The temporary fix of food as a calming, soothing way to manage your emotions is fleeting.  When you’re thinking of indulging in the downward spiral of emotional eating, fast forward to how you’ll feel after.  The guilt, shame, worry over being derailed from your weight loss efforts and compromising your weight loss goals aren’t worth it.  The negative self-depreciating feelings you have last far longer than the few minutes of relief from a cookie.  Don’t numb out…tune in to yourself.  You have the answer.  You have to allow yourself the time and create the habit of dealing with emotions without eating.  It is uncomfortable at first.  However, the payoff long term is worth it.

Think of how you’ll feel as you step on the scale and see a weight loss.  Visualize how it will feel as you wear smaller sized clothes.  Now those are the things that are worth it.  They are a long-term investment in yourself.  All the emotional eating does is plant the cookie, chips, or junk food firmly on your body in the way of excess weight.

Emotional eating is a habit.  It is a way we coped with situations and emotions.  Break out of that habit.  Habits can be changed.  Break out of the jail of emotional eating and excess weight.  Feel the joy of being free without the bonds of emotional eating and excess weight.  It is truly worth it….you are worth it.

You are stronger inside than anything that can happen to you!  Don’t numb out, tune in to you!

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, CLC
Certified Life Coach, Weight Loss Surgery Coach

Pre-op, Krispy Kremes were my thing. I loved them.  I am a bit embarrassed to admit that I could down an entire dozen easily in a day. I can’t believe it but it is true.

Now, post-op, I’d like to tell you that a KK (I’m on such friendly terms with them that I’ve given them a pet name of KK!!) has not crossed my lips but it has.  In fact, multiple KKs have.  I have a long-standing love/hate relationship with KK’s.  I love them but want to hate them.  I must admit that these images I’ve shared in this post help me with the “hate” part of my relationship with them.  Even I have to admit they are gross here!!

Now being more health conscious and incorporating healthy habits in my life, I am more respectful of what I eat.  As we all know, Krispy Kremes are NOT a healthy choice……fat and sugar. That’s it.  Nothing more.  I might as well sit down to a dish of lard with sugar poured on top.  I’m going to try to imagine that the next time I drive by my friendly KK!

Check this out……as if it couldn’t get worse:

Believe In Yourself,
Cathy, CLC
Certified Life Coach