My boyfriend and I broke up yesterday and its sunday and football is on all day which is a huge deal in my home. I made a ham and sweet potatoes. I was going strong and then started fighting with the ex and ate some of the ham and potatoes. I feel terrible, that once I turned to food for comfort.when will this end??. And did I totally screw up my surgery? My surgery is tuesday.

goingfoit,

no don't worry, you did not mess anything up.. Just try to take it easy.. I know this is tough but Tuesday is right around the corner. Just stay focus... Best of luck to you sweety =)

Thank you for making me feel better. I'm going through a lot right now and am disappointed in myself that I allowed my emotions to get the best of me. Tomorrow is new day :-)

My boyfriend and I broke up yesterday and its sunday and football is on all day which is a huge deal in my home. I made a ham and sweet potatoes. I was going strong and then started fighting with the ex and ate some of the ham and potatoes. I feel terrible, that once I turned to food for comfort.when will this end??. And did I totally screw up my surgery? My surgery is tuesday.

No, you did not do anything to affect your surgery...provided you have already lost the amount of weight your surgeon required.

This series of events has no doubt been stressful for you...but there is an opportunity to take away from it a valuable insight. You now have insights into one of your triggers...emotions.

Once you have the insights, the next step is to retool your thoughts, and look for alternative coping skills which do not involve food. I'm also an "emotional eater"...and I've learned that it's helpful to stay busy with projects that do not involve food.

When I get stressed or angry it helps me to exercise...your coping skills may be different but I encourage you to develop them.

Now it's time to focus forward, and plan for success.

Good luck...

You will be fine..My 17 year old daughter and I had a fight the night before my surgery and I ate a huge huge portion of spaghetti...my liver was in good shape the surgeon said..just stay on track untill Tuesday..Wish u the best of luck!!!

No' date=' you did not do anything to affect your surgery...provided you have already lost the amount of weight your surgeon required.

This series of events has no doubt been stressful for you...but there is an opportunity to take away from it a valuable insight. You now have insights into one of your triggers...emotions.

Once you have the insights, the next step is to retool your thoughts, and look for alternative coping skills which do not involve food. I'm also an "emotional eater"...and I've learned that it's helpful to stay busy with projects that do not involve food.

When I get stressed or angry it helps me to exercise...your coping skills may be different but I encourage you to develop them.

Now it's time to focus forward, and plan for success.

Good luck...[/quote']

Sojo is right on about this. I too am an emotional eater. I have arthritis in both knee's and recently had a bad car accident. I felt so sorry for myself I gained 30lbs in a couple months. Then one day while sitting in my backyard I came to the conclusion that I couldn't keep doing this. The more I gained the more I hurt.

To make a long story short, I built myself a butterfly garden. I'm talking a huge garden. I can spend all day out there. It brings me so much peace. My SIL calls it my magical garden.

Find something that gives you peace.

Sorry this was so long.