I am going thru a divorce and can’t stop eating. Any realistic suggestions to curb emotional overeating?
posted Wednesday,
10:44 am
I know all the right things to do, but am having a very hard time and just want to stuff my face. Please only nice helpful suggestions. I really need to stop this but am hurting so much
How do you find the motivation to work out and eat healthy when you feel so bad?
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What you’re going through is common. You’re in an emotional turmoil.
Here are some suggestions:
1. Throw out all the foods that you binge on. Just throw them out of the house.
2. Get busy. Less free time is less thinking time which means less eating time.
3. Never eat out of the can or package and use small bowls and plates. It’s good for portion control
4. Try to limit foods with caffeine, sugar, and alcohol.
I also suggest signing up for the free mini-course on this site:
http://emotionaleatingsolution.com
how about channel ur eating energy to working out?
thats what i did when i broke up with my ex
make ur sefl look better then before and soon he’ll realize what hes missing out
Start smoking and drinking beer. When you eat, try to eat a lot of vegetables. In addition, you should masturbate a lot.
I’m totally serious.
Go to an Over-eaters anonymous meeting. Call the toll free operator to get their number and they can direct you to the nearest meeting.
Overeating is an addiction. Just like alchol.
OA meeting are free and do lots of good if your motivated.
Choose to be living a healthy lifestyle. Then write out a long list of everything you WILL do to have great health, mentally and physically and spiritually. A long list indeed, divided into three categories. Make sure eating wrong is NOT on the list. Just keep following the list.
Also, join OA.
Sweetie there is no real answer u gotta be strong and thank god for being u and prayer helps a lot try god i know been there it helps.
well you’re only your own chances of finding a good man
and yes you will want one,
Therapy.
find a divorce support group- a lot of churches offer them now. this will help you find other people who are going through and understand your pain, and you can probably make friends with people who can be a support system outside the meetings to spend time with to help you heal. once you start to heal hopefully the urge to constantly eat will soon start to go away.
also do things for yourself. find a new hobby, go get a makeover or buy some new clothes, make time to spend with friends going out (and get dressed up to go out). just do things that make you feel better about who you are and give you confidence.
This is so common. I am not a woman but I use food as a crutch all the time. Just try to be aware of it if poosible and try to get out and away from the eating setting
dont go to fast food EVER.
just dont even think about going there.
DONT go to the grocery store when you’re hungry EVER either!
buy healthy foods..bananas, broccoli, grapes, nectarines..they’re all so yummy and low cal!
just know your limits..stop eating when you’re hungry.
drink 8 glasses of water a day.
if you feel like you’re going to overreat, quickly chug a glass of nice cold water! that will forsure make your stomache feel like it doesn’t need so much food.
i’m sorry about the divorce babe..you will get through this.
and good luck, keep your head up
my best friend did this. she was physically abused and raped repeatedly by her now ex husband. she over ate alot until she was 275 pounds. and felt terrible abou it. my mother did the same thing. she got depressed she ate and ended up way over 300 pounds. but you have to break down and channel teh energy somewhere else. take it and make yourself beautiful for YOU. take the money you are spending on junk food and go get your nails,hair ,and buy some new clothes make yourself feel beautiful. get a gym membership ,meet some other women who are going through the same thing, and you will be a total hottie and the man will see you one day and wish he hadnt screwed it up with you
im so sorrry you feel so hurt..eating alot and feeling painfully full can help numb the pain…but in the end it will just make you feel EVEN worse b/c on top of feeling sad from the divorce, you will feel unattracive and have low self asteem from gaining weight and feeling sluggish….I would suggest that every time u feel the urge to eat, find somethng PRODUCTIVE to do it its place. like read a book, work out, drink water, have a healthy snak only, call up a friend, start a hobby ect…and until you get use to not relyng on the food, every time u get that urge , leave the hosue (if u can) or go some where in the hosue where there is no food around ….do some cleaning, ladunry ect…..if u have kids, do somethng w/ the kids..eventually yur mind will adjust….
All the best..