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Let me tell you Sofia´s story, whom I met through an email she sent me. An email that touched me to the last fiber of my being.
In that email, written with an open heart, Sofia told me about her despair, because she couldn't stop eating. Her life had been transformed into endless binge eating, which didn't even satisfy her.
The bingeing did not appear out of nowhere. In a year, she had moved from her beloved Sevilla to Paris, had broken up with her boyfriend and had changed jobs.
All these situations were leading her, without noticing, to a state of terrible anxiety, and she felt more out of control every day. Eating had become unconscious. When she was overeating, she swore that she would not do it again, and the next minute, she was already putting in her mouth one more bite.
And most of the time, they weren't even foods that gratified her, she almost didn't enjoy the flavors. At some point, when she felt that food was dominating her life, and she asked for help.
The first request for help, was addressed to a psychologist, and the second S.O.S, was the email she sent me.
She wanted my help to fix the nutritional issue, but also, she wanted someone to inspire her to find through physical activity, a way to control her anxiety.
Because, after all, emotional eating is related to anxiety. In Sofia's words, she "ate to numb emotions."
What if instead of numbing emotions, you let them flow through a physical activity that gratifies you? That was what we did with Sofia.
We worked with clear mottos to overcome mental blocks, agreed on a nutritional plan, where there were more "allowed" foods than "forbidden" ones, and established training routines, where she could release her tensions and negative thoughts.
Time heals everything, but you must help it. As did Sofia, who today has a healthy relationship with food, her body, and her surroundings.
Therefore, if you feel that you eat because of anxiety rather than hunger, do not move from there, because I will explain:
Now that we know how to differentiate physiological hunger from emotional hunger, and that we can even know what originates it, it is also important to have a clear concept: when there is emotional hunger it is NOT about stopping eating, it is about eating what is right and the right amount of it.
But make no mistake, diets that restrict carbohydrates too much usually lead to failure and overeating foods that we shouldn't touch.
Why does this happen? The reason is our response to 