Comfort Eating Strategies

Go for a walk, run a bath, do something else with my hands (eg. sewing), get on here and look at the success story pics, go and look at my stomach in the mirror (usually puts me off eating for at least a few minutes!)

I do it then I cut back and try to do at least an hour of cardio the next day when i'm not having a day from hell. It usually balances out.

Tell yourself that the cravings of this moment are NOT worth the goal you're trying to achieve.... Follow all the good advice from the posters so far and get out and away from the temptation! WALK, shop, swim, go volunteer somewhere for a few hours... anything to get you past it. You'll feel so much better and relieved once it passes, and you'll have done something very productive in the meantime, which will also be a great NSV!! :flowerforyou:

The feeling of relief you will get from the ice cream and the wine will not change a thing. You need to learn to disrupt that pattern of linking feeling down, anxious, depressed, etc, with food. It's a deadly combination.

Get up, do something to take your mind off overeating. Exercise, call a friend, read, work in the yard - just do something to break the momentum of the need to overeat.

Only you can do this. You are strong enough to do it and when you resist the urge to binge - that feeling will be the first step in breaking the pattern.

Good luck.

Go exercise and relieve your stress. IF you still feel like you need comfort in these things,

Portion it
Log it
Own it

Tomorrow will be better. :flowerforyou:

While I can't say that I have indulged in some ice cream, mainly because I am lactose intolerant, I'd find a healthier alternative and keep on hand if possible. At work I keep frozen greek yogurt in the freezer just in case I have that insatiable sweet tooth or I grab a nice glass of cold water or make some hot tea with zero cal sweetener. If I am at home and feel the need to indulge I do some housework or play a video game with my daughter, night time is by far the worst time for me to be sitting still--if I allow myself I will just graze on food all night and then head to bed only to wake up the next day with a food hangover and upset stomach! So we head outside for some walking and talking. As for the wine, I only drink it when I am in the presence of good company, which isn't often for me, I shared a bottle of wine with my mom on Saturday night--we didn't even make it through half the bottle--thank goodness!

Find healthy replacement items- frozen grapes instead of a popsicle, dark chocolate instead of milk chocolate.

Go find a new park and wander aimlessly.

Thanks everyone - so far I've managed to stay away from the freezer by losing myself in a few posts on here.

But there are still several hours left in the day - I'm sure that more than one of your suggestions will be helpful in keeping it that way!

I'll be honest there are days when I just want to eat, eat and eat more--but lately I have been able to ignore or displace those urges by reading some here on MFP. There are so many great success stories that after I read them I no longer have the urge to eat but I have gained more motivation to continue on my path! Good Luck to you.