Girls who eat their feelings.

No one likes to be dumped. And this goes for all forms of rejection, whether by a man, job interview or friend.

 Rejection makes us feel unwanted, unattractive, unhappy. The list goes on…

 So we reach for that tub of the ice cream. We eat our feelings. We compare ourselves to Bridget Jones with that tub of Ben & Jerry’s. One last feast, and then tomorrow, we’ll turn our lives around, we’ll show them.

 This is a disastrous coping mechanism.

 I know men too, can suffer from food related issues, but I can safely say that it is my female friends who are well-acquainted with comfort eating.

The media definitely continue to circulate this image of women who can only deal with things by eating junk food, and then regretting it for days afterwards.

 I’m not saying that there’s anything wrong with eating a whole tub of ice cream. That’s totally fine, but only if you actually want to.

 The problem is when we attempt to eat our emotions. If you’re going to eat the ice cream, then do it. If it makes you feel better, then great. But don’t regret it afterwards, don’t feel guilty about it tomorrow, and don’t plan tomorrow’s new diet before you’ve even put the spoon down.

 Let’s be honest, as a part of our long term diets there really is nothing wrong with over eating a little bit of ice cream now and again. The real problem here is guilt.

 Guilt plays such a major part in our diet industry. Guilt is what creates a cycle of starving and bingeing, weight loss and weight gain.

 But we really don’t need to feel guilty about a little bit of ice cream.

 This week, I’ve been in the middle of a “dissertation diet,” which is all convenience and comfort. It’s been heavy on my waistline and my wallet. As much as I enjoy healthy food, this week I have definitely attempted to eat my feelings.

 But who actually cares? This is one week of my whole entire life.

 Once you take guilt out of the equation, you take the negative emotions out of food. You actually enjoy that ice cream.

 And you’ll probably find that it is your body and not your emotions, which decide that you don’t even actually want to reach the bottom of the tub.

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