Jennifer R.
Emotional eating strikes again!
Jul 07, 2010
So last night I had a very upsetting phone conversation with my sister regarding custody of my son (well technically he is her son, but my husband and I have been raising him for 2 years)... anyhow within an hour of the conversation I found myself scavenging the kitchen. I pulled out a bag of marshmallows decided against it and put them back. 10 minutes later I was back in the kitchen, this time grabbing at my son's candy jar, again I put it back and sat down, then one more time I found myself in the kitchen grabbing a box of graham crackers. I put them back grabbed a SF fudgcicle went back to the living room and aske my husband "Do you think I'm doing this because my sister stressed me out?"Epiphany!!!!! OMG! I'm trying to sbotage my sleeve. I turned to the VSG board to keep me out of the kitchen for the rest of the evening, and took it up with my couselor today.
I left my appointment with some good advise. She congratulated me on recognising the behavior for what it was-emotional head hunger- and for resisting the urge to sabotage myself... She explained to me that I have been using food to soothe myself for so long I probably never noticed it before. She suggested finding an new way to nurture myself when I get stressed out so that I have an alternative to I am now searching for a new way to nurture myself and am drawing a blank.
Wish me luck on the adventure!