As we discussed in the BURN section, sometimes the emotions that hit you in your core can make it very, very difficult to detect what’s really going on. Identifying feelings other than hunger is going to take practice. Lots and lots of practice. This section is going to help you with that. Over time with that practice you will be able to distinguish emotional hunger from physical hunger. It can be tricky because emotional hunger can totally feel physical. Totally. You’re normal. I’m still going to use the words emotional and physical to distinguish the two.8,13-14,84  Let’s start with the graph below: Now let’s practice by following this exercise as you start thinking about getting food: Each time you reach for something to eat, go to the fridge, the pantry, the cupboard, leave your desk, walk to the kitchen, go to the employee break room, reach in your desk drawer, ask yourself this question: “What am I feeling right now?”  You need to figure out what’s making you seek food. Sure, it might be hunger, but you might also recognize that you are reaching for food in the absence of physical hunger. If so, why? Keep in mind that if … Continue reading Practice Emotions