Confessions of a Closet Eater

IowaPrincess
IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
edited October 28 in Motivation and Support
CONFESSION OF A CLOSET EATER
Dim the lights and pull out the pizza... the chocolate... the cookie dough...
No one will ever know... just you and your jeans :noway:

So I decided to make a list for myself to MAKE me realize exactly what and why I am eating.
To often I ignore the obvious to indulge or to eat my emotions.

Hopefully this list will open my eyes to reality just a bit more and honestly make me feel my emotions and prevent future negative ones.
Happiness with food is fleeting and so often it leaves me feeling worse. :brokenheart:

So here we go:

1. Is this food even remotely represented in the food pyramid (I am pretty sure chocolate and pepperoni aren't on there)

2. Has anyone ever gotten fat from eating to much of this ... or diabetes?? (Yes, you stupid)

3. Do you see skinny people eating this a lot?:devil:

4. Is this a food served on special occasions and or holidays? (I love you cadbury creme egg sad )

5. Can I purchase this from a vending machine or small gas station?

6. Would I feed this to a kid as a everyday meal/snack?

7. Is there a cartoon character on the box? (This should be a GIANT red flag) :tongue:

8. Is there a theme song or slogan for this food? (If you can sing/say it it off the top of your head PUT IT DOWN)

9. Would I still want this if I had to try to put on my old jeans first? (Emphasis on "try" as in Good Luck getting them past your hips)
10. Will this put me closer to my goal wait or a mu-mu?

11. Would I order this on a first date? (Yeah...if you dont want to see them again)

12. I much do i weigh? (OUCH) :grumble:

13. How much am i supposed to weigh? (YIKES) :frown:

14. Would I want to run into my ex boyfriend while shoving this in my mouth? (Then he can think "wow that couch is eating a cookie!!")

15. Was this one of the foods that helped me resemble jabba the hut in the first place? (Everyone loves star wars references)

16. Am I just eating my emotions? (Sad Angry...etc.... doesnt being fat make those emotions more frequent and worse?)

17. Is this the last _______ I will ever see? :noway:

18. Would I want to put a pic of me eating this on Facebook?

19. Do you think any hot female celebrity would want to endorse this?

20. Picture myself naked ..... TADDAAAAAAAA ... I am not hungry at all :sick:

Making this list was actually really therapeutic for me!!!
It made me realize what I usually think of AFTER I eat bad foods..... now hopefully I will think of them BEFORE and not eat it :bigsmile:

Hope everyone has a Happy May!!!!
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  • starrynight1929
    starrynight1929 Posts: 92 Member
    What a great list, thank you!
    I can relate to a lot of the questions on there, especially about jeans. I have one pair that fits and 20 that don't!
  • Rockstar_JILL
    Rockstar_JILL Posts: 514 Member
    Very well put into words.... :)
  • gramacanada
    gramacanada Posts: 557 Member
    Thanks for posting this. You really put a lot of thought into it.
    Baring your soul isn't easy. Helping others earns you Big Karma.

    I've been there done that more times than i even want to think about.
    For reasons I don't even want to think about.

    The MFP poster of the Day Award is in your hands.
    \Cheers! ..... gramacanada
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    Thanks ladies!!!!!!!!!!
    It always helps to get it out!! :blushing:
  • karenhray7
    karenhray7 Posts: 219 Member
    Number 17 is totally me. I get near cake in any form and it's like "Quick! Eat all the cake as fast as you can before the cake famine begins!" I mean, really.
  • soundasleepx
    soundasleepx Posts: 98
    Haha this gave me a laugh! Very helpful and funny. Definitely gonna think of this next time I want that big pizza takeaway!
    Number 17 is totally me. I get near cake in any form and it's like "Quick! Eat all the cake as fast as you can before the cake famine begins!" I mean, really.

