!Anger or Being upset one minute - on our couch eating the next, not remembering why we have started eating & how long we have spent munching? Folks, We have then just entered the world of emotional eating.


Emotional eating can pass after a few minutes or it can take over & cause us to eat uncontrollably for long periods of time.


We often eat to relieve stress or to get something off our minds.  Stress may cause us to crave  sugar, high carbohydrate foods. Foods that go straight to our waistline and cause  even more stress.

Don't munch! We need to develop new skills for dealing with boredom, self-esteem and stress. We need to pinpoint the  reasons for our stress or crazy emotions, and see how we can change the cycle.
Here are a few suggestions


Get our trigger foods out of the house
Go for a walk or jog. 
Do deep breathing and relaxation exercises
Keep a reminder of our goals handy
Talk to a friend
Visit and post on the support message boards
Surround yourself with positive reinforcers, like pictures and people
Keep a journal that includes our best personal accomplishments
Track our eating patterns, including when and why We pick up food.

For me emotional eating has happened when I am over tired. What I did to change that is drink lots of water instead of putting food in my mouth.

I am finally finding my own voice and am able to tell my girls I can't take care of the grand babies I am exhausted. For almost a year I have been a Yes mom and felt guilty or I felt I was gonna be a bad grandma if I said no the my daughters about caring for the babies.

Lately I have notice that it has caught up with me.  I just can't be that Yes mom any more. I am craving more ME time. Time to be exposed to the world again, instead of these four walls. I see the old me emerging. After losing 54 pound since January I seem to be seeing more of the old girl I thought was lost forever and I kinda like her!