Eating when you are bored is a form of emotional eating, and it can be a very hard habit to break. But the good news is, if you are ready to face it head on, it’s not impossible to escape. Here’s how:

Because boredom is so unpredictable, it can be tough to catch yourself in the act until half the bag of Doritos is gone. Then you suddenly wake up from your food coma, and realize that the issue was never really hunger at all. In most cases, when you’re bored, the tendency is to go for the quick and easy high calorie/low nutrition foods.