Emotional Eating Center - Twin Falls, ID
Twin Falls Psychiatrist Doctors for Emotional Eating
Type of Physician: Psychiatrist
What is a Psychiatrist?
A certification by the Board of Psychiatry & Neurology; practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive and emotional disorders. He or she is trained to understand the biological, psychological and social components of illness and is qualified to order diagnostic laboratory tests and to prescribe medications, as well as to evaluate and treat psychological and interpersonal problems. The psychiatrist is also prepared to intervene with individuals and families who are coping with stress, crises, and other problems in living.
Specialty: Psychiatry
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Psychiatrist Doctors in Twin Falls *
 Cory Alexander MD Cory Alexander 488 Blue Lakes Blvd N STE 102 Twin Falls, ID 83301 (208) 734-3900
Emotional Eating
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How Can I Identify Eating Triggers?
Situations and emotions that trigger us to eat fall into five main categories.
- Social. Eating when around other people. For example, excessive
eating can result from being encouraged by others to eat; eating to fit in;
arguing; or feelings of inadequacy around other people.
- Emotional. Eating in response to boredom, stress, fatigue, tension,
depression, anger, anxiety or loneliness as a way to "fill the
void."
- Situational. Eating because the opportunity is there. For example,
at a restaurant, seeing an advertisement for a particular food, passing by a
bakery. Eating may also be associated with certain activities such as watching
TV, going to the movies or a sporting event, etc.
- Thoughts. Eating as a result of negative self-worth or making
excuses for eating. For example, scolding oneself for looks or a lack of will
power.
- Physiological. Eating in response to physical cues. For example,
increased hunger due to skipping meals or eating to cure headaches or other
pain.
To identify what triggers excessive eating in you, keep a food
diary that records what and when you eat as well as what stressors, thoughts,
or emotions you identify as you eat. You should begin to identify patterns to
your excessive eating fairly quickly.
How Do I Break Myself of the Habit?
Identifying eating triggers is the first step; however, this
alone is not sufficient to alter eating behavior. Usually, by the time you have
identified a pattern, eating in response to emotions or certain situations has
become a habit. Now you have to break that habit.
Developing alternatives to eating is the second step. When you
start to reach for food in response to a trigger, try one of the following
activities instead.
Read the Emotional Eating article »
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Obesity facts
- Obesity means having excess body fat. For adults 35 and older, having a BMI greater
than 30 is considered obese.
- Obesity is not just a cosmetic consideration. It is a chronic medical
disease that can lead to diabetes, high blood pressure,
heart disease,
gallstones, and other chronic illnesses.
- Obesity is difficult to treat and has a high relapse rate. Greater than
95% of those who lose weight regain the weight within five years.
- Even though medications and diets can help, the treatment of obesity
cannot be a short-term "fix" but has to be a life-long commitment to
proper diet habits, increased physical activity, and regular
exercise.
- The goal of treatment should be to achieve and maintain a "healthier
weight," not necessarily an ideal weight.
- Even a modest weight loss of 5%-10% of initial weight and the long-term
maintenance of that weight loss can bring significant health benefits ...
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Emergency Contact for Twin Falls
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