Emotional Eating

[SargentSkittles 12]

People talk about having no appetite after surgery, so the diet is easier. How are some ways you guys combat emotional eating? This is one thing I worry about. So far I've been doing really well, I'll go draw, or take a walk. I've lost 50lbs since october 2018, and I'm now sitting at 310lbs. I'm doing well, in my eyes, but I would still like to know more ways I can combat this problem.

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[summerset 5,265]

I recommend books about "normal eating" or "intuitive eating". These books usually deal with emotional eating quite a lot.

Different strategies work for different people.

[SargentSkittles 12]

I recommend books about "normal eating" or "intuitive eating". These books usually deal with emotional eating quite a lot.
Different strategies work for different people.

Thanks, I'll look into them!

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[DanaC84 1,116]

On 03/16/2019 at 11:48, SargentSkittles said:

People talk about having no appetite after surgery, so the diet is easier. How are some ways you guys combat emotional eating? This is one thing I worry about. So far I've been doing really well, I'll go draw, or take a walk. I've lost 50lbs since october 2018, and I'm now sitting at 310lbs. I'm doing well, in my eyes, but I would still like to know more ways I can combat this problem.

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I’m working on this myself. I just got out my paints and plan on making it part of my journey. I had googled earlier emotional eating podcasts and I’m going to start listening to them on my walks.
https://player.fm/podcasts/Emotional%20Eating.

[SargentSkittles 12]

That's a really super awesome idea!! Thanks for sharing the info!

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[GradyCat 3,695]

I try to "drink" my emotions away with some sugar-free flavored water or a homemade iced coffee with vanilla Protein in it instead of eating food.