Health

8 Steps To Free Yourself From Emotional Eating

Let’s be honest, sometimes junk food tastes better when you’re stressed out or sad. Whether you get a bigger meal than usual at a fast food chain after a rough day at work or eat one too many slices of pizza while coping with a breakup, we’re all guilty of emotional eating at one point or another.

By Meghan Dillon3 min read
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Actress Rebel Wilson made headlines last year due to her 77-pound weight loss and cited that combatting her habit of emotionally eating was key in helping her lose weight. After her dad died of a heart attack in 2013, she was “indulging way too much with junk food. Using food to numb [her] emotions,” which led to her being at her “most unhealthiest” in 2014.