Weight Loss

» Tracy Rose - Emotional Eater

I eat because I am sad, happy, tired, aggrivated, bored, lonely, overwhelmed and stressed. You name the feeling and I will push it down with food. I eat for every reason other than truely being hungry. I am an emotional eater and I am addicted to food.

For this reason I put myself through this viscious cycle. I go through periods of strength where I am right on track and am able to lose 20 or 30 pounds. But then all it takes is one holiday or special event to throw me off and I am back to my old habits again.

I have noticed a pattern in my overeating. It happens every Christmas and every April. April is a month I associate with food because of my birthday, my anniversary and Easter. I veer off track long enough to screw up my progress and it not only takes me time to get back on track, but also the extra time to work on backtracking to the same pounds again.

So, how can I stop it? Well, I need to look at holidays and my stresses a little differently and learn how to cope without using food. I have devised a list of activities I can use to distract myself from food and I also find that if I deal with problems head-on, it takes a lot of the stress out of the situation and virtually removes the need for me to stuff myself with food.

Losing weight is about creating a new lifestyle. That will require effort for the rest of my life. It isn't going to be easy, but I know I can get off these unwanted pounds and be proud of myself.

Can anyone relate?

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» Tracy Rose - Stress Eating

The poll shows a resounding yes! We all seem to eat when we are stressed.

What are some things you do to cope with stress?

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