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So, after two weeks without emotional eating, I did it again on Monday night. I perfectly know why, am aware of what "triggered" it.
Anyway, two weeks is already a good result if I think I had a "planned" session of emotional eating every night at 10, from January till May last year. I had my emotional eating session at the time I used to have a phone call with my mom, she died last year on January. Was still living with my (now) ex-hubby, who was taking home lots of sweets every night. In the past I used to resist all that stuff, since I always preferred salty stuff and meat to sweets. But then it became just a comfort, for the huge loss I had. I di not even taste the food I was eating.
I still have emotional eating episodes, from time to time. I can recognize the reasons why it does happen and I am working on this circumstances not to happen, or to happen less often.
Why am I talking so openly about my emotional eating? I don't know!!
I am usually not able to talk about this issues...
I don't feel any judgment here, from the FatSecret "family", only support. It's great!!!
Thanks a lot to all people here to make this place so full of understanding and support! It's such a good community!
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You are still healing. It takes a long time to deal & learn to live with grief. But now you have identified your 'trigger' you can learn to deal with that too :)
28 Nov 12 by member: schmetterling34
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Great job being able to identify it. It will go far in recognizing and taking action on it. You're doing well, Lizzie. I'm impressed.
28 Nov 12 by member: Helewis
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VERY WELL done on going two full weeks between emotional eatings. And just as much credit for knowing why you did it. Next time, maybe see if you can find something that could replace it? Emotional eating it hard to get past though, especially through a healing period. Sometimes we just gotta do what we gotta do - and keeping a few weeks between those "gottas", you're doing fine.
28 Nov 12 by member: kingkeld
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Thanks a lot, buddies!! Yes, Keld, swimming or going to the gym help replacing emotional eating episodes. The point is that the closest (working) swimming pool is at 30 km from here, and closes quite early. The gym closes at 8pm, so, when it happens at night, its hard to replace eating with sports. But I can think about something else, maybe working out at home, or taking a shower. Good advice! And thank you all for your support!
30 Nov 12 by member: Lizzie983
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