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Emotional Eater- Mom of 3 needs to lose 70+ Can u relate?

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  • mommabefit
    mommabefit Posts: 6
    Your situation sounds quite similar to mine.
    I was on here about a few weeks ago trying to lose weight - but then I had a stressful day at work and came home and ate and ate and ate.
    And continued eating. Now I am an extra 10 lbs heavier.

    It's a new month, and I want to try again. (I have been "trying" since February).
    I've noticed I have triggers: stressful days at work, coming home after work, fights with the husband, crabby babies, sweets anywhere nearby, pay day, having a job... The list could go on for days.
    But I WANT to change. I want this. I just don't know how to convince myself not to have "just one more cookie".
    I honestly feel like a ticking time bomb - I'm 23 and have gallstones.
    All of this extra me is obviously not good - I NEED this.

    I need something to be accountable to.
    I need something to push me to wake up a few hours early and go to the gym before work.
    I need something make me not eat all of the food in my house every day after work.

    Add me, we can push past this together!
  • StrawberrySwag
    StrawberrySwag Posts: 5 Member
    I am not a mom, but I can also relate to this. I have been trying to lose about 40 lbs for a few years now and just recently I discovered I have a problem and I am now trying to control my emotional cravings and find other ways to vent. I have a blog that I have kept for a few years, since I started this weight loss thing and just last night I wrote about "My Disorderly Disorder". If you would like to keep up with me I plan on writing often as a way to help myself. Please go to https://maybeineedthis.blogspot.com

    I would love some more friends on MFP for inspiration and maybe I can be of help also. Please feel free to add me.

    God Bless!
    Sylvia
  • april1445
    april1445 Posts: 334
    Hi Rosie. I literally realized yesterday that I'm officially an Emotional Eater. REally hadn't thought about it until now. It sheds a whole new light on what I actually need to focus on in order to heal myself. What a journey. I have 2 kids too, and I'm 45. Please add me. I'd like to follow your blog as well.
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