I am a mum of 5 kids on my own & work. My life is just kids work sleep & eat to much how do I stop the eating?

Answer 1

try doing somethings for yourself a girls night out or take yourself to a movie even if it means leaving the kids with a sitter and that will help some of the stress from doing nothing but work and the kids and when you munch try eating things that are lighter and healthful it would be good for you and the kids also when you feel a hunger pain coming on try getting a no calorie of low calorie drink sometimes when we feel hungry its actually thirst...good luck i know im still batteling this myself

Answer 2

It was discovered some time ago that eating in our society is similar to smoking, while the addiction to nicotine will be over in three days it will take much longer than that to break the habit of smoking. Eating (overeating) follows a similar process. It is likely that you have trained yourself to eat on certain clues for instance if the kids are misbehaving instead of lashing out you could eat, or if you run into financial stress you relive your pain by eating etc. Analyze the patterns and try to break the habit, remember that the best way to get rid of an undesired habit is to acquire a new desired habit, and that it takes 18 days to break a habit. If you can go for 18 days without falling prey of your habit you will have the upper hand.

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From New Scientist.

Humans can be trained to crave food in response to abstract prompts just like Pavlov's dogs, reveals new research.

But whereas Pavlov's dogs were conditioned to drool at the sound of a bell, Jay Gottfried and colleagues at University College London, UK, trained humans to yearn for vanilla ice cream and peanut butter at the sight of fractal-based computer images.

Answer 3

Just put the eating time toward something else like playing games with the kids or walking the dog. And also get rid of the candy dishes and snack foods at work and home!

Answer 4

thats a good question, Don't stop the eating at least not as a crash. Instead transition to healthy food apples, oranges, grapefruit and the like. Then maybe slow down the eating.

Answer 5

hi find a hobby that will keep u busy and keep mind off of eating take the kids to the park or to the swimming pool or take a walk in the wood kids love to do that best of luck

Answer 6

This a problem of stress. You are making yourself eat even though you are not hungry because there is a lot to be done and since you are a mom that means your chidren and husband always depend on you. [e-mail] - I can help you

Answer 7

When you start doing something for yourself and not the kids or work you will find it easy to shed poundage. Until then I'm afraid it's a battle of willpower.

Answer 8

Overeater Anonymous is a very helpful 12 step program that is low cost and very supportive.

Answer 9

Don't stop eating change the things you are eating, make things lighter and healthier.

Answer 10

Stop buying food.