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Or, youre feeling low and turn to cookies as a short-term salve.
Or, you simplyfeellike youve overeaten, your belly and brain bloated with regrets about finishing your partners fries.
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Weve all been there.
This is the reframe I encourage as a registered dietitian.
One persons idea of overeating may be three slices of pizza.
Anothers may be three full pizzas.
Well consider it a case of overeating if youve finished a meal inphysicaldiscomfort from too much food.
You may feel pressure building in your belly or a need to unbutton your pants for a breather.
Or perhaps you still feel full many hours after eating.
In more severe cases, overeating may cause abdominal pain or even nausea.
Lets chat more about the latter.
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Try working through the prompts below before diving headfirst into a shame spiral.
Get curious about the cause
Sometimes theres a clear impetus for a food fest.
Were you already two martinis deep when your entree arrived?
Did you receive amazing news and turn to food as a way to celebrate?
Did you receive terrible news and turn to food as a way to numb the pain?
Was the food next-level delicious and you couldnt help but house it all?
Were you on vacation and experiencing a new culture through fun food?
Overeating can happen for countless reasons, some of which are purely positive.
However, often people I work with beat themselves up about eating more food than they intended.
Nobody feels uncomfortably stuffed forever, so this too shall pass.
Also, consider working with a therapist if feeling physically full brings up challenging emotions for you.
Do you finish most of your meals and snacks uncomfortably full?
Or are you hyper-fixating on the one or two meals where you ate more than you needed?
I surely dont and Im a registered dietitian.
Youre not a robot.
While finishing every meal comfortably satisfied would be nice, its not reality.
Dont let this beautiful life pass you by while youre worrying about those 10 extra fries.
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