Tonight I'm feeling miserable, worse than I have in quite a long time actually. But there is something quite positive about it and I feel its a huge step in my weight loss goals. Usually this is where I think of food straight away and thoughtless pick up a bowl of cereal, followed by many others, and then bring on the junk food.

But in fact...right now? I don't want food, that's not just my willpower talking either. I genuinely don't want to eat because I know exactly where that would take me mentally. So..I just wanted to share that, because I feel it's a really great step in the right direction.

Spoz,

I think you hit the nail on the head. When you are aware of the fact you are an emotional eater and you can consciously stop yourself from doing it you've made a HUGE STEP in the right direction!

Good for you!

Thanks Jenny, I've always been an emotional eater and found myself thinking 'If I eat this bowl of cereal I'll feel rubbish and I know I shouldn't' but I would still eat the bowl because I thought I wanted, or even needed it. But now? I KNOW I don't want it. It feels liberating to not feel 'controlled'

I think half the battle of weight loss is coming to terms with the fact that food controls us. Once we can overcome that, I think we are well on our way!

It's a huge accomplishment to say no to food when you know it will comfort you!

Whenever I'm in that situation (i'm an emotional eater too) I ask myself if I really want to deal with the guilt after I cheat!? The bottom line is that it isn't worth it!

KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!

I'm going to try my damned well best! And you too!

Congratulations! That is awesome you're able to recognize your behavior patterns and stop them dead in their tracks. Good job! It's funny, but cereal is something I always choose for comfort too. But like you said that is just the gateway to binging on junk for the rest of the night.

I was big on eating cereal too! I think it's because I somehow rationalized cereal as the healthiest alternative!

Jenny my comfort food used to be chocolate before I decided I needed to lose the weight. I read somewhere that it takes 42 occasions of saying no to a comfort food to kick the habit, so i said no to chocolate and yes to cereal, so it probably is because of the health association. But also I agree with Krista, it just seems to open the floodgates.

Good for you, that sounds like such a turning point moment. I know that at those sad times I feel like my brain is turning off and I'm not very "aware" any more -- and then I eat without thought. But to be in control you have to have that "awareness" and make conscious choices. What a victory!