2 new recipies and some thoughts on emotional eating...

It's been a while since I posted, but I need this one.  Emotional eating is a huge struggle for me as I am sure it is for some of you.  After you read this, share your thoughts, experiences, lessons, etc with me.


I also posted my recipes for baked cheese sticks and crunchy ranch chicken...

http://yummytreatsgoodeats.blogspot.com/

 

Emotional eating has been the hardest thing to overcome, and I struggle to not fall back into those patterns when I am going through trying periods in my life.  I'm not sure I will ever truly be free from it, but the surgery helps tremendously - just knowing that I will not even be able to gorge myself to the point where it would provide me any comfort is usually enough to keep me from even starting.  But I have had to deal with a lot of misplaced anger issues since the surgery since apparently eating was such a huge crutch in my life.  Now that I can't do it anymore it has been difficult to learn coping skills that do not involve pizza or cupcakes. :)  
Yoga helps me tremendously, and deep breathing exercises really do allieviate some of that anxiety or urge to binge - seriously!  I started doing yoga about 6 months after my surgery and it has made a profound impact on my life.  I would like to become a yoga teacher one day!  
Thank you for sharing your blog.