Are your emotions making you make poor food choices?
By: Cher Ewing
In these emotional times itâs very easy to fall back into bad habits. I know Iâm finding myself eating things I know I shouldnât be eating. Sure we can all make the excuse âGood Food is too expensiveâ. Who suffers when we allow our minds to go there? We do!! Iâll give you an example of eating things I know I shouldnât be eating. It was 10:30 on Saturday night I was starving, instead of going to the kitchen and making a shake or a bowl of cereal; I jumped into my car and went to Jack in the Box. My morbidly obese alter ego showed up and I ordered 2 tacos, onion rings and an egg roll. Now most of you know I consider âSaturdayâ my free day and I eat what I want without guilt. Okay this was beyond a free day, this was complete and total insanity. I knew as soon as I placed the order I wouldnât/couldnât eat everything I ordered. It was if I had stepped back into time and had no problem ordering all of that food. Sure enough I get home and sit down to eat this crap I had just ordered. I seriously only ate a small amount of the food; a couple bites of the taco, a couple of onion rings and a couple of bites of the egg roll. I had all of this food left over and knew I wouldnât eat it the next day. This kind of food does not make good leftovers, nor should we want this as a leftover meal. Not only did I spend 6.43 on crap at 10:30 on a Saturday night, I wasted a ton of food. So what did I learn from this experience; I still have to fight my âInner Fat Girlâ.
Was it my emotions that allowed me to make that decision; you Betcha. I gave into an impulsive craving and just went for it. Bottom line is we can blame our poor eating choices on whatever we choose. I donât want our emotions to be an excuse as to why we are making poor choices. Own it, accept it and then get back on track. After really thinking about it, I know what caused me to make the decision to drive thru at 10:30 and buy crap. I was sad and lonely and wanted food to comfort me. It had comforted me so many times in the past and this was going to be no different. The great news is it was different, it didnât comfort me, it didnt make me happy and yep you guessed it I was still lonely when I was done eating.
I was watching a report on the news the other day and it was saying as âAmericansâ we are turning to comfort food during these trying times. Most Americans are seeking comfort food to help them through. Itâs cheaper and easier to feed a family. We canât fall into this mind set/trap. As banded patients we have to make better choices. This is a lifestyle we signed up for, think of it as a marriage for better or worse we have to make good healthy choices. I am almost five years out, I know better. When I think of my âFreeâ day I do allow myself to eat foods that I would not eat during the week. However what I did Saturday night was much different. I allowed myself to go to the dark side, I let my inner âFat Girlâ take control, and I didnât even try to fight it. I would encourage to look at what youâre eating and ask yourself âWhy am I eating thisâ? Then be very honest with yourself, yes it will be hard but well worth the time to figure it out early instead of 20 pounds later.
If you are still finding yourself reaching for food to comfort you or to fill a void in your life contact me today, so we can discuss the void in your life. Together we will create a plan and get you on the road to weight loss success.
Cher Ewing, CC LAP-BAND/Realize Band Lifestyle Coach Author of Transformation Caravan Talk Show Host for The Band Banter Talk Show website: www.bandedtogether.net email: [email protected] Talk Show: www.blogtalkradio.com/thebandbantertalkshow Blog: www.thebandbantertalkshow.blogspot.com Book: www.lulu.com/transformationcaravan
