Can I be honest?
Lately, I’ve been eating my emotions.
Stress. Overwhelm. Anxiety. That weird blah feeling that’s hard to name but easy to feed.
I’ve reached for chips (mainly) when I wasn’t hungry. Seriously. The saltier the better.
I’ve opened the fridge hoping it would fix what I was feeling.
So if you’ve been stress-eating, emotionally eating, or feel like you keep sabotaging yourself…
I get it.
And I want you to know this:
You’re not broken. You’re human.
Food is comfort. Food is distraction. Food is easy.
But when it starts to feel like the only thing that helps… that’s when it starts working against us.
So what’s the fix?
Here’s what I’ve been doing myself and what we teach our clients in The Strong & Sculpted Method when emotional eating shows up:
1. Ask: “What do I actually need right now?” This simple pause breaks the autopilot. Sometimes the answer is food. But sometimes it’s “I need a break.” “I feel overwhelmed.” “I need to cry.”Just naming it is powerful.
2. Create a “Feel-Good List” that doesn’t involve food. Walk (the dogs). Pet the pets (I have 2 dogs + 2 kittens… they are either causing me stress OR relieving my stress). Text a friend. Journal. Music. Breathing. Movement. A hot shower.
Keep a short list of 3–5 options you can turn to when food’s calling but hunger isn’t.
3. Don’t make it about perfection, make it about pattern awareness. You’re not failing when you eat emotionally. You’re learning how to meet your needs in new ways.
Progress isn’t “never doing it again.”
Progress is pausing more often. Choosing something else sometimes.
Being kinder to yourself through the process.
If you’re stuck in that cycle of:
Eat → Feel better for 2 mins → Feel worse for 2 hours → Repeat…
I want to help you step out of it.
Not with shame. Not with restriction.
With tools. With support. With the kind of clarity that helps you feel in control again, without white-knuckling your way through it.
❤️ If you want help creating your own plan to break the emotional eating loop, sign up for a Complimentary Call and I’ll walk you through it.
We’ll build something that actually works, even on the hard days.
You’re not alone in this. I’m right there with you.
