Whew!! It’s been a week!
You know the ones…..
and ALL the food is calling my name.
(recovering emotional eater here)
But just because it calls doesn’t mean I have to answer.
Here are some things I have learned;
First of all, breaking free from emotional eating is always about choices. I am not a victim of some cosmic junk food force.
Doritos & Oreos do not magically jump into the cart and pay for itself. It only gets in the cart if I put it there.
*Note to self….Don’t put the junk food in the cart!
If I do purchase the junk food (against my better judgement) it is not “for the kids”. I am lying to myself. Truth is, it’s for me. My kids will be just fine without chips and cookies. In fact, they are probably much better off.
If someone else brings junk food into the house, throw it away. I am not ‘”wasting it”. If that’s not an option because it will cause WWIII, I am still responsible for the choices I make. No one can force me to eat it. And I will not eat it just so I don’t ” hurt their feelings”. The truth is, I eat it because I want to.
When I am tempted to eat junk food, that is a clear indicator to me that I am trying to medicate myself or fill whatever is missing in my life with food. *Another note to self…..that won’t turn out well.
Instead, I will choose to do 1 or more of these;
Get in some healthy movement
Drink herbal tea
Take my supplements
Take a nap
Challenge myself (it’s not really about food…there are bigger issues going on)
Call a friend
And voila! Instead of my emotions taking over, I take over & I win!
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