Eating our emotions
Today I had a REALLY bad day at work. It was one of those days where you feel like you can do no right and the world is against you. At one point I wanted to go home, crawl into bed and just cry. I am an emotional eater and in the past I would have gone straight to the vending machine and started to eat my sorrows then continued on the eating chaos into the evening hours, BUT I DIDN'T. I has been the first time in 11 months that I have not eaten my emotions and I am so proud of myself that I didn't. I can't tell you why, but it's a big stepping stone for me cause I have binged in the past even with WLS (yeah made myself very sick).
So I'm walking away from this crappy day still feeling down and out, but at the same time I am happy that I dealt with my emotions in other ways than with food. Tomorrow is another day and things can only get better!
So I'm walking away from this crappy day still feeling down and out, but at the same time I am happy that I dealt with my emotions in other ways than with food. Tomorrow is another day and things can only get better!
Good job Alana! I think that's so hard sometimes. My big problem - eating when I am bored. That's still a struggle daily.
Sometimes when stres****s, it's fun to realize that the way to relax is simply to... RELAX. Not food, not stuffing ourselves...but just to cry it out and sleep.
Way to go!!
Sometimes when stres****s, it's fun to realize that the way to relax is simply to... RELAX. Not food, not stuffing ourselves...but just to cry it out and sleep.
Way to go!!
Alana, that's wonderful. What a huge step! It can help next time to remember that day and how you made it through it.
I've been doing dialectical behavior therapy for about 20 weeks now (30 week course). You learn how to deal with your emotions by focusing on the moment and with some other skills. That has helped me considerably with my emotional eating. Something you may want to look into if you need some more tools for days like that.
You are doing great. And wow, your picture looks awesome. I can't believe you had surgery just this year. Looking good!
Anna
I've been doing dialectical behavior therapy for about 20 weeks now (30 week course). You learn how to deal with your emotions by focusing on the moment and with some other skills. That has helped me considerably with my emotional eating. Something you may want to look into if you need some more tools for days like that.
You are doing great. And wow, your picture looks awesome. I can't believe you had surgery just this year. Looking good!
Anna
Alana:
That is awesome! I am still working on that particular problem (emotional eating.......welll, my job sucks pretty often these days, too). Have you learned any techniques for NOT starting the emotional eating? If I can avoid starting it, then I am usually OK for another day. Reverting to that behavior is one of my greatest post-op fears. Anyway, thanks for sharing! You have given me renewed hope that I can defeat the emotional eating curse as well.
RP
That is awesome! I am still working on that particular problem (emotional eating.......welll, my job sucks pretty often these days, too). Have you learned any techniques for NOT starting the emotional eating? If I can avoid starting it, then I am usually OK for another day. Reverting to that behavior is one of my greatest post-op fears. Anyway, thanks for sharing! You have given me renewed hope that I can defeat the emotional eating curse as well.
RP
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