Techniques for when you're not hungry

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Hi everyone,

Firstly, I know I don't post much but reading your messages every day helps

reinforce that I should not consider going on another diet (which both my

counselor and nutritionist are happy about).

My question though is what to do when you are not hungry but want to eat (out of

habit, because of stress- for example I hate sitting at my desk writing

scientific articles and when I'm sitting there, I desperately want to eat even

though I rationally know I'm not hungry). Most of the methods I used before

helped reinforce an unhealthy relationship with food (were obtained from pro-ana

and other more extreme dieting groups- I'm not going to write any of them here

because I don't want to trigger anyone/ reinforce them). I am working through

my emotional issues that caused me to restrict/binge in the past and I imagine

that will be the ultimate solution; however, any ideas that you guys use once

you've identified your desire to eat as purely emotional (things they do or say

to themselves) would be greatly appreciated. Even techniques where you still

emotionally eat but which help break the cycle of needing to emotionally eat in

a certain place or when doing a certain activity in the future. Thanks!

Cheers!

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