Fell off the wagon

Holly: It's time to pick yourself up! I agree with Neecee, eat them as a part of your meal and count them as the WW point system dictates. "All or nothing" does not apply to this game, moderation does.  You should put those cookies out of plain sight. Put them in the cabinet, somewhere where they do not trigger you. Also no more crap talk about being a statistic... you are in for life. A couple of bad days is minute in the long run. It's what you do the rest of the way that matters. -Bud

I'm in agreement with Bud (and Neecee).  It isn't how many times you fall down that is important.  It's how many times you get up and do it that is. My life has always been filled with challenge as I'm sure many here have also.  Over the last couple years we keep thinking, "It can't get any worse" but it can.  Really, all of this will make you strong if you let it and this too shall pass.  I know that when you're in the middle of it all of those words sound like a bunch of bullsh*t.  That's how I feel when I'm in the middle of it anyway (like now, LOL) but I do know that down the road I will believe it again so it is just a matter of getting back to the point where I believe it again. Sometimes you just need to blow off some steam, vent about it.  Finding other ways to deal with the stress is so important.  Bottling it up won't fix it and neither will eating/feeding it.  I'm really struggling with this stuff right now too, almost all stemming from financial crap too.  If you ever need to chat, even just to vent, I'll lend you an ear!

Thanks Bud,

Man you know how to nail someone.   I'm sitting here bawling now.  Yea I'm a crier..ha    I liked what you said, it really seemed to hit home with me.   And I love "a couple of bad days is a minute in the long run".   Thanks, I think exactly what you said is the inspiration I needed.  I'm going to go throw away the cookies right now.  I also won't even eat one before I do it! :)  

 

Holly: I wasn't trying to be mean! I do apologize if you took it the wrong way. It's just we adopt these habits and they are hard to break, also the domino affect can set in. Over eat, feel bad, cry, repeat... I've done it a million times!  I just wanted to point out don't let food control you. Control the food.. put it away, eat it in moderation, exercise some so you can have room for a few cookies. Its about compromising and being strong enough to say.. "That's enough."  Food is the cornerstone of the last 2 months of the year. It is the holidays, so you do need to enjoy yourself!  However don't confuse that with overindulging. Smile. =) -Bud 

No, no, no!  You was not being mean at all!  I loved your post, it got to me...then I started to cry.  It was exactly what I needed this morning.    It was for the good.  :)  I loved it!

Hey Gorgeous! YOU ARE WORTH THE BATTLE!  Ask anyone of your family and friends and I am sure they would fully agree!

For me, emotional eating often feels like I can literally push the emotions down with each swallow. For that short sweet moment the food comforts me, it says "hello sweety, I know you feel sad... here let me make make you feel good". What those cookies quietly forget to say is "I will slowly take your health from you." They don't want to say that because they want to own me.

The only trouble is, emotional eaters often eat instead of crying, screaming or ask for help from a loved one... 

For me, it was as if I could push down the emotions and 'handle it'.  So in that way it is like drinking or taking drugs- that sense of wanting to tune out a bit and also be in control of my emotions so I don't come over as weak or 'losing it'.

Get those cookies and tell them "thanks for the offer of comfort, but NO Thanks!" 

Throw them out.

What would you say to a friend who called you and was hurting? Would you say I can help, I can listen, come here I see you need a hug? or would you say why are you calling me? just go by a big bag of cookies and you'll feel fine? Be your own friend.  Reach out to someone who loves you and get the comfort.

Anyway... that's MY ramble... based on my own years of emotional eating hell!  The good news is that I can now control it and in time learnt to recognise it.  Without emotional eating I doubt I would have ever even become morbidly obese, my actual meals were pretty healthy. 

Em