Can overeating relieve stress? 8 bad habits before bed that may trap you in a vicious cycle of binge eating

Busy modern people often eat to relieve stress due to busy work, and think that this can relieve the fatigue accumulated throughout the day. Even though they are full, they cannot stop eating once they start, and end up eating more and more. Or you may delay eating dinner until very late, and even though you know it is not good to eat too late, you still skip lunch. It is really painful to endure. Eating before going to bed means that your stomach is still moving and digesting when you go to bed, which prevents you from getting a good rest and causes fatigue to continue to accumulate.

Eating too late or eating too much will not only harm your body, but also make you feel guilty. So, you tell yourself not to do that next time, but the unsatisfied appetite causes stress, and you end up eating more... and fall into a vicious cycle of overeating. So why do we fall into such a vicious cycle?

8 bad habits that can cause you to fall into a vicious cycle of binge eating

(1) Having nothing to do after get off work

Find new hobbies after get off work, such as jogging, walking, yoga, etc., to distract yourself from thinking only about food.

(2) Dining alone

Eating with someone you can enjoy chatting with can help you avoid eating too much.

(3) Not using chopstick rests

Develop the habit of putting your chopsticks back on the chopstick holder after every bite. In this way, meal time will be prolonged, the satiety center will be fully stimulated, and overeating will be effectively prevented.

(4) Use a large spoon

Use a small spoon to eat, making each bite smaller and extending your meal time.

Use a small spoon to eat smaller bites

(5) Doing other things while eating

It is easy to "eat a lot of food without realizing it" if you use your phone or watch TV while eating. Remember to eat your food with your whole heart, chew your food carefully, and enjoy every bite.

(6) Store simple and easy-to-eat foods in the pantry

Some foods take time to prepare, and you always have to worry about how to cook them. On the contrary, foods that do not require much effort, such as snacks, bread, instant noodles, etc., are best placed in the storage cabinet to avoid being swallowed up at random.

(7) No habit of drinking soy milk before meals

The soy protein contained in soy milk can inhibit the secretion of growth hormone-like hormones. Remember to drink a cup of soy milk before meals.

Remember to drink a cup of soy milk before meals

(8) The gap between lunch and dinner is too long

If there is too long a gap between lunch and dinner, it will greatly increase the chances of overeating. Eating your main dinner in the evening can prevent overeating.

Although dinner time is fun after a hard day at work, it can put a strain on your body if you’re not careful about how you eat. If you want to break the vicious cycle of eating too much at night and have a light and healthy body, you might as well try the above techniques!