Why Comfort Eating Actually Creates More Discomfort

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">When I recently asked members of my Weight Loss for Foodies group what they considered their biggest challenge to permanently losing weight, most of them said that they eat for comfort. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Think about the term “comfort eating.” Because it really is a misnomer. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We all know what it means. You may have visions of bowls of gooey mac and cheese or pizza, or a pile of french fries or a dish of warm apple pie with ice cream. Mashed potatoes. Spaghetti and meatballs. A bowl of chicken soup with matzoh balls.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We love foods that we think of as comfort foods. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">But when does comfort food actually make us uncomfortable? </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I’m talking about eating for comfort when you aren’t hungry. Eating comfort food when you are hungry is fine. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Think about how eating to comfort yourself backfires. </span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">You’re in pain, and food is your painkiller. Maybe it’s been your painkiller for most of your life. But llook at how by taking away one discomfort, you’re creating a lot more discomfort. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to learn the array of problems that comfort eating causes to create more discomfort for you and what you can do instead.</span></p>