‘Emotional Eating’ support on menu at St. Francis Weight Loss Center

INDIANAPOLIS – Occasional “emotional eating” isn't a problem for most people. After all, that's what makes comfort food so appealing. But turning to food every time a person has unpleasant feelings – or even positive ones – can lead to weight gain.

The holidays provide additional opportunities and temptations for emotionally-charged eating, which is why the St. Francis Weight Loss Center will offer its six-week Emotional Eating Support Group beginning Nov. 15.

The Emotional Eating Support Group at the St. Francis Weight Loss Center is for anyone trying to lose weight and struggling with emotional overeating, also known as compulsive overeating or binge eating. This group offers support to patients struggling with emotional eating, or using food for reasons other than physical hunger and feeling unable to stop the behavior.

The latest session gets under way 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, with each session held Tuesdays at the St. Francis Weight Loss Center, 5230-A E. Stop 11 Road, across Stop 11 Road from the Franciscan St. Francis Health-Indianapolis campus. Cost is $60 for the six-week program.

The groups will be led by Cheryl A. Moore, LCSW, a therapist at the St. Francis Weight Loss Center. Moore has extensive experience providing individual, couples, family and group therapy to patients with eating, mental health, addiction and PTSD issues.

There is a fee for those registering for the program. Call 317-528-7525 or visit StFrancisHospitals.org/weightloss for additional information.