A new chapter has begun in my journey – this quest of self-discovery to find peace and balance with my emotional eating.
It seems like I'm always fighting it, controlling it, hating it and never loving it. Yes – loving it. Is there such a thing? Is that crazy? How can you love something you hate?
Controlling Emotional Eating
I think I've always looked at my emotional eating as something to control. It's the beast that tries to control me and I'm trying to control it. We're trying to knock each other out!
Maybe the best idea is to live with it peacefully – embrace it and learn what it has to teach me. This last year has definitely brought a lot of teaching.
It actually took me awhile to admit I had an emotional eating problem instead of – I'm just fat and need to diet.
Do I love that I'm an emotional eater?
No.
But God allowed me to have this issue in my life and obviously thought I could somehow learn from it to be a better woman. Knowing that – I'm cool with it. I don't love it, but I acknowledge I can learn something from it.
One step forward – one step back – some more steps forward….
So here I am in Scottsdale, Arizona now for several months and I have been consumed by work at my new job and settling in to my new place. I've let my job control my time, my feelings, and my emotions – which in turn has caused me to let myself go and lose sight of my goals momentarily.
It's a pattern.
I recognize it.
Refocusing on Weight Loss Goals
Now it's time to get refocused and keep moving forward towards my weight loss goals.
Just working out to my Beach Body workouts like my old school Turbo Jam and eating clean. Just keeping it simple folks with eating clean, whole foods.
I realize more than ever that I need that stimulus of interacting with other people who are on the same journey to keep me motivated and moving forward to reach my goals.
It's great to share your experience with others and to know that we are all going through a similar experience that will be rewarding in the end.
Let's start sweating people!!
Comment below – I would love to hear how you are refocusing on your goals this year.
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On my i-pad I am not able to scroll down and see the stats from week 26 onward. What is your weight now? Total weight loss to date? It’s difficult to escape the emotional eating … Must always focus on the goal that I want to be able to go in a store and buy regular size clothes!
I’ve been following your blog for the past few weeks, since I’ve started doing green smoothies. I’m at the early stages of my journey, and I’m down about 6 lb from my peak weight. I’m trying to keep a realistic perspective on my progress. I think averaging about 2 lb a week isn’t bad. I went walking with my wife & sister-in-law the other day, and they said “you have it easy, you’re a guy.” Maybe so, but my goal of 45 lb seems distant, but achievable. Thanks for your inspiration!
What do you mean “God allowed you to have this issue”?
I sympathise! About two/three years ago when I got mega overweight I decided to put my mind to it and lose weight and then to deal with the emotional eating afterwards (I realised that I had two problems). So I lost four stone – that’s the good news! But never really tackled or knew how to tackle the eating. Since then I have yo-yo’d as you can imagine. This time last year I was a stone lighter and I have managed to pull myself together and am losing that weight again (why oh why do we sabotage ourselves). I’m juicing and have lost about half a stone already but am finding it a bit harder than before.
Anyway, that’s the weight loss part. As for the emotional eating it’s a real pattern in my family. Food is mother love to us girls as my Mum was very capable of feeding us but not holding us etc. Mind you at the ripe age of 52 I have come to realise it’s not her fault. I came into this life with the ‘problem’ and she did her part. I eat when I’m bored and if I have an upset so I am journalling to try and get those feelings out, crying, healing (going through Menopause too). As for the boredom having devoted my life to my children and family – learning to do things for myself etc.
Sorry, long comment and not sure if it answered your question. So for now I have pulled myself back from going too much over weight and I’m trying to understand why I eat and what to do instead. Emotional Eating – what a big topic ………. xx