S15E13 - Fit 280: Tools to Eliminate Stress Eating

Stress and food go hand in hand for several reasons. Food can cause stress and stress can cause you to crave food! This manifests itself in a few ways culminating in a vicious cycle that is almost impossible end, unless you use what you learn in todays podcast.

Here's How food and stress work together to ruin your fitness plan:
1. eating the wrong foods and lack of foods (skipping meals) can cause stress
2. stress can cause you to overeat or eat the wrong foods..vicious cycle
3. lack of good nutrients can cause you to have cravings and go back to #2

Don't worry, with the right mindset and tools I'm about to give you, you can break that cycle once and for all!

Stress is damaging on many levels and turning to food as a way to relieve stress is detrimental to your body and mindset. Here's what's happening when you use food as a way to fight stress:
1. you are masking the real issue
2. you are creating another stressor on yourself
3. you're creating a new problem

Tool #1 is the biggest one for reducing stress on your body!
Tool #2 opens your eyes to what's happening
Tool #3 deals with your motivation
Tool #4 creates new habits

Listen to the whole episode for details!

Link to video about Experiential avoidance, click here.