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Some people avoid exercising at night because it makes them feel too energetic before bed. But if you time it right, you can reap the appetite-suppressing effect of exercise and still get a good night’s sleep. Every emotional eating episode has a trigger. Think back to a time when you engaged in compulsive eating. Was it a reaction to a particularly stressful day? Were you consoling yourself with food to overcome loneliness or boredom? Were you relieved that a stressful period in your life had finally come to an end? All of these situations can lead to an emotional eating binge.

When we eat naturally we are eating regularly when our body needs it, so we don’t go through the emotions of being either starving or full. We feel comfortable throughout the day, our energy levels remain high and we are easily satisfied. This is because if we eat when we are starting to get hungry, it is easy to ascertain exactly what we want. Giselle Brand is an accredited practising dietitian and the founder of Concept Nutrition, an online resource for people interested in weight management and healthy living. Giselle is an expert in helping people take action to achieve their health goals. Since anorexia is a mental problem which usually results in distorted thinking, most of these patients need to be treated by a psychologist or a psychiatrist.

They need to be made to understand what constitutes normal behavior and what does not. Since the disease normally occurs in adolescents facing puberty, they need to be given proper information on health issues. There are also medications that can be prescribed by your doctor in order to treat depression, which is related to anorexia or bulimia. Antidepressants such as Fluoxetine are proven effective in treating bulimia. It is best that you consult a doctor if you are experiencing problems related to your eating habits and weight loss practices. With the practice of binging, purging or starvation, you may feel that you are in control of your weight. You may also feel calmed and in the state of euphoria.

This is due to the sense of fulfillment that you will lose weight. Weight loss is considered as attractive by many people and this is the main reason why you are enticed to refrain from eating and even develop anorexia or bulimia. Unfortunately many people are not familiar with the normal feeling of hunger anymore. Maybe they never learned to recognize the feeling because of all the snacking and constant eating. They might misinterpret other feelings like thirst as hunger… or perhaps they use food as a coping mechanism, similar to the people drinking or smoking in reaction to stress.

There are researches claiming that anorexia or bulimia can start even if you are still young. Children who are deprived from eating adequate amount of food on a regular basis are prone to developing either of the two disorders. In general, psychological factors are responsible in the development of anorexia and bulimia. When you have a negative self-image especially with your physical attributes,