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Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

E243: Emotional Eating After Getting Sober

Sober Powered: The Neuroscience of Being Sober

Gillian Tietz, MS, CPRC

Science, Self-improvement, Education, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.91.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Emotional eating is a very frustrating thing to deal with, and it’s not uncommon to eat extra or have sugar cravings when you quit drinking. In this episode I’ll explain why we emotionally eat, the factors that contribute to emotional eating the most, and how this relates to problem drinking. You’ll learn about a lot of different studies on emotional eating and I will share tips for dealing with it if you’re struggling. What to listen to next: E41: why sober people want so much sugar E165: I quit sugar for 30 days E188: wellness over weight loss E138: why we can’t moderate (D2 receptors) Sober Support: Community & Meetings: Living a Sober Powered Life https://www.soberpowered.com/membership Tired in Early Sobriety Course https://www.soberpowered.com/why-am-i-so-tired-after-quitting-drinking Anger Management Program https://www.soberpowered.com/anger Weekly emails on Fridays https://www.soberpowered.com/email Thank you for supporting this show by supporting my sponsors. Learn more: https://www.soberpowered.com/sponsors If you enjoyed this episode please consider buying me a coffee to support my work https://www.buymeacoffee.com/soberpowered Sources are posted on my website Disclaimer: all of the information described in this podcast is my interpretation of the research combined with my opinion. This is not medical advice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Emotional eating is very frustrating to deal with and it's not uncommon to eat extra or to have sugar cravings when you quit drinking.

0:09.5

In this episode I'll explain why we emotionally eat the factors that contribute to emotional

0:15.9

eating the most and how this relates to problem drinking.

0:20.7

You'll learn about a lot of different studies on emotional eating and I will share

0:24.6

tips for dealing with it if you are struggling. And before we dig in I'd like to

0:29.6

thank my sponsors who made this episode possible.

0:34.8

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