Always Letting Emotions Rule

Okay so I got upset at work today just "because" and so I ate my lunch, which was sufficient  I wasn't "full" but I was okay - then I thought eh, I can have that 1/2  cup of mixed fruit - but then thought....hmmmm well I have 1/2 cup of cottage cheese - they should both go down well - so of course I am WAY too full and really ticked at myself for letting my emotions rule how I ate just a bit ago.  Needless to say, I am stuffed - and of course - my mind is going "is everything ok...did I "hurt" anything?"  So, I'm laying it out there...did I?  (Blush) - thanks.

I haven't tested my pouch but I would say you will be ok.   Just try not to make it a habit.   Hey, we are not going to learn overnight to not let our emotions rule.  We've been doing it for so long, it's hard to stop.  Don't be too hard on yourself.  You didn't head over to the snack machine or eat anything that was unhealthy so that's a plus.  Now, make sure you have your dinner and don't fall into that old trap because you feel that you were "bad".   Measure carefully for dinner.

Hey buddy how's it going?  Ugh you are SO like in my mind (re:  dinner) - so alike aren't we in how we think and perceive everything...but you are right, change does not happen over night and we definitely are NOT perfect by any means!  I already had dinner planned out so will stick with that...thanks missy!

Probably not hurt anything but of course it is a dangerous thing to continue. That being said, there are days I swear I have a tapeworm and others I just let emotions rule. (I am quite loose). We didn't get this way over night and will not retrain ourselves over night either. You need to forgive yourself. Another thing that is dangerous is if you try to compensate by making it up at dinner by cutting way back there. It will only lead to more eating. Just let it go, eat a band sized dinner with lots of protein and start new tomorrow.

Journal your feelings before, during, and after this latest, see what you can learn from it, how you can deal with similar things in the future, and move on. Good luck, Sue

It takes a long time to retrain ourselves. At 1.5 years out I am pretty accustomed to the smaller portions, but there are still times when I just want to eat period.  I'm not sure that feeling will ever go away, but over time we learn ways to handle it.

Trixie