Atupelohny's Journal, 30 June 2014

I suffer from depression and I am an emotional eater too. I now look at this as a lifestyle change. There are stumbles along the way but I keep going and am learning as I go. Good luck on your journey 

Focus, determination and consistency. Make your health your top priority every day. I wish you every success.  

Grannakat and ForJandM...Thank you so much for your support.. Today has started and well, and I have high hopes for that to continue. I agree with the description of this being a lifestyle change, I am actually looking forward to this change now... hope to talk with you often. 

Join the club!! I am also depressed and deal with my emotions eating!!! You are on the right road: the only thing that will help you is by changing your attitude and your relationship with food. My therapist is trying to teach me how to recognize my emotions and deal with them in a more healthy manner. He also suggests to find some other interests that gratify you, so that in a difficult moment you turn to them and not to food!!! Hope this helps!!  

I am an emotional eater also. I eat to hid my real feelings but since I have started tracking my eating on here I find I do better, not perfect but better. My advice is to remember we all have issues in life and we need to face them not bury them in food. As Grammakat say very well, this is a lifestyle change and we will all stumble but we need to keep going and learning all the way. 

I am sorry I have been away from the computer and not posting on here... I have some heath issues that keep me bed bound on occasion..Time to get to the food tracking and holding myself responsible for the choices I make..Thank you all so much for your support and encouragement. 

I have managed to be successful with the emotional eating by binging on the things I can eat and still feel good tomorrow. I am scared to death of throwing this whole thing out of whack and not being able to lose again or God forbid gain again. It took months to stop eating desserts and potatoes but now that I have I want to keep on keeping on. Only you can assess what is the most important thing for you at any give moment. I as afraid of diabetes and not being able to breathe. I know I sound like a steam engine going up stairs. I have lost some of my energy and what it back! At this age I know I will have to fight or I will loss my strength like so many I know have. I want to grow old but I want it to be a good time in my life. I have watched my parents be miserable and make everyone around them be miserable. I want my family to want to be around me. I want to be able to participate when we have outings. I urge you think about what you want and then adjust your lifestyle accordingly. I hope this helps....I mean it in a motivating spirit. Have a blessed holiday weekend.  

RConrad7800... I could not have said it any better than how you wrote it.. It is exactly how I feel.. I already have the burden of health issues that I can not control or fix.. I don't need to add all of this extra weight to the mix that is/can destroy my body.. I have adult children now and am looking forward to grandchildren.. I so want to be active in their lives.. provide good memories not memories of grandma who could not play with them.. I grew up with that.. and I want to give more of myself if I can... Thank you again so much for your words.