Emotional eating strikes again!

Jul 07, 2010

So last night I had a very upsetting phone conversation with my sister regarding custody of my son (well technically he is her son, but my husband and I have been raising him for 2 years)... anyhow within an hour of the conversation I found myself scavenging the kitchen.  I pulled out a bag of marshmallows decided against it and put them back.  10 minutes later I was back in the kitchen, this time grabbing at my son's candy jar, again I put it back and sat down, then one more time I found myself in the kitchen grabbing a box of graham crackers.  I put them back grabbed a SF fudgcicle went back to the living room and aske my husband "Do you think I'm doing this because my sister stressed me out?"

Epiphany!!!!! OMG!  I'm trying to sbotage my sleeve.  I turned to the VSG board to keep me out of the kitchen for the rest of the evening, and took it up with my couselor today.

I left my appointment with some good advise.  She congratulated me on recognising the behavior for what it was-emotional head hunger- and for resisting the urge to sabotage myself...  She explained to me that I have been using food to soothe myself for so long I probably never noticed it before.  She suggested finding an new way to nurture myself when I get stressed out so that I have an alternative to I am now searching for a new way to nurture myself and am drawing a blank.

Wish me luck on the adventure!

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