Emotional Eating

Hi, my name is Erin, and I am an emotional eater. 

I know this about myself.  If I'm stressed, upset, sad, or even happy, my first impulse is to find food.  Whether it's to celebrate or to console myself, food is where I turn, it's my safety blanket. 

Good news at work?  Let's go out to celebrate!  Having a bad day?  Let's eat some comfort food!  Feeling stressed out?  Ice cream makes that all better!

The sad thing is that while I understand this about myself, I'm not quite sure how to rectify it.  Aside from arming Ben with a hockey stick and some football pads for his defense as he tries to keep me out of the kitchen during such times, I don't know why I turn to food, or how to stop.

Unfortunately, I don't find that I'm drawn to healthy foods.  You'll probably never hear me complain about being stressed out, and how I'm craving some carrot sticks!  I go for the good stuff!  I want ice cream, pizza, crackers and cheese, more ice cream (yeah, that's a big one for me), or candy. 

Alas, I believe that recognizing the problem is the first step towards getting over it!  For now, I'll have to keep my weight loss goals at the front of my mind, and try to continue to make good choices, rather than rush for a tub of mint chocolate chip every time things get rough!

On a positive note, I managed to stick with my daily exercise routine through the holiday weekend!  Hoping to keep up the good work this week in order to see some good results on the scale for this week's weigh in.