How to Overcome Stress Eating During the Holidays
Shayla Haller
The last-minute gifts, surprise bills, emergencies; the holidays bring with them stressful situations. Many of us turn to stress eating as a coping mechanism for the out-of-control emotions we feel. We want to remember why we celebrate, but somehow, that gets lost in the chaos. After a long streak of repeated behavior, our brains create neural pathways for bad habits. The good news is that you can break bad habits and create new ones surrounding your eating patterns. You can create new neural pathways by taking action. It is time to take control of stress eating. Like a city whose walls are broken through is a person who lacks self-control. –...
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