messing up

 I have been eating out of control for the past three days.  Not bad carbs. just a lot of food.  We had tornadoes like crazy Monday, yes, I live in Oklahoma.  I'm also very lonely and bored.  I know its emotional eating and I write down everything I eat but the last three days I've been way out of control.  I don't drive and I have anxiety disorders so I don't get out much.  My husband is a student and this week he is in school from 8-5, meaning he's gone from 6:45-5:45.  I usually go bowling on Tues. and Thurs. but our Tues. league ended two weeks ago and our Thurs. league ends tomorrow.  I can't stand to watch anymore T.V.

Thanks for letting me vent, it does help.

In friendship,
Mary Alida Ward
Holdenville, OK
281/16.5/149 (5'6" tall) 

Well, I think if I were dodging tornadoes, I'd be stress-eating too!! 

Can you find something to do with your hands?  I find that really helps me--I embroider so I can't eat and sew at the same time.

Or maybe get out a good dance DVD and dance your a** off in front of the tv. 

Are you eating a lot of refined carbs?  When we eat them, it just makes us even hungrier.  Not a good thing.  Try to totally eliminate them;  if you get the hungries, do protein first.

Hang in there, Kid.

Welcome Mary Alida - Don't just write down what you HAVE eaten - though that's a great first step - but PLAN, write down your plan, follow your plan.  When I know I have had enough/not too many calories, I know that any hunger I feel is head hunger and not tummy hunger.  You already know that's what you are dealing with.  Our problem is about 1% physical and 99% mental/emotional.  There are a number of good web sites that allow you to enter the food you are going to eat and then automatically compute the nutrients.  Remember first protein, then water, then the rest of your nutritional needs.  Don't have foods in the house that trigger/tempt you.  In spite of how it seems, food does not jump off the grocery shelves into your shopping cart LOL.  If it's not there, you won't eat it no matter how badly you think you "need" it.

Check out the guidelines Cathy has posted at the beginning of this site.  They are full of helpful hints about how to get back on track.  Remember, no one ever dropped over dead from not giving into a craving.  Resist 5 minutes at a time - and celebrate each 5-minute victory in a non-food way.  A great little book for ideas is 50 Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food"  - I got it on Amazon.com. 

I find posting daily on the c & C thread here is helpful.  There are no "Compliance Police" here, but posting my food plan for the day (before I eat it) is like making a promise to a friend.  We are much more likely to keep a promise to a friend that one we make only to ourselves.  (That head thing again)   If I am to stay on track, I know I must plan at least one day ahead (I bring my lunch to work so I have to know what to pack in the morning before I leave) and I do better if I plan 2 or 3 days ahead.

If you are comfortable, please post often and allow us to share your journey.  These are undoubtedly the most caring, supportive, positive people I have found on line.

WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER, YES WE CAN

Hello Mary Alida, I hope this finds you in a better mood today.  Hang in there. I am a stess eater and find that I am prone to getting too many calories, so it's a daily fight for me.  I hope the tornadoes are done for now and that you can find some inner peace.

Blessings,
Keilah (pronounced like Sheila)