Cathy W.
Feel the funk without food!
Apr 28, 2010
I know what hunger feels like. True, real physical hunger. It sounds simple enough - that I know what hunger feels like. I have to say that before I had my surgery that I had no clue. I always ate (or was full from the last time(s) I ate) so true hunger never was part of my day. I ate over head hunger and misinterpreted that as true hunger but it wasn't.Fast forward to almost nine years later, with my goal to combat emotional overeating, I really focus on my emotion management and zero in on those times I want to feed the monster of head/heart hunger.
Yesterday was a prime example. I was in a funky mood. No specific reason why. No disagreements, upsets or anything I could put my finger on. It was just one of those days. In the past, I would have wanted to change how I feel. What better way than to eat. Yes, I have to admit that even after my surgery, there have been times that I have emotionally eaten to change the way I feel. Yesterday would have been one of those times. However, yesterday I didn't!!! My funk really lasted all day until I went to bed. Couldn't shake it and actually didn't try all that much. I went through my normal work and the rest of my day but it stayed.
As I woke up this morning, the exhilaration I felt was amazing. Despite feeling pretty funky for no reason, I stayed with it, knowing it wouldn't last forever. I believed it was just one of those days and believed tomorrow (today) was a new day. Sure enough, it is!! Food is such an easy way to deal with funk but I chose ME instead! As I sit here today sharing this with you, I choose me in the future. I broke that connection even more of using food to eliminate funk. I'll use this experience in the future and choose ME.
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About Me
18.6
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Surgery
10/21/2001
Surgery Date
Aug 04, 2003
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