Now there will be some food porn to explain this so I'm sorry in advance.
We all know about comfort foods which can vary from fried chicken to ice cream. My personal comfort foods are assosciated with places and some of mine have been: Ice cream shakes from Ruby's (a hamburger along with that), a Carne asada burrito from one of the taco shops in Southern California, a hamburger and fries from Red Robin or Spoons, etc. As far as comfort activities, activities that make me feel better temporarily, shopping has always been a major one for me. I have overindulged myself materially and food wise for years, so much so that I am obese and heavily in debt.
So anyway, I have been feeling down lately and having my own little pity party. I'm tired of being fat, in debt and single. So I needed something to comfort myself and help me feel better, I went shopping without buying anything, which was good. I then decided to go to the Atlanta Bread Company which serves yummy sandwiches and salads. I had a half a roast turkey breast sandwich on sourdough with half a salad. Just a small interlude, I recently read sourdough is one of the best breads you can eat and it is South Beach Diet friendly. I also had some iced tea sweetened with sweet n low. It was quite yummy and made me feel a lot better but it wasn't only the food, it was the place and I realized as I was eating it that I was using it as a comfort food. I then went to the gym even though I had almost talked myself out of it, but I knew I needed to go. I still wasn't feeling the best but I weighed in and lost 1 lb, which was good and after my workout I felt so much better. I am no longer having a pity party
Also after the gym, I went to the grocery store and bought the following ice cream bars, I highly recommend them, fat free and no sugar added:
http://www.bluebunny.com/products/de...Health%20Smart
Anyway, my point is that I have changed my habits without even realizing it sometimes but as the saying goes "If you do the same thing, you will get the same results" so if I want to lose weight and get out of debt, I have to change my eating and activities even when I'm feeling bad.