August 9
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This topic is convicting 😬 Thank you, everyone, for having shared because I see myself in your experiences. Also @RangerRickL, I love Rose more and more each time you post about her!
While I still occasionally emotionally eat, that is now restricted to reacting to particular stressors. As of this year, however, my brain has been able to catch myself more often.
Perhaps that's because I now take notes when catching myself emotional eating. That way, I can open Google Keep notes and realign myself to do something that will be actually helpful in that moment. And that something is rarely eating as a reaction to stress.
So, for @Jana_2020 and anyone else feeling challenged by emotional eating, I hope your stressors reduce (or you are able to see them differently) and that you find a better way to fuel yourself helpfully to deal with the experience.
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? YES | The 10,000 Swing Kettlebell Workout, Squats (35) TOTAL: 35
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? YES | Base + 219
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? YES |
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Bonus: Did I meet my protein macro for the day (40%)? NO | 28%
Pass Days Used: (AUG06)4 -
August 9, 2021
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? No
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes
Kitchen Closed? Yes
Going "nuts" with nuts today? No (7 days-free )
(I go "nuts" with nuts most times, trying to continue a good habit this month. Counting the number of "nuts" free days.) I am still learning a lot about myself in this area!
Lots of freggies today? Yes
Pass day 2/3 (this is for accountability to myself and my records).
Today was a pass day for me. It was our 35th wedding anniversary. We spent the day with family and celebrated.6 -
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✔️✔️✔️Done all the things.
Emotional eating is my messy bag. Eating if you are bored is emotional eating... So emotional eating doesn't always have to be a huge breakdown. The only thing I can suggest is to ask why do I want to eat right now. If hungry is the answer then eat if my mind starts off with well I want it or it will make me feel better then I find something else to do. Drink water and wait.5 -
Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? Yes. Got tired of the same old walking route, so I changed it up by going on a nearby nature trail by the Brazos River.
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? No
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? Yes5 -
yes x 3
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Had to come back today to chime in on the great topic!
I am going to say I USED to be an emotional eater, big time.... eating was my answer to everything! Happy? Eat! Sad? Eat! Stressed? Eat! I loved the rush food gave me and a binge or indulgence for no reason other than to enjoy food alongside feelings was my norm.
My family is very much like that, so not surprised I was this way as well.
Of course, as the article and as many of you have acknowledged here, eating doesn't fix the problem (or make happiness better). There were always the feelings afterwards, whether I dealt with them or not.
Food was 100% something I did not have control over. And that made it very, very easy for me to gain a lot of weight!
Anyway... I completely understand now that my goals and habits that I'm working on here are way more important and a hella lot more satisfying than the temporary relief food gave.
I still ENJOY food, but I do so within boundaries. I do think I am out of the emotional eating cycle. The key is to not let a setback or a bad moment send me back there. Being super present on MFP and this community helps keep my mind in the right space!
One other thing is that I try to not treat hunger like an emergency anymore. I'm not saying being hungry feels great to me, but I used to act like it was the absolute end of the world. Now I sit it in and remind myself the next meal is always just around the corner. This also helps me to ensure I'm eating for the right reasons.6 -
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? 👍🏻
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? 👍🏻
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? 👍🏻
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PASSES USED: 1/34 -
AUGUST 9
Exercised: Yes - spin class
Calories: Yes
Tracked: Yes
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Yes x 3 today. I worked in some strength training which has been a new goal for me. Slowly I'm getting there!3
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Did I exercise for at least 20 minutes? ✅
Did I stay within my calorie budget for the day? ✅
Did I keep track of everything I ate and drank? ✅3 -
February 10/3
March 12/3
April 10/3
May 8/3
June 6/3
July 8/3
3x yes
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@MaltedTea Ty for your warm wishes above - somehow I accidentally clicked into the August group and saw your post. (I don't have a lot of free time to read through all of the UAC posts daily; I tend to just read the intro if I'm short on time.)
I've missed you in the UAC - hoping all is well!1
