The psychology of eating and taking control of weight gain

Have you ever found yourself reaching for certain food as if on autopilot and then finding that momentarily your mood has lifted and you feel happy only to find that it soon crashes again, leaving you with feelings of guilt, sadness or even self- loathing?

There are many reasons why we might use food as a coping mechanism for handling stress or other negative emotions. Our food should make us feel good, it should nourish us and aid our immunity but patterns of eating too little, too much or in ways that are excessive or restrictive can result in increased feelings of negativity.