Oh where oh where is Stephanie???

You know I'd come looking for you sooner or later Stephanie right? Hope you're ok. (((Hugs))))

Yeah!!!  Come out and play!!! :)
Holly

I'm the January 07 message board police!

 Yeah, Stephanie...come out, come out where ever you are! Pop in and let us know what's going on!!

Yes, we miss you and are worried about you!!!

Anna

Thanks Janie!! I am here now...please keep me in your prayers.....I need them and I have not lost all hope..I will be able to get myself together.....Right now my life is so out of control and I am learning that I am an emotional and complusive eater.....but I am working on learning to cope with life stress in better ways than with food.   Thanks again for thinking of me.....

Stephanie - I'm sorry to hear that you're in a bad place in your life right now. Remember that life is full of peaks and valleys and I pray that you have more peaks in the future because I know (believe me) that the valleys suck and it's hard to get out of and yes, food is our comfort unfortunately. For some it's cigarettes, others drug or alcohol, us it's food or more! We all share that with you Stephanie and you are not alone, know that please. I know you are a woman of faith, so turn it over to God hon. You know He can give you the strength to get through this.Oh and chew lots of gum when you get those cravings. : )

Steph-
please stay with us!!!  I'm up 11 pounds from my lowest- which I know probly isn't a big deal- but that's how it starts.
I am taking one day at a time- truly!!!
The nightime eating is my current demon- out of control- probly 75% of my calories are consumed in a 2 hour period- which is stupid and terrible.
The current thing I'm working on is goal setting.  I pick an event 2 weeks- 1 month out and remind myself about that event and how I want to feel there, what I'm going to wear...
I also look at a long-term goal.  We're going to Cabo for Christmas and I want to feel good there too. 
Anyhoo- that's what's helping me right now.
Are you still working out?
Hang in there and we miss you...
Holly

Hey Holly: 

I am still working out...so that should let you know how out of control my eating is..I work out every day on my lunch break for a min o f30 minutes and then on tues and thurs I do an aerobics class.  And I graze all day long...I think work is my biggest time of grazing because there are so many opportunities to eat bad things.  I am working on my self control and hopefully I will get it together soon.  Most of the time when I am munching on the stuff..it does not even taste good or its not what I want...I just eat it because I see it.  And some days I just feel so driven to eat stuff that is so high in caloires with no nutrition value and I just feel like I have to have it and if I don't get it I will  be sick...its crazy and I don't understand it.  And then once I start eating its like I cant stop.  And I continue to graze all day. 

Thanks for the tip on the goal setting and sharing with me!!