma in our lives.

So next time, that emotional distress is so bad that you need to overeat, try a positive behavior like going for a walk, praying for someone in the hospital, go work at a soup kitchen. You will feel better, be healthier and maybe even helped make someone else’s day a little mo better.

Making life mo better is a wonderful thing!