The ability to control impulsive eating during stressful times is a challenge. We all experience typical garden-variety upheaval from time to time.  While intellectually we know this is temporary - life will soon become predictable and comfortable again. But in the meantime, we start observing our own sense of discomfort around the experience of things being "unsettled".

 

One thing the practice of mindfulness begins to reveal is that we all have a bundle of reactive habits we turn to when the going gets rough. They may soothe us in the short term ("Aahhh that melt-in-your-mouth chocolate), but over the long-term do us more harm than good.

 

During these times there are micro practices that you can turn to that can help.