Psychologist - Spoonful of Reason

28/11/2025

28/11/2025

Recent trials suggest that working on thoughts (CBT) for eating problems:
A. Never helps; only dieting works.
B. Helps reduce bingeing and emotional eating, but can be usefully combined with cue-based or lifestyle strategies.
C. Is only useful for people with clinical eating disorders, not for everyday eating habits.

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28/11/2025

Recent trials suggest that working on thoughts (CBT) for eating problems:

A. Never helps; only dieting works.
B. Helps reduce bingeing and emotional eating, but can be usefully combined with cue-based or lifestyle strategies.
C. Is only useful for people with clinical eating disorders, not for everyday eating habits.


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26/11/2025

Noticing automatic thoughts can help strengthen control over food choices and reduce stress, guilt, or impulsive behavior. Research also shows that if, along with noticing thoughts, we learn different responses to behavioral stimuli (whether food-related thoughts or the environment in which food is present), the results are even more effective. Here are some unhelpful thoughts that you might recognize as your own:
"I ate one 'bad' thing, now my whole day is ruined."
"I can't control myself when it comes to eating—that's just how I am, and that's that."
"Somehow, other people manage to stick to their plans, but I really lack willpower."
“When I’m stressed, I really deserve to comfort/support/reward myself with food.”

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25/11/2025

Which of these is a common automatic thought that tends to trigger emotional eating?

A. “I’ll plan a grocery list for next week.”
B. “I already messed up my eating today so screw it.”
C. “I’ll wait until I’m actually hungry to eat.”


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