Nervous hunger, how to cure it by managing emotions , anxiety, stress? Does it make sense to try all diets if we have an emotional or nervous hunger problem? Evidently not. Anyone who suffers or has suffered from emotional hunger knows that just any diet is not enough: it is only possible to follow it effectively for a few days, then the problem returns, with the consequence of feeling inadequate, out of control, and thinking that the problem is unsolvable. In this article we see an important testimony: a woman (the one pictured in the article) who has lost 40 pounds by taking care of her emotional part of her in the relationship with food. 
Her name is Jaz Jackson, and for some years she had been diagnosed with depression that made it difficult for her to stop “fueling” her emotions with food. In this article we see what she has done to lose weight and improve her emotional situation in relation to the diet.

NERVOUS HUNGER, HOW TO CURE IT: JAZ’S TESTIMONY
Like many, Jackson suffering from depression found consolation in food. She managed to break out of the vicious cycle of chronic diets by learning to manage hunger in this way.
– Diets, goodbye: Jaz decided to eat 5 times a day, focusing on the satiety of her meals, and also on the “aesthetic” satisfaction of the dishes she prepared. To do this, she cooked 5 meals with proteins (Greek yogurt, egg white omelettes, meat, fish) a day, starting from breakfast, and adding fruit, seasonal vegetables to each dish, cooked in a simple but tempting way, focusing on colors and freshness. This is a very important thing:she stopped trying every diet and focused on a way to get sated with simple but also beautiful and satisfying meals to look at. Egg whites omelette for breakfast, chicken or tuna salad for lunch, veal or turkey for dinner with brown rice and vegetables, snacks of roasted peas and skimmed eggs or dairy products. The trick is to focus on the protein food at the base of the meal, and then add lots of vegetables, few condiments, few whole carbohydrates. – Yes to physical activity, but having fun:

at the same time Jaz joined the gym. Her weight in excess of hers (she weighed more than 90 kilos when she started, now she weighs 50 but for a height of about five feet) hasn’t made her waver from her purpose. She hasn’t felt diminished among so many fit and thinner people than she is, and this is very important. She then gave her all to make the activity engaging and not frustrating, with a mix of weights and cardio for one hour a day, 6 days a week.
– A day free from routine:He has established a day in which to indulge in what he wanted, so as not to be demotivated and still have some whim. Whether it’s pizza, sweets or chips, Jaz has preferred to give himself a simple rule, that of eating them once a week and never on other days. A decision that can be useful for those who are on a diet and feel forced to behave virtuously every day, then feeling the lack of favorite foods. Lack that is often the spring for a new binge.
– Meals prepared in advance: To avoid going to the rotisserie or being a victim of hunger that makes us buy things we shouldn’t at the supermarket, Jaz has planned his meals, preparing them in advance and freezing them. This made it easier for her to stick to the diet six days a week.
– Learning to understand what works for us: an important detail that allowed Jaz to say goodbye to DIY diets and to look at others as a touchstone for herself. It’s okay to get inspired, but falling victim to imposed aesthetic patterns and starvation diets would only make her situation worse. I think this is great advice: anyone who knows they have an emotional problem simply needs to stop watching what others are doing, and take care of themselves.