Hi!! I tried adding you as a friend but can’t seem to figure that out since they changed the forums. Add me if you can. I’m right next door in sunny AZ. I often log in daily, we can support each other 🤗 Replace the eating with something else just for you. Since your wanting to do more for yourself and work on you. When you feel the emotional craving kick in go for a walk, or have some herbal tea, or paint your nails, or just pace back and forth in front of the pantry sipping water until the urge passes. Finding your triggers will be helpful. I know that if I’m in the kitchen past 8pm I will eat everything, I think I get tired, so I send my self to bed to avoid eating. Find your triggers. Stress is another for me, that’s when I’ll choose a walk. Take care.

I'm a terrible friend to have on here. But I hope you find the encouragement and support that will help you through this. Think of it as being empowered to be YOU now. YOU can make your own decisions, do what you want when you want, go wherever the wind takes you, be who you were meant to be.

I lived by myself for a dozen or so years, after being married for 30ish years and felt so empowered by that. Now we're back together and I'm back to what I was before, as a person. I'm just saying there is so much 'out there' for one person, so much to explore and discover, do for themselves, etc. Be YOU and change things the way YOU want them to be!!

Life will get better than it is right now for you. You Will find your way and find happiness, contentment, once again.

Be gentle and kind with yourself during this transition in life though. It takes time to find yourself after such an upheaval in one's life. Good luck!!