I don’t get time to post much anymore but I just need to share a victory with someone else who will understand. My husband is my cheerleader but he has never been an emotional eater and just doesn’t understand how hard it is to overcome emotional eating.
My victory over emotional eating came last week. The mother of a very good friend of mine passed away and the funeral was last week. After the funeral my husband and I went out to eat at our favorite Mexican restaurant in the town the funeral was in. I didn’t do to bad only had 4 chips with beans and salsa, ate a fajita salad and I didn’t let myself overeat which in the past I would have continued mindless eating (including the whole basket of chips) to help heal the sorrow I was feeling.
We ended up going in separate vehicles to the funeral so of course I had to drive home by myself. I kept thinking about my friend and her mother (who I will miss immensely-she was a wonderful woman) and discovered that every time I thought about them I immediately wanted chocolate candy or ice cream or éclairs (all of which are my downfalls). I kept telling myself I didn’t need them that I just had dinner.
The town the funeral was in is about 35-40 minutes from home and about half way home I realized what was happening. I realized that I was trying to “drown” my sorrow in food. It was a wonderful revelation to me that I was conscious of what was happening. I think this might be a first for me in realizing that I can control what goes in my mouth even when my emotions are out of control.
To end this I have to say I didn’t have chocolate candy, ice cream or éclairs that day. I didn’t mindlessly overeat at dinner. And that I am capable of overcoming my emotional eating problem. WOW!!