Thetrigos
Silver Member
I am realising since trying to seriously lose weight how much my emotions affect what i eat and how much of an urge i get to eat when i am stressed or unhappy.
I have a poorly toddler at the moment and have just had to tell work (where i'm relatively new) that i need to take the rest of the week off to look after him (having gone home early yesterday after just returning from the long bank holiday weekend). It didn't go down well (although i work in HR so we all know that there's nothing i can do about it!) and now i'm sat at my desk, worrying about work, and worrying about my son, who's with my husband today, and all i want to do is go down to the shop and buy a huge chocolate muffin and eat it. That or cry! It's such a strong urge and even though i lost 3lb last week and i wont give in to the temptation (today anyway) it makes me realise what an emotional crutch food is. :sigh:
I have a poorly toddler at the moment and have just had to tell work (where i'm relatively new) that i need to take the rest of the week off to look after him (having gone home early yesterday after just returning from the long bank holiday weekend). It didn't go down well (although i work in HR so we all know that there's nothing i can do about it!) and now i'm sat at my desk, worrying about work, and worrying about my son, who's with my husband today, and all i want to do is go down to the shop and buy a huge chocolate muffin and eat it. That or cry! It's such a strong urge and even though i lost 3lb last week and i wont give in to the temptation (today anyway) it makes me realise what an emotional crutch food is. :sigh: