Monday, August 23, 2010
My name is Pear and I am an emotional eater.
I thought I was over it. I thought I was done with pushing down my feelings with grilled cheese and mustard sandwiches, but, alas, I am not. I had a very stressful 3 weeks, the most stressful I've ever had, ever. I had to cope. I had to deal because I couldn't confront or discuss what was making me stressed out... so I ate. So, my stress went away and now I have to try to regain control of my feelings. Taking deep breaths and telling myself, it's gonna be okay and I don't need that last bowl of cereal at night.
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Hi, Pear. I am too.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could say that emotion is my only overeating trigger, but I can't.
There's also the "celebration" trigger and the "Oh look, a table full of food" trigger and the "I'm bored and lonely but it's easier to eat junk than call someone" trigger....
And my personal favorite: the "I don't even like this but I'm gonna eat something, dang it" trigger.
That pretty much sums up last weekend. Today I'm repenting with raisin bran, everything on wheat bread, and drinking water like I'm getting paid for it.
I think we all have emotional eating times. Heck, we are practically raised that way here in the states.
ReplyDeleteWhen a baby cries, it gets fed. When you want a kid to sit still in church, bring a snack. Or if you want a kid to behave in general, offer a bribe of a treat.
So we learn to eat when we are upset, even if we aren't hungry. We learn to eat when we are bored, and we learn to reward ourselves with food. Then of course, food is a huge part of celebrating, so we also learn to eat when we are happy.
My parents gave treats instead of hugs, and I have to admit that I have raised my kids somewhat the same way without even thinking about it. Just tonight they asked me if they would get a treat if they were good at the store.
Food, especially certain foods, equates to a hug for me. So when I am lonely I eat. When I am sad, I eat. Sometimes I am not even hungry, but there is nowhere to turn for comfort except food.
We need to reprogram ourselves, but so far, I haven't found anything as easy, inexpensive or satisfying as food. Sad, but true.
Here I'm thinking, a bowl of cereal is better than four servings of ice cream...
By the way, I tried sending an email to Apple I think, to join this blog, but haven't heard back!
ReplyDeleteSorry about that, Kumquat. I don't check my Apple email often enough. I will get right on that. :)
ReplyDeleteOK, Kumquat, check your email...
ReplyDeleteI concur with what everyone has said so far! Food is the same way for me too! I know the key is finding things I like to do more than eat.
ReplyDeleteThe problem is that there are only two: shopping and sex! And I can't do those ALL the time! ;)