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Sometimes I think 45 minutes is a joke when it comes to therapy.
Because seriously, my issues far exceed that time frame.
And now, since “giving up” sugar and gluten….
I have realized I have yet ANOTHER PROBLEM.
Hi.
I’m Summer and I’m an emotional eater.
Or in punk rock speak,
an emo-e.
Seriously,
I am all fine and dandy going without until I have an emotion.
And usually it’s attached to a bad one.
For example,
a toddler who refuses to nap brings up bad emotions.
And therefore,
I head to the kitchen because I need a hug.
A hug from that yummy yummy sweet gluten-ey thing that will make everything better for AT LEAST the next hour or so.
And then when a certain 4 year old makes me repeat the same dang thing 10 times over in less than 30 seconds,
once again….bad emotions…
Yet it’s nothing a hug wouldn’t fix.
Just give me some of that amazing sugary sweetness.
Comfort foods,
I’ve come to realize,
are my little hugs throughout the day,
and obviously I don’t know quite how to function without them.
What can I say?
I’m a hugger.
And so,
now to my body issues, mommy issues, daddy issues, teenager angst issues,
and being hard on myself issues,
I can now add,
emotional eating issues.
Man, I love learning more about myself.
IT’S SO MUCH FUN.
But, enough about me and my ish’s,
what about you guys?
Are you an emo-e,
or is it just me and Oprah standing up here all by our lonesomes?
And however can we heal it???
Because remember,
it’s not what we’re eating….
it’s what is eating us.
Free therapy right there for ya.
I paid for it, so I could pass it on.
Your turn.
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dude….i so feel you!! i’m right there with you on the emo-e bandwagon! and let me tell you..its no fun. today was an off the bandwagon kinda day…i didn’t give a rats patootie what i ate…and i’m TOTALLY paying for it now….stay strong! and thanks for the therapy sesh 🙂
I am for sure and emotional eater, when I’ve had a bad day some really bad food is often all that will make me feel better. Candy bar, chips, a glass of wine, cheese and crackers and ice cream. Not all together of course…..lol
I’m a weird eater like that. If I am stressed… forget it, I don’t eat. If I am sad or depressed, bring on the sugar and chocolate!!
Um Hi…my name is Ange and I think I started this club!! My uneducated guess is that this problem stems a bit from how we’re raised to think of food as a treat and not as nutrition. I dunno…all I know is last night I polished off a bowl of popcorn with choc & peanuts, a bag of Mike & Ikes and 2 long pieces of licorice while I watched a silly rose ceremony.
I am totally an emotional eater. I’ve been trying to combat that with my working out, telling myself that I don’t want to waste all of my hard work. Sometimes that helps.
when i am stressed, upset, etc… i CANNOT eat!! he thought of food will make me gag!! It sucks, since I workout so hard I always feel like my muscle is depleting!!
Oh girl I am totally an emo-e! Happy, sad, angry, depressed, thrilled- you name it. I want food to go along with it.
Totally!! I’m going through some girly issues right now. Feeling like someone has overtaken my body & I’m just not feeling like “me”. So, to cope with the ish I’ve raided the cases of Girl Scout cookies in my garage, went out & bought Thin Mint ice cream & swiss cake rolls in the same trip & stopped for some greasy breadsticks at the lovely Target food court. Once I finally got home I seriously thought I was going to start oinking! So ready to just be myself again & get rid of this ridiculousness!!
Hi, I’m an emotional eater too. Yay, so much fun to share.
Gosh I never really thought of this but it’s sooo true- what you said…”Comfort foods, I’ve come to realize,
are my little hugs throughout the day”
This is so me- I’m also an emotional eater– I need to work on this-
Good post girl- Have a great day!
Kel
Oh…. how I can relate to the kids not taking naps, making us repeat things over and over but I’ve learned to say it once and ignore them if they continue to ask what I just said…and I’m a major junk food junkie when it comes to needing hugs:) I grabbed your pretty little button! Have a fabulous day:)
Right there with you, sister.
My name is Kristen and I am a bored eater. When I am bored I think about food, then eat it…no good.
you give good therapy lady! and i am sooooo an emo-e!!! and it’s bad right now…looking forward to a change!
praying for speediness for you lady!!!
I used to be a very emotional eater when I was battling depression, but I think I’ve learned to step away from that. I’m still a bit of an emotional drinker though; if I’ve had a stressful day at work, I reach for a glass of wine with dinner to take the edge off. Not bad, but not good either.
I find I’m a boredom eater. I eat when I’m bored. Anyone else have that problem?
I’m more of a “eat because you want to, not because you are hungry” type of person. When I’m bored, watching tv, hanging out with people…I always manage to have something to eat.
Meeeeeee too. Lady. Hence, the half a choco pie, pototo skins and bagel bites late night. Sigh.
Same here!!!!
I eat when I’m stressed and then starve myself when I’m sad… so yeah, my eating rituals are a bit weird too!
Honestly, I can go both ways, emotionally eat or not eat at all. I guess it really depends on the severity of the emotion.
This is me to a t… HATE it.
Baked good do not stand a chance when in view of my emotions.
i’m more of a boredom eater than an emotional eater. and yeah, 45 minutes for therapy? i would need 3-hour sessions.
i’m an emo-e. i eat horribly when my husband is out of town on business. i don’t like being alone. i get anxious and eating junk food calms me and makes me feel better. i know all that food really doesn’t make me feel better, it just makes me unhealthy, but i have to tell myself that to justify the behavior. have to tried to get off gluten and sugar and couldn’t do it. i lasted, like, 2 days. take care.
I think everyone’s an emo-e at one point or another… I know I can be. Esp around that time of the month… haha
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I would never guess that a tiny little thing like you could be an emo.e.
I wrote a post about this a few weeks ago ……..secretly. It was painfully truthful. 🙂
I can’t afford to be an emotional eater right now with the gestational diabetes because everything is so darned structured. HowEVer…I have always struggled with it in the past and you can kick me later for this but I read somewhere a long time ago that when we are feeling the desire to veg on something not so ‘veg-able’…getting in some quick exercise releases the same endorphins that we would otherwise get from shoving our face with those gluteny-rich foods!
Maybe give it a try since I know you’re trying to cut those nasty sugars out!
Gosh you get a ton of comments lady!
I am so an emo-e. My kids drive me to it…the whining and constant noise and talking…
I have eaten an ENTIRE box of girl scout cookies in one day this week.
Don’t feel bad, you are skinny and your clothes fit…I am not so lucky right now.
Suz
PS. Therapy is great, wish you had 2 hours when you get on a roll though…its hard to cut it short huh?
Stopping by from SITS and wishing you a great Wednesday 🙂
Food is such a problem for me.
At least you look AMAZING : )
Now me, I look like Java the Hut.
I don’t know how you spell that.
My neighbor and brother used to call me that when I was little. I would like to say that as I grew I grew out of that Java the Hut stage… Unfortunately, that would be a lie. I still look like it. However you spell it : (
Dropping by from SITS!
I’m an EMo-e in that case. I eat when I’m happy, and I eat when I’m depressed. Oh no!! I think I need more help!
Popped in from SITS! IT’s so brave of you to talk about this. I always want to eat, so I guess I’m just a EATER…
I am a complete emotional eater-it’s horrible. I eat when I’m happy, sad, stressed, bored, etc. Right now I’m eating chips at my desk because I’m exhausted. My doctor put me on this new medicationf or tmj and I feel so sleepy today. It’s not time for lunch (where I can take a quick nap!) so I’m eating not out of hunger, but out of something to do to keep me awake…I’m a mess!
I’m the same way!! I hate it!