Feeding of the emotion...

CariBgood

STRESSS... how can loving people be so difficult sometimes?I love my family, I think I love them too much. Their drama and inability to get their stuff together is slowly killing me. Today I took a baby step, instead of stopping at Taco Bell on the way home, I went to the gym to relieve my frustration.I told myself. STOP do not shove food into your face because of other peoples problems... What's sad is that I have a great life. I'm by no means perfect but I make pretty decent decisions. I think of consequences of almost everything that I do. Except for the involving myself in the drama that I did not participate in creating. My sisters(adults) and I have 3 are a mess. They continue making decisions that make their lives difficult. When they inevitably make poor decisions I worry. I'm not quite sure why I worry. BUT I do and the worrying leads to the feeding of the face. Somehow I start thinking that my eating Taco Bell will solve their problems( not literally). Not today though. Today I spent a half hour on the ellyptical and 30 minutes punishing my abs. I cut up the zucchini and squash and sauteed it in olive oil, I put some lean beef with it. I fed the body tonight instead of the the emotion. Hopefully I will wake up tomorrow and do the same thing.

kimothy38

Good for you! I love the saying 'food is not the problem nor is it the answer'. I find it hard not to get caught up in family drama but their baggage is not yours and you've done the right thing - put your health and your sanity first. Emotional eating is something I struggle with every single day. Everyday we put ourselves first and then wake up and do the something the next day, the easier it gets.