{"id":149,"date":"2010-09-05T15:59:35","date_gmt":"2010-09-05T22:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/?p=149"},"modified":"2024-02-15T00:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T08:43:16","slug":"how-to-beat-stress-eating-50-ways-to-cope-with-stress-without-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/how-to-beat-stress-eating-50-ways-to-cope-with-stress-without-food\/","title":{"rendered":"How to beat stress eating– 50 ways to cope with stress without food"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>If you give a normal person a list of five things to do, they will get started with the first thing on their list. If you give a stress eater a list with five things to do, they will get started by running to the refrigerator. Eating becomes a way to deal with procrastination, fatigue, and powerlessness. After all, a big part of stress is really just a belief that you are completely powerless over a situation. Eating is the immediate response to the stressor. It’s the thing that stress eaters go to when they feel powerless over the stress. So, how to stop stress eating?<\/p>\n

In 12 step groups, the serenity prayer says:<\/p>\n

grant me the serenity
\nto accept the things I cannot change;
\ncourage to change the things I can;
\nand wisdom to know the difference. <\/span><\/p>\n