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Here are more tips from Dawn Jackson Blatner, RD, author of The Flexitarian Diet :

 

• Eat vegetables to help you feel full.

• Drink plenty of water.

• Get tempting foods out of your home.

• Stay busy -- you don't want to eat just because you're bored.

• Eat only from a plate, while seated at a table. No grazing in front of the 'fridge.

• Don't skip meals.

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Keeping a food journal -- writing down everything you eat -- can also help you stay on track.

Besides jotting down what you ate, and when, you might also want to note how you were feeling right before you ate it. Were you angry, sad, or bored? We often focus so much on foods and calories, but our emotions are a huge part of our eating habits.

If you see a persistent pattern in your emotional eating, please consider talking to a counselor about it. They can be a big help in finding other ways to handle your feelings.