Food Coping Issues

tracykreczmer

So fifty lbs by fifty..did it took a bit over a year. But I stopped logging and started eating.

I got my exercise down. I exercise on holidays and on vacation. I love it now.

What i havent conquered is emotional eating.

I am NOT hungry..its all coping issues

So what do u do to stop having the refrig as your therapist/buddy?

mila_lova

You need a really, really good reason to stop. When you want something badly enough (with a serious passion), you find a way to make it happen.

I used to eat emotionally every day. I am recovering from binge eating disorder. I've been eating healthy every day (except Thanksgiving) for the past three weeks.

What stopped me from emotional eating three weeks ago was a family crisis. In the midst of this, I found out how much my disordered eating bothered my boyfriend. I was so stunned and dealing with an intense situation, I was too sick on my stomach to eat much of anything for three days. As things started to settle down, I decided to see how long I could go without binging. It's turned into three weeks. It's often hard. But I have a big reason to get healthy- I love my boyfriend and he deserves a healthy partner.

What motivates you to give up emotional eating?

Qskim

Strategies I've used...

Take a multi. Usually when I've been in the grip of stress my nutrition can spiral down too. So I start with a multi. Could entirely placebo but it helps to think I'm working back to it.

Exercise you're doing.

Solve the source of the stress. For me, it can range from a stack of paperwork I'm avoiding to, for example, kids having hassles. The first I have complete control over; I'll call time out on my routine and focus to get it off my back. The second can be a little harder but I have a cheesy saying, "think like a warrior, not a worrier", in other words, I have little control over that situation but I have control over how I respond so I choose to look after myself during the shitstorm so I can handle the shitstorm. I tend to be more rigid during short stints of stress - have rules I stick by as an autopilot backup. Examples, only eat at certain mealtimes, must include veggies, can have cake but only after veggies. Tailor made to how well I know myself.

Just hang in there.