How to handle emotions --- if you don't emotionally eat?!?!

Well, people around me are saying I am changing (not all for the good) with my weight loss.  However, I have always been the type of person just to do what people ask, work at 100% plus at everything, go out of the way to accomodate other people --- suddenly I have found the word NO and feel free to give my opinion...  There are things happening at my job and I have found the "nerve" to give my opinion and some say I am now acting "entiltes".  The only thing is that I finally do feel entitled to express my feelings and opinions -- you don't have to agree but would appreciate just the acknowledgement that the "fun loving fat girl" has some!  The only thing I can really tie it to is: 1. I once would have ate to hid my feelings/emotions/opinions (and now I dont'). 2. I have enough self-worth of who I am that I am not afraid to give my opinion.  I probably could soften my comments... but any other suggestions??

Congratulations on you new found attitude and battling and resisting the urge to "stuff" your feelings/opinions/and emotions.......

I didn't realize I was "expressing myself more" either and starting to say no until it was brought to my attention.

I guess it comes with working hard to change and how great one feels when loosing weight......we look better, we dress better, walk sassier, and have that "new attitude"....it happened to me when I turned 40 also.........I just had a different outlook.......

Congratulations once again...........

That's all their problem, not yours.  Sorry if their reactions distress you, but it sounds to me like you're doing good things for yourself...

Jean

Just smile at them, and be nice. Then go run a bunch of papers through a paper shredder. This makes me feel so good. I either imagine all my stress and problems being shredded, or I pretend each piece of paper is a really annoying person. It's so much fun and has much less calories than hiding in the bathroom with a candy bar out of the vending machine. That was my old coping mechnanism.

Ohhh! I LOVE that idea! Use the shredder when I get frustrated at work...Brilliant - Thanks!!