I am an absolute emotional eater. When I am sad, I will eat, when I am confused, I will eat, when I am happy, I will eat. But I can't just stick to one little candy bar or bowl of ice cream, its as though I have to eat the whole box or carton as I sit and worry about all of these things beyond my control. I've read almost everything there is on emotional eating, why we do it (because we are afraid to confront those emotions), why we crave food (the feel good chemicals they emit), and how we can stop (mindfully eat, breathe, use a device to snap back to the present moment, eat with others, dont' eat when tired....) but so far I have to say I haven't found anything that quite works. When I tell myself to be present I realize that i'm half-way through a Ben and Jerry's and I add guilt to my current state of emotions then end up eating the whole damn thing anyway. no, what seems to work now for me is to concentrate on my belly. When i take a bite, I try to visualize how my belly feels and sometimes contract those muscles to judge if I am starting to feel full yet. this mindful way of incorporating my body has seemed to help connect me with my center and also as i concentrate I can more clearly see those emotions and i force myself to start confronting them. Oh, and keeping trigger food out of the house also seems to really do the trick ;)