Looking For Non-Harsh Supportive Friends

Hey! Welcome to MFP! I think i'm pretty motivating and non-harsh (though my mom says I need to get a filter for my mouth) and I would be more than happy to help you any way I can! I'm an emotional eater too. I love ice cream when I'm sad, I eat when i'm bored (not so much since starting this diet) and I eat when I'm watching TV. (But I still stay within my calorie limit.) I log in everyday, mostly because if I'm not tracking every single calorie I put in my mouth then I forget i'm on a diet. Though I usually eat under 1200 calories, I am not one of those girls who freaks out if I go over. If i'm hungry, I'm going to eat and hey who cares if I eat more than 1200? Many people applaud it. I'm 5'6-maybe 6 and a half. Currently weigh 213 (Starting weight 5 weeks ago was 238) and I want to lose another 63lbs.

Sorry, I'm babbling... it's late and I can't go to bed til my laundry is done. :yawn:

I can relate to the boredom eating, especially in front of the TV :blushing:
Ive now wheeled my elliptical into the lounge and watch movies whilst I work out :laugh:

Feel free to add me. Ive found that the more friends you have cheering you on the better, especially on the days when you fall off the wagon

Welcome and good luck!!

You can do it. I find that if I say to myself " Am I eating because I am hungry? If not, why?" Bored, sad, etc. Then I can better deal with it. I can more easily overcome boredom once I identify it. I chew a piece of gum as the first line of defense and then if I still really want that bag of chips. I put out a portion and eat it and log it. I have logged 3,700 - 4,000 calorie days. The commitment I made to myself is that I would log every day and work out every day. It really takes the pressure off. I am down about 20 lbs since January - slower than the 2lb/week goal I set - yes! Better than ever before - yes!

HI!!
Feel free to add me as well..i would be more than happy to help and be a support for you..i try to surround myself with supportive people who arent going to bully me into looking at my food journal or when I know i have slipped that make me feel ashamed! That kind of crappy attiude isnt going to help anyone and i think sometimes ppl forget where they started!

Best of luck to you!!
Jen

You can add me! I'm an emotional eater as well, getting that under control has been the hardest part of this journey so I understand! I log in every day and my diary is open to friends - non-harsh sounds good to me

i'm an emotional eater as well or as i call it a stress eater....after the hurricane when we were trying to find a new home i couldn't stop eating...i also eat when i'm bored i'm trying to work on it and just recently came back with a vengence...hope you don't mind i'm going to add you, if anyone wants to add me feel free