Emotional eating- I'm a major offender........

[Naz]

I always knew I was an emotional eater, but it wasn't until I started posting to this board that I really paid attention to it!

I have made excuses, and made excuses as to why I do it, and I can think of at least 2 or 3 times I have posted here because I screwed up and emotionally ate.

Dang! Why do I have to put food in my mouth to feel better? Today I dropped off DD (11) to camp- her first time away. Sad (but happy) to say bye and have fun for 10 days! What did I do on the 3 hour ride home?

Ate probably 1/2 c. of cashews.

I have been fooling myself that I "eating on plan." I might be eating on plan foods, but too many and for the wrong reasons.

Just venting..... Thanks for listening.

[suncstgirl]

I have the same issue.
When my dd is with her father (we are separated), I get sad and eat more.
But I think eating alot on plan is always better than a full blown cheat!
Don't be so hard on yourself

[BeThin]

I am not only an emotional eater but I am also a night time eater. I said NO more food after 9:00, guess what, I have eaten since then.......

I know most of my bad eating is just a habit and bad ones that I need to break but it is so hard and frustrating...

I will do it.. I will WIN this battle. I wil eat good food when stressed out. I will loose what I want to and be the healthy size I want to be ... IT might take me a while to do it but I will get there.

[tybeeanna]

WHAT BeThin said It is so hard some times but as some one else said Where do you want to be in one year
Staying on plan is hard , Being fat is hard. So choose your hard

[AnnieLowCarb]

I had the same wake up call. One of my dearest friends of over 30 years has been battling cancer for over 3 years. He has been in remission for 18 months now and we really thought he had beaten it. Friday I found out its back. On my way home from work, I headed straight for my favorite cheesecake bakery! I'd eaten 2 ridiculously huge pieces before I finally came to myself.
Not a bit different than a skid row alcoholic...

[heythatsfun]

Me too. But hey, don't beat yourself up over the cashews -- it really could have been worse, and your stress is understandable. This is all a giant lesson in not just weight, but lifestyle, and we're not going to ace every test. Sometimes you have to settle for an A- or a B+. I got in an argument today and the next thing I knew I was in the freezer deciding whether or not I wanted ice cream or Popsicles (both sugarless, like as if that makes them alright ). I was so freaked out at how unconscious it was! I didn't even think... I just walked right into the kitchen and opened the freezer! Thank goodness I realized what I was doing before I went through with the act, and I shut that freezer!!! I had a diet Sprite and looked at some funny websites online to get myself out of the bad mood and distract myself. I can only hope that I have that kind of will power in the future.

[hummingbird11]

Me too. But now whenever I feel like eating, I come post instead!

You will be OK. I think 1/2 cup cashews over 3 hours is just fine.

Originally Posted by Naz

I always knew I was an emotional eater, but it wasn't until I started posting to this board that I really paid attention to it!

I have made excuses, and made excuses as to why I do it, and I can think of at least 2 or 3 times I have posted here because I screwed up and emotionally ate.

Dang! Why do I have to put food in my mouth to feel better? Today I dropped off DD (11) to camp- her first time away. Sad (but happy) to say bye and have fun for 10 days! What did I do on the 3 hour ride home?

Ate probably 1/2 c. of cashews.

I have been fooling myself that I "eating on plan." I might be eating on plan foods, but too many and for the wrong reasons.

Just venting..... Thanks for listening.

[suzanneyea]

People often wonder why my carbs stay so low. I am an emotional eater an dby keeping the carbs super low, I do not do the emotional eating anymore. The one time I tried oppsie rolls, I ate the whole batch. If I keep my foods really simple (meat) I do not have those indicents anymore.

[xamier]

Behavior 101

[Naz]

Staying on plan is hard , Being fat is hard. So choose your hard

I love that quote! I am going to remember that.

I just have to say that the problem is that I am doing better, yet I do often exhibit the behaviors over and over again that I am trying to get rid of. What a battle! I am doing it right most of the time. I thought I was doing it right most of the time, but now that I have posted more often, I realize that I am emotionally eating EVERY week. Working on that. Had a nasty email exchange with ex-H (can't call him DH-blech). That is contributing to my stress, plus work is starting back up.

Going to try being nice to myself. Thanks for the support!

[Nursie_Stacie]

I have struggled with this since my teenage years. Stress/ emotional eating.

Every time I think I have it under control, it rears it's ugly head.

I take it one day at a time . I try not to keep easy convience food around that I can shove in my mouth. I also keep my portions small, when I do individual snack packs for travel.

One thing That has helped me as I have taken to drinking hot tea. I find it keeps my hands and mouth busy and calms me down. Their is no absolute solution. The only time it was ever really under control was when I stayed VLC, under 20 long term. Deep ketois suppress my appetite completely. Draw back to that...I developed carb intolernece, so that any time I tried to increase my carbs, I gained. So then came retraining my metabolism, pure hell. Will never go that route again.

I have read increase your coping skills books, binge eating / emotional eatter self help books, it helps but the control has to come from within. My episodes are fewer and far between then they ever have been, so thats a start.

I wish I had some infinite words of wisdom, but I don't. Just try and find other outlets. I buy bags of shelled sunflower deeds I keep in car for those times. It takes a long time to reach even one serving, you gotta work at it so lesss damage, and try the hot tea at home. Does wonders to soothe me.

[magic maker]

Originally Posted by tybeeanna

Staying on plan is hard , Being fat is hard. So choose your hard

Amen to that!