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Eating Through Grief

RedSassyPants
RedSassyPants Posts: 410 Member
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My mother-in-law passed away last week. She was amazing! Very special and loving lady that left an imprint on people’s hearts.

I am eating things i shouldn’t
I am eating more than i should at times
but i just don’t care

I am also helping my husband and daughter mourn and trying desperately to take care of myself

This SUCKS

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  • Jimb376mfp
    Jimb376mfp Posts: 6,236 Member
    Sorry for your loss, Take care of yourself and it will be better.
  • imastar2
    imastar2 Posts: 6,238 Member
    I don't believe there's an easy way to get through grief. So sorry for your loss. I agree with Jim it just takes time and a lot of prayer.😔🙏
  • Al_Howard
    Al_Howard Posts: 8,699 Member
    Yes, prayers for your MIL, and especially your husband and daughter, and YOU.
    This too will pass, and the train will come around again, for you to hop aboard.
  • crewahl
    crewahl Posts: 4,465 Member
    Derrick @imastar2 is right; there’s no easy way to deal with this. This is one of those situations where you only get one chance to be there for your family, but you’ll have lots of chances in the future to deal with food choices. That’s not a license or absolution, but it’s a valid perspective on what you’re going through. At the end of the day, your family is the most important.

    Sorry for your loss. Most of us have been through something similar, but it’s never easy.
  • podkey
    podkey Posts: 5,168 Member
    Very sorry for the loss to all of you. Hugs abound from all of us.
  • misterhub
    misterhub Posts: 6,613 Member
    I truly am sorry for the loss you and your family have sustained.

    I had a wonderful MIL, and I was quite close to her. Her loss was very difficult. And, it does take time to get through it.

    I was very successful weight-wise at the time (2009). I found that concentrating on what I knew I should do, with regard to food, helped me. But, I also am an emotion eater; so, there were days that I slipped. That will happen. But, by doing things my rote, I mitigated the damage. There is no easy answer. That's what worked for me.

    Again, I truly am sorry for your loss.
  • cakeman21k
    cakeman21k Posts: 6,421 Member
    :(
  • goldenfrisbee
    goldenfrisbee Posts: 1,640 Member
    I'm sorry to hear this. I just lost a very close brother-in-law in December and know what you are going through. Take care of yourself and your loved ones.

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