can't quit eating

I need a kick in the tooshy I can't quit eating today....  I have been eating all day long here and there about every hour.  NOT GOOD!!!!!!!!!!  I am mad at myself and I know better.  There has been so much going on in my life and once again food is there.  How en the heck can I get away from it?  I have been (cheating myself) more than just today as well.  I try to do something else to take my mind off it and boom I find myself in the damn kitchen lookin for more........ ARGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!   What can I do?????  When it was really nice out and warm me and the kiddo's were outside and I wasn't lookin for food but the last couple days have been bad for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!   Thanks for listening......  Oh and my dumb butt brother wants to bury my dad in June........  How dumb can one person be but I won't bore you with all that jazz.............

Marsha:

I don't know about kicking your butt, but how about a hug and a pat on the butt?    Seriously, though, I have found that walking or doing something with my hands really seems to push back the hungries and allows me time to process whatever is stressing me out or ******g me off.  Anyway, good luck.

RP

What helps me on the days I want to eat and eat is to write down what I eat. I know it's been suggested a thousand times, but man does it work!! It really puts things into perspective.... and brings out the rational thinking for me.

I am SOOOOOOOO with you on this.  I know I need to just "STOP!" and get back to basics.  Can't seem to get to it . . . like old times.  If the kick in the butt works, let me know and lend it out! 

I chew gum! A whole stick,making sure not to swallow the thing LOL
Its that damn oral fixation.
Kelly/tink

I've had the same problem lately too!   I took out my old before pictures and put them in my kitchen so everytime I go in there to snack I look at who I was before and don't ever want to go back.  So far its worked.   I know my snacking is related it anxiety so I have to really try and focus on what exactly I'm anxious about and just try to feel those feelings rather than stuff them away with food. 

Marsha sweetie you are just way too stressed!! I feel so bad for you.

I agree with the others that said walk, write food down and post old pics all over the kitchen....do whatever helps. You will get through this!!!

I love you bunches...hugs....connie d

Hun - I'm sorry that life has thrown you a curve ball and just sending a cyber hug over for ya.  I've been avoiding being home by myself as much as possible since surgery.  I find that was my trigger, being home by myself, and bored.  So I've been taking everyone elses kids for walks :) I should be a professional child walker!  Good luck babe - keep coming here!  It will be okay in the end, if it's not, it's not the end!  Keep fighting the good fight!
Sal

Im not sure if you still wait 30 mins to eat after drinking but that is how I force myself to not eat. I just keep forcing myself to drink and as long as I am drinking I cannot eat! lol! I also heard that if you keep brushing your teeth and get that toothpaste taste in your mouth that can help you stop eating.

Good luck!!

-Ashlie

Hey Marsha!
I have a sponser that I have on speed dial and I call here and am like talk to me or better yet let me talk to you cuz I can't talk with my mouthfull. You still have my number??I would be more then happy to talk to you! Another thing that I have done is gotten crystal light and then mixed that with water and drink that up that gives me the since that I just ate somthing sweet and takes away the hunger or I drink plain water but that gets old after awhile. Another thing that I have done is moved ALL the snack food into one cubord and up them up high (it hasn't kept the kids out of them cuz thy climb on the counter) I need a step stool now to get to them so I put a scale under that cubord and that makes me think twice before I open that cubord. Might seem silly but it really works!! Hang in there we are here for ya!!
~Valerie~