F-Food For Thought

October 28th Food Is Not Home Breaking abstinence may be an attempt to go home emotionally. Since we associate food, and especially certain foods, with early experience, we may turn to food when we crave the emotional support of home. Perhaps our early home life did not provide the emotional support and security we needed, causing us to attach a false significance to the food which we were given. The habit of turning to food and eating as a substitute for love, acceptance, and security may be deeply ingrained in our psyche. We may have come to depend on food instead of people to satisfy our emotional needs. The problem is, of course, that food is not a satisfactory substitue for love and acceptance. However much we eat, the emotional satisfaction wil be only temporary and soon disintergrate into despair and self-hatred. The home we crave can best be built here and now by working our program and loving the people our Higher Power gives us to love today. May I realize that food is not home. This really hit home for me today. Wow! I have this highlighted in my book. It's really love and acceptance that I am craving not the food. The food will never be able to replace the emotional need that I am longing for. I need to get that into my through my thick head. Ugh!! When I do, I will walk in freedom! Jeannie

THis really hit home with me today. I am one of those emotional/compulsive eaters. And getting through our heads that food will not ever fulfill what we are really seeking is hard. But like you said when we do finally tame that beast, we will walk in freedom. I am looking forward to that day. I am definitely still a work in progress but improving all the time. Thank you Lord. I definitely have not done it alone. I took a Self-Significance class at my church under our counselor, and it did wonders for me. When they offer it again I am taking it again because it is all about finding and realizing what we need and what drives us to self-destructive behaviors. Whether it is alcohol, drugs, food or whatever we all try to fulfill needs with the wrong things. But with WLS we have taken that first step to healing. Thanks for the daily inspiration. Melissa

Melissa, I'm glad this has been a help to you. I know all too well about the emotional eating too. One day I hope we all can get it through our heads that food will never give us what we are actually craving. Jeannie

Ok--girlfriend-I have a bone to pick with you. I read this in the AM and went several hours before realizing it is not Friday. Actually-the only reason why I realized it is because I finally connected that Dennis was not coming home tonight-but tomorrow night.

Now if you read Food For Thought Thurs. you would see that I was going to be out of town and so I posted Fri.'s too. Silly lady. But it was funny to hear that you thought it was Fri. LOL... I guess I won't be doing that anymore. Didn't mean to confuse anyone.