Comments on: What I Ate Wednesday # 45 & Dealing with Emotional Eating

By: Maggy

Maggy — Mon, 14 Oct 2013 22:43:49 +0000

Hi…. I’m a emotional eater… and i used to eat even when i wasn’t hungry at all….. i have tried all kind of diet (vegetaria, vegan, paleo, clean eating) but some way i fell in the sugar addiction and eating everything that cross my way (ironicly i don’t buy processed food)…… I have a Yo-yo weight all the time (because gain weight super easy for my body)… Now i’m a new try, eating well, without a style.. may say breakfast and lunch paleo with dinner and snack vegan …. I feel just good and now i’m making an effort to talk with my emotions and eat vegan choices when i feel like craving something sweet. I’m a big fan and i want to say thank you to keep us motivated!!!

By: Sonya

Sonya — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 18:56:06 +0000

Thank you so much for this post. I am an emotional eater and it has caused me a great deal of stress. I am trying to hard to overcome it and I have for about 65 pounds. I do not want to gain any weight back and I actually have some more left to lose but it gets harder and harder which makes me emotional which makes me want to eat which makes me yoyo and gain and lose. AGH! I have a horrible addiction to sweet foods. Last month I went 14 days without any and then it was my brother’s birthday and I ate some of the Red Velvet Cake I made him. It was all down hill from there. It is so hard to not eat that kind of stuff especially in a social setting because I feel so deprived. Then my brain starts craving it and if I indulge even the slightest bit I end up out of control and eating way more than I ever intended too. Then it is like I can’t stop myself over the next several days and I dig myself deeper in the hole and have to start back over from scratch after several days, a week or even sometimes two weeks. It is really quite shameful. Oh wow…sorry about unloading that and hijacking your comments! Your honest post really resonated with me. Thanks again for posting it.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:48:16 +0000

In reply to Kris. Yes me too Kris! I love the support at WW meetings. Lots of good people! It does help to stay accountable too. Thanks for sharing!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:47:33 +0000

In reply to Kat. Yes I do the same with the water and it does seem to help when I choose to do it LOL! Thank you for sharing!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:46:57 +0000

In reply to Leigh Anne. Thanks for sharing Leigh Anne!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:46:38 +0000

In reply to Karen. I used to be a teacher too as well as a grazer Karen! I was also on a candida diet many years ago before I had my first child. It helped immensely but was very difficult to maintain that type of diet. That's all I ate on this particular day but many days are not like this either. It's a daily struggle but you can do it one day at a time!

By: Brenda

Brenda — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 11:44:38 +0000

In reply to Karen. all set, thanks!

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 03 Oct 2013 03:43:46 +0000

When I realized a long time ago that my drug of choice was food- I new I needed help and support. Whoever you turn to for that is a preference – mine was God & Weight Watchers. Some days are better than others, but in this journey to lost weight I have to remember that forgiveness is very important. I may fall but I get right back up again and move forward .
Thank you for your continued insight I love your blog.

By: Kat

Kat — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 21:37:55 +0000

My best strategy is also prayer, followed by a big glass of water or a warm, filling cup of tea. I most often find that I turn to emotional eating when I’m entertaining lies in my head. If I can remember the truth about the situation that’s bothering me, and remember the truth about how God loves me and has made me His child… then it’s significantly easier to stay on track with food! I’m the same as you, Brenda – some people are alcoholics, or chain smokers, but I’m an over-eater and need to have strategies in life to deal with that every day – even if some days are easier than others! Thanks for your honesty and encouragement to eat well TODAY!!!

By: Leigh Anne

Leigh Anne — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 19:53:04 +0000

Thanks for your honesty! I struggle with emotional eating too…..mine is sweets! Sometimes a distraction works like a quick walk around the house, but I still don’t have the answers 🙂 I’ve gotta try those Pumpkin chia oats soon!!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:55:05 +0000

Didn’t realize my last name would post–can you delete it?
KF

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 15:40:10 +0000

Hi,
Is that all you eat on Wednesday?? That is very admirable. I have always been a grazer. Lately I have been keeping track of all I put in my mouth and I am dismayed. One reason (other than being a grazer) I am trying to adhere more strictly to the candida diet and just want to eat SUGAR and FLOUR products, even it is ‘healthy’, like a carrot muffin.

The second reason is I keep eating my children’s leftovers–how can you waste that last spoonful of XYZ?

The final reason is I am a teacher. I’m finding it a challenge to keep a regular eating schedule. I am either eating on the run, noshing during my breaks, or grazing when I have a moment.

To clarify, not everything is ‘junk food’, but never-the-less, I am always eating and need to retrain my body to feel either full or hungry.

-KF