Emotional Eating...

I find when I get upset, to the point of being angry, I DO NOT WANT TO EAT! I feel physically ill to my stomach and food is the last thing I want. Unfortunately, (actually it is fortunate) but I rarely get angry so I don’t often get this feeling. But when I do…… man I don’t like it.

I got upset right before dinner on Sunday, something that really just literally pissed me right off. And there was no way I was hungry for dinner, not even the slightest bit. But not to be rude, I ate anyway. A small amount, but I ate. It was a really weird experience for me. Since I don’t have all my Bach Remedies yet (they are expensive to buy) I didn’t have the right one with me to help me deal with the anger quickly. I rarely get mad and it was still with me almost all yesterday. But then the “I don’t want to eat” feeling went away and I was hungry all day long. I’m not sure if I was dealing with the emotional stuff or if I just didn’t eat enough on Sunday and was feeling the after effects of it. This one is going to take some more analyzing. Hmmmmm……

Unfortunately when I am bored, nothing works… I want to eat. Earlier on Sunday I was very bored, and tired. I wanted a nap, but I don’t like to nap because then I won’t sleep all that well at night when I’m supposed to be sleeping. So what is my solution to not go to sleep, I want to eat, - bored = eat – no napping = eat to prevent sleep - kind of a vicious cycle for me. Now I didn’t fall prey to it, I fought those demons all afternoon, but they were there nagging me on. I really need to figure out what to do to replace this boredom thing I have at home. It’s not like I’m not cleaning, doing laundry, or have already exercised for the day. The weather was cold, wet and snowy outside (first snow day) and I really didn’t want to go for a walk. I can read (I have tons of books), but that just makes me tired = eating to stay awake cycle.

I don’t watch T.V., as I do not find anything of interest on the schedule. BF is in control of the TV remote anyway…… (even when he is sound asleep napping on the couch he hangs on to the stupid thing) J

So not sure how to handle this one (and I’ve blogged about it before).

What do you do when you get bored?

Hope everyone has a fantastic day and make good choices,

Sandra