    ^ Oh god, definitely.
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    sweets and pastas and breads are my weakness!!!!
    If I could live off pizza and cookie dough forever I absolutely would :bigsmile:
  • starrynight1929
    starrynight1929 Posts: 92 Member
    I can also relate to #17. I am very, very possessive of certain foods, especially cake. I always want the part with the most frosting.

    I never even thought of stopping to think, is this the last one I'll ever see?
  • amberxy
    amberxy Posts: 35 Member
    I love this! Thanks for sharing :)
  • jessiekanga
    jessiekanga Posts: 564 Member
    Awesome!
  • missmonika27
    missmonika27 Posts: 11
    Great list, def copy and pasted it onto a sticky note so i can always see it on when i turn on my comp...
    i feel this!
    especially about the cadbury eggs....and when they go on sale for 2 for 1 and oh my goodness such deliciousness
    yet never see healthy people eating them *sigh*
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    Lol...... thanks you guys.
    Yes I definitely have to remind myself CONSTANTLY.
    Otherwise i am shoveling it in :)
  • determined_erin
    determined_erin Posts: 571 Member
    Good list to stay motivated instead of eat the wrong foods!
  • aperrillioux
    aperrillioux Posts: 115 Member
    LMAO. LOVE this list!!! Thanks for posting. Hopefully I can run through some of them before I crave also
  • Jess830409
    Jess830409 Posts: 285 Member
    Just asked myself why I ate so much pasta for lunch - it's not like it is the last pasta they will ever make on Earth!!!

    This list is great - thank you for posting
  • CMcG86
    CMcG86 Posts: 3
    I love this!! I might print it and put it on my fridge or cupboard so I can read it each time I get up to get food and decide if I really am hungry or just bored/upset.
  • kenmunson333
    kenmunson333 Posts: 51 Member
    That's a great list! Well, except for item 20. Now I'm not going to be able to think of anything else all day...
  • sarahg148
    sarahg148 Posts: 701 Member
    I took a pic of your list and have it as my wallpaper on my phone!!!
  • apittmanrn
    apittmanrn Posts: 200 Member
    I can relate to every. single. one.
  • mogletdeluxe
    mogletdeluxe Posts: 623 Member
    I adore this post. Thank you for sharing it :D
  • mlcantwell
    mlcantwell Posts: 243 Member
    "wow that couch is eating a cookie!!"

    Made me laugh, also made me sad. One of my ex's once commented on my weight, o the shame!
  • ctinawilson
    ctinawilson Posts: 127 Member
    Fantastic post! Funny, and very very true. I will use this from now on! xxx :drinker:
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    I am glad you guys liked it!!!
    Please feel free to share.
    I have to constantly blog/post about my moments of emotional eating and set backs to remind myself to get focused again.
    Humor is how I deal with most difficulties in my life :)
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    Girl.... one of my exes did too!
    However i think that it is only an expression of their low self esteem.
    Forget him...he is a LOSER :)
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    "wow that couch is eating a cookie!!"

    Made me laugh, also made me sad. One of my ex's once commented on my weight, o the shame!


    Girl.... one of my exes did too!
    However i think that it is only an expression of their low self esteem.
    Forget him...he is a LOSER :)
  • IowaPrincess
    IowaPrincess Posts: 274 Member
    That's a great list! Well, except for item 20. Now I'm not going to be able to think of anything else all day...

    Nice!!!! lol
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
    awesome list, very good, and cute - made me smile
  • bethlaf
    bethlaf Posts: 954 Member
    sweets and pastas and breads are my weakness!!!!
    If I could live off pizza and cookie dough forever I absolutely would :bigsmile:

    i struggle with the eliminating all the carbs from my diet- its not the easiest thing
  • Lisa_Rhodes
    Lisa_Rhodes Posts: 263 Member

    17. Is this the last _______ I will ever see? :noway:


    Oh how I need to think this before I put that Dorito in my mouth!

    Love all of the list though... so true on so many levels :smile:
  • georgelachow
    georgelachow Posts: 2 Member
    omg
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