Weight gain all time high .. Help!

Hey, emotional eating it something very tricky to deal with, and I know how you feel, however I do the complete opposite, I eat nothing. A few years a go my weight was at an all time low, I didn't see it and it wasn't until a friend sat me down and asked me why I never ate any food. I couldn't answer her, other than 'my stomach is in knots all the time, I cant eat'. So she asked me why? That question took me on a journey. I realised that I was so unhappy in my life, my partner wasn't a very nice man and my mum had recently died. So I knew that I needed to deal with those issues and when I did my eating habits just seemed to fall into place. My weight went up and now if I am ever feeling sad about anything I know that not eating isn't going to help me or solve the problem so I try and tackle that instead.

So basically my advice to you is, your bad eating habits are just a manifestation of a bigger issue that needs attention. You need to start with the issues that are making you emotional, once you have these under control you can start to control your eating habits too.

Hope this is of some help. Good luck xx

I feel for you . . . I'm a stress eater. Stress happens from time to time, and I recently went through this and gained back about 20 lbs.

The advice to log good AND bad days is solid . . . don't hide from the scale or the calorie count. It leads to where I am today.

Also, personally, admitting that I've had a rough couple of months here and asking my friends/family to support me as I make some positive changes is liberating. I'm trying not to beat myself up for the past, and just look forward.

Healthy diet and regular exercise help me to feel overall better emotionally . . . so if I can just get back into those things, I can help myself two-fold.

Follow the application Dietpoint. They give you many meals plan that fit wit the calories you need. They give u a grocery lists and all. And theres a forum where you can discuss any subject u want.

I spent several years emotional eating dealing with an abusive husband (and the divorce that followed), with several big life changes, as well as dealing with depression. My weight climbed and the more I saw my body expanding the more stressed I became. So I ate more. I spent years... YEARS feeling ashamed about my weight. I hated everything about my body and walking by a mirror made me so unhappy. It wasn't until I decided to go back to school and found a group of amazing women that I realized how destructive my thoughts were.
I encourage you to take a good, uncritical look at your self. See the beauty right now. You may not look exactly the way you want to but you are beautiful now and there is no reason to wait until you are "thin" to feel good about your body. Once I started seeing myself this way, my goals changed from being thin or pretty to becoming healthy. I feel better. I am not where I want to be but I know that I will get there and until then, I like what I see every morning in the mirror. Eat healthy (and do keep track, it makes a big difference) and get out of the house. Be beautiful NOW! because we all deserve it.

Hello,

My history of maintaining a healthy weight is pretty much the same as others , Temporary . I struggle with emotional eating , I eat to soothe my emotions.. I'm overweight and I physically do not recognize myself . It's depressing , I'm all out of options , please any feedback would be helpful. thanks

I was were you are now. Look at my picture on the left. That's me at 260lbs. I have lost 70 lbs. I did not recognize myself and didn't understand how I got so big. I did not see the weight when I looked at myself in the mirror everyday. After looking at that picture and asking myself "Who is this person"?, I decided to change. It starts with cutting out the sugar and soda then replacing them with water. Next, is eating healthier. You can still eat out but look at a menu before you go. Ask for substitutions.
Since you are an emotional eater, stock the pantry and fridge with healthier food options. Try going for a walk instead of grabbing the bag of potato chips after a stressful day. Experiment with different types of foods you would have never given a chance. Your taste buds will change with every healthier step you make.

Log everything you eat into MFP. Even when you know you will go over your caloric intake limit. You may start seeing a pattern of the binge eating. Looking at your calories consumed may also force you put the sweets down. It gets to the point where you decided it's not worth the extra 300 calories.

Start with wanting to become a healthier you, which in turn allows you to become a skinnier you.