Hello, I'm Amy.

Hi linda, amy and jupiter!

I'm retired, married and found out that quiting sugar and keeping carbs under 100 at least, under 80 even better, and eating lots of vegetables and fish has helped tons with my overeating over my emotions.
Linda, stress, so difficult, but then, you probably have so many wondèrful experinces helping others.
Amy, glad you're here!
Jupiter, great good stuff hearing your journey! Please share more.
I find chcking in here and other groups affiliated with overeating helps me a lot to keep accountable and maintain abstinance from the foods that trigger my overeating. Also, its good to xpress some of the things that are the worst triggers emotionally for me. Over holidays avoiding drama, my own and others is challenging! I'm reading some books about how to develope inner strength so I don't get pulled around by my emotions. Its helped already.

Hi knottyknitwits! The way i figured out how to add friends is...click on user name you want to add, you will come to the screen that says send message/ignore. Click on the pic of the user and then you will see the add friend icon. Hope this makes sense.

Hi there - would be glad to be friends with all of you! Feel free to add me. I've been on MFP since August of 2014 and have lost over 100 lbs. The stress for me is keeping it off and losing more weight. Since the beginning of the month, I've been working on recommitting to my original goal: to be healthier. That said, I'm exercising more and slowly cutting out the larger portions I've been eating over the holidays. Slow and steady wins the race! (My mantra as of late.). Looking forward to sharing the journey. Peace.

fruitydelicious, feel free to add me as a friend. You're back and THAT'S what matters! We all hit bumps in the road on our journey. It's life-long, this eating healthier, etc. So, we chalk it up to a "bump" and move on. Remember: we are not defined by the # on the scale. We are wonderfully made!

Add me!

Please add me to your group! I am in dire straits but coping !

Hi Linda, welcome and good luck on your journey. I’ve been a yo-yo dieter my whole life since I was about 8 years old until a few years ago. I've had to look long and hard at my relationship with food because I had serious emotional eating and bingeing tendencies. No diet will ever address these problems - they need a completely different approach. I've found it all starts with self compassion.

You can add me!

Hi, read some of the threads in the top of the group page. I learned a lot from those. Glad you are here.

Hi, welcome kpeterson. I know what its like trying to stop turning to food whenever there is emotional stress. There are some excellent suggestions in the topics at the beginning of the Emotional Eating home page you might find help in them. Looking forward to your posts.

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Good Afternoon all - what a lovely friendly group of people! I've just had a look at the groups and this one jumped on me. I've been here on MFP for years, more of a spectator than a competitor and I'll be honest not a lot has changed in the passing years. I lose and gain the same few pounds over and over again.

If the definition of emotional eating is 'eating when you're not hungry' then that's me! I've had more counselling then I cared to admit to and to make things easier I end up blaming my mother which seems to please the counselor, though I don't know if that is particularly true or fair. I do know I eat as a reward, as a punishment, if I'm sad, bored, angry... so a new approached is definitely in order.

@N0703989 Hey there! I've definitely struggled with food issues in the past, as well as presently, so I understand the issue. Can I ask how you use food as a punishment? I've never heard of that before...I used to be bulimic, so maybe that's what you're referring to? Other than my past with an eating disorder, now I primarily struggle with occasional binge eating triggers once a week.

What a great group! I find myself going after feel-good-easy foods all too often. I enjoy cooking, hiking, strength training, but I'm often too worn out, stressed, or anxious to do those things. I'm recommitting myself and am happy to find others doing the same!