Everyone has a different relationship with food. It may adapt over the course of you life due to different reasons. Most people have some type of feeling they get when they eat food such as a comforting feeling or pleasurable feeling when they eat certain things. You may end up gaining weight because your body is not actually hungry and you are eating to comfort yourself.

If you answer yes to any of the below questions you could have an unhealthy relationship with food.

- You eat even if you are not hungry

– You feel bad when you eat certain foods that are high in calories

- Eating because you are feeling emotional

– You stuff yourself with unhealthy foods when you are by yourself

Let's now look at some possible reasons you may have answered yes to the above questions and how you can stop the bad habits that lead to them.

Many people eat food, even if they are not hungry. There are many influences around us that cause us to eat when our body isn’t telling us to. You may eat just because you are bored and it is something to do. You often eat when you are not hungry when you are in a social setting just because other people around you are eating lunch or dinner. You must know if you are eating due to you being hungry or if it is just because your friends or family is eating.

Feeling bad about eating certain foods that are high in fat content is usually something our conscious is telling us not to do. You have been told that certain foods are bad because they lead to weight gain so you beat yourself up if you slip and eat something sweet. It is ok to indulge occasionally in something you really like and you should reward yourself from time to time without feeling bad about it.

People all deal with stress, anger and loneliness in different ways and eating is one way some people cope with these feelings. This can be a terrible habit if you are obese. Studies have shown a link between why people eat by having them record the feelings they are having before they eat. It has been determined that obese women are more likely to eat due to the way they are feeling compared to normal weight women. If you eat when you are feeling emotional then you have to find a different activity that is more productive when you are feeling stressed, sad or angry. Some possible solutions can be as simple as going for a walk, take a yoga class or meditate or talk to a family member or friend.

Indulging in eating high calorie foods when you are only alone can be another bad habit. This usually happens because you feel bad about eating certain foods around people because you think of them as bad foods and that you will be judged. So after restricting yourself for so long from these foods you wait until you are alone and you over indulge and eat more than you should. Kep in mind that practicing moderation and just eating foods you love on occasion is a much better habit so you don’t binge on foods that lead to weight gain.

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