Emotional Eating Carnival October 2007

In this month's Emotional Eating Carnival we have some great submissions on the links between food and mood and how our beliefs can sabotage our eating habits!

Curtis Penner presents How I Used Food To Beat Depression saying, "Sitting in the waiting room of my family doctor - waiting for a routine check-up, a poster on the wall scared me half to death." Curtis found out he had depression and didn't want to take antidepressants so he decided to eat more healthily and exercise.

FitBuff presents What Do Chocolate Cravings Say About You? saying, "Do you find yourself craving certain foods during times of anger or depression, particularly chocolate? Scientists in
this study think they know why..." Of course everyone has their theories on chocolate craving - the most obvious being that it tastes good! Yesterday we posted a different theory on chocolate cravings. The bottom line is that at this stage we have some good leads but not the full story on chocolate cravings.

Isabella Mori presents addiction, shame and secrets which includes a therapists thoughts on the shame that often accompanies emotional eating.

Becky Gillaspy presents Common Thought Traps which explains typical thinking errors or cognitive distortions that can interfere with weight loss. Becky also asks Do Weekends Mean Overeating? and suggests you explore your thinking patterns and beliefs around weekend eating. Finally she addresses the age-old question Is Food Addictive? One theory suggests that dopamine may play a role in food craving and possibly lead to addiction.

Marie Drennan presents Bad Buddhist vs. The Sixth Precept posted at Diary of a Bad Buddhist, where she discusses her efforts to eat better using Buddhist concepts and mindfulness.

Sara Grace presents Wellness Tip #191: Recognize Patterns. This is a quick list of tips for recognising emotional eating - possibly a little too brief!

S Palmer presents Overweight? Go on a mental diet

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of carnival of emotional eating using our carnival submission form.