How can I control my eating when I have impulse control issues?

Impulsive eating is a problem that I sometimes deal with too! I've found that the problem arises the most when I don't eat regular meals. For me, I try to address the problem proactively by eating regular meals everyday. This way, my body feels nourished throughout the day. There are some days when it's more difficult to control eating impulses, so it's important not to be so hard on yourself if you do end up acting on these impulses. Also making sure you're hydrated can help with these issues, too. Sometimes I think I'm hungry, but I really just need some water.

As they say that the first step to anything is realising, take a moment to think about your relationship with food. Do I tend to eat more because i am really hungry or is it because there's something else that's worrying me and binge eating is my response to avoid thinking of that/to make me feel better. Am I aanxiousabout something or maybe am feeling all low and disappointed with myself or others around me. This realisation to what may trigger binge/more eating will give you the space to figure out your reaction the next time it happens. Would drinking a glass of water instead and taking out a minute to breathe in slowly and relax help distract your mind. I am sure that things will get better.

When you feel an impulse to binge eat, a good solution is to distract yourself with something else for at least 30 mins. When you do this, you are trying to occupy your mind with something else so that eating isn't always on your mind. A way to control the amount you eat while you are eating is to practice mindful eating. When you eat something, make sure it is the only thing you are doing and pay attention to how good the food tastes. Not only will you appreciate your food more, but it will slow you eating impulse down.

It can be hard to control, though not impossible. Try to indulge yourself in activities you like, like painting, reading or doing arts and crafts. If not that, go out for a walk, as it can help clear up your mind. Also, try eating balanced meals to feel full and satisfied so you don't feel too hungry to not be able to control yourself. Talk to someone like a friend if it's get too hard to handle. If you're still unable to control, don't hesitate to seek help from a therapist. But whatever you do, trust yourself that you can win anything.

It can be really tough to control eating when you have impulse control issues. It is important to have some self-compassion on yourself if you are feeling impulsive. No one chooses to feel out of control not wants to! It isnt a character flaw or weakness. While we may not always find ourselves perfectly controlling our food intake, baby steps towards healthier choices with food intake is a more sustainable goal than absolute perfection. As a person who has personally experienced impulsive eating, I notice that it can be more challenging if I havent been properly hydrating. In the past I have mistaken thirst signals for hunger signals and now try to be more proactive with drinking fluids throughout the day. Another thing that sometimes helps is a "treat". I know logically that chips arent the most healthful choice, but sometimes I want them- and I want the whole, extra-large sized bag. As a baby step I started choosing to buy the small bag, and not keep massive bags at home. That way I didnt feel intensely deprived, but after eating them I still felt alright and didnt have gross feeling in my stomach. On the days where I definitely was easting way too much food in an obsessive way, I would tell myself after- "wow, you must have been having a really hard time emotionally in order to feel like eating so much." I will now ask myself what type of self care would be best. Do I need a hot bath with some relaxing music? Do I need to go to bed early and rest my body and mind? Did something happen today that triggered me, and perhaps I should chat about it with someone? It is not a behavior that I find shameful any more, it can simply be an indication that I have needs that may not be getting met in another rea of my life.

Limit the "treat" food you have in your home. Another great idea would be to pre-plan meals for the week so everything is precooked; this would limit the opportunity for impulse decision around eating fast food when you are faced with the idea "i have nothing to eat" when you have preplanned meals. You could also create a buddy system, if you feel comfortable, and reach out to a friend when you feel that impulse to eat. Explore internally when you feel that you don't have control over your eating, can you avoid situations where you might be triggered? And finally, be kind to yourself.

Impulse control issues can speead to all parts of your life, not just eating, something that would benefit you in your life, not just with eating would be to exersize daily. Something as small as a routine 20 minute walk can do wonders, late in the day you might feel more in control of your actions. Another thing thats helpful is when you know you might do something unhealthy, is to seperate yourself from the unhealthy habit. For me, I love ice cream. Something I've done to slow myself down is to keep the ice-cream at the back of the fridge, that way I really have to think and work in order to get to the ice-cream, and I might find it is not worth the effort.

If you are having issues controlling your impulse with eating, I would say find ways to distract yourself or wait out the urges. If you start to get those cravings, go for a walk or go talk to a friend, work on an art project or say "I'll wait 5 or 10 more minutes and see how I feel then." Chances are the longer you wait it out, the less you'll be tempted. Also, don't log what you eat because that sets you up for losing control or getting frustrated with logging and you'll go and binge. Trust me, I'm speaking from experience. Just listen to your body and see how your day goes, unless you have health issues regarding your weight and need to lose weight, don't set up a diet for yourself but if you do need to, collaborate with your doctor or talk to a therapist about all of this.

You would have to wait a minute to make it less urging. It goes well also with other ways of relieving stress. Because most of it gets when a person becomes anxious. Allow yourself to have a moment of breath. Within a minute or two you should start to fell more calm and less urge. Also become more aware about the way you most often do it and the consequences like overeating and remorse. Having a moment of break would allow you to understand that your action wouldn't help you at all but make you feel worse and an aware approach would make it easier to find inner strength within yourself...

Most people tend to eat when they are bored or are stressed. If the person is bored, they will find comfort and find themselves occupied in eating. if the person is stressed, they will try to relieve it by eating which releases specific chemicals and hormones from the brain into the body which makes that person feel better and more relaxed. Try occupying yourself if you are bored by walking around the block. Stay out of the kitchen and log your daily food intake. Another trick is that if you fall into the trap of eating when you are bored, is to eat in front of the mirror. if you are stressed try fidgeting with a small object which will keep you from eating.