FIL died 8/1 -- eating!?!??!?! kinda long

I'm so sorry for your loss. Please give my sympathies to your partner as well - I'm sure she is just devastated.

Please focus on your recovery from this event. Now is the time for honoring and remembrance, not second guessing food choices. If you focus on what is important, you'll find that good food choices will follow on. I eat my WORST when I'm not dealing with my emotions head on.

Keeping you both in my prayers tonight. And your FIL too of course. Hugs!

I believe there are going to be times in our loss when grief/depresion/life will overwhelm us to the point where we do fall back on "bad habits". I will be the first to say I will never NOT be an emotional eater - no matter how much counseling I get. But as I recognize that, i realize how important it is to have safe guards - dont keep crap in the house, keep healthy things to snack on, keep tracking no matter what you eat so that you dont burry your head in the sand, etc. Let yourself grieve right now, dont torture yourself over your food choices, but just try to make a plan to stay in control (dont aim for perfection and all that)

Im sooo sorry for your loss. Im always here if you want to chat.

thanks so much everybody.  my crazy is a little better today (expect it will come and go) and all this support really helped.  PMs especially appreciated -- and you'll hear from me again, i'm sure!  driniking a RTD shake right now . . .

i'll keep you posted!

And because Slim produces him whenever we need a bosst:  it's LANCE!!!!!

Just saw your post - Great big (((hugs))) headed your way!  Prayers for you and your partner - losing a family member is tough - I lost my dad 18 years ago and there are still days when it feels like yesterday! 

Work issues suck - I have been in bad spots and am so blessed to be in a good place with good people (and a couple who make me crazy lol).  Don't let them ruin your health - do what you have to do for you! 

In my opinion - you get a cut card for any eating missteps over the travel/bereavement period.  That cut card is now withdrawn - so back on the wagon!