Ok first bad day I have had since being banded very upset and emotionally drained now what I would normally do is eat chocolate and everything I can lay my hands on :-( dose any one have any advice on what I can do instead of my emotional eating that will help me feel better .

Really down and out

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First, I'm very sorry your day is so awful. I'm sending a virtual hug. ((hugs!))

It's really really hard to combat emotional eating. For me, I find a number of things help. It's important to acknowledge and deal with those feelings so I try to talk through them when I find myself wanting to emotionally eat. However I'm feeling and whatever caused those feelings, I realize I have to deal with rather than eat away, so talking (or even just venting) to someone else really helps a lot. If I go so far as to even admit to the person "What I really want right now is to eat an entire cake!" it somehow helps take the temptation away. It's like...I've put those bad feelings and unhealthy urges to eat out there so suddenly it all feels a lot more manageable.

So, that would be my first piece of advice, find someone to talk to. Or if you can't find that, write a thread on these forums. Just say "hey, my day was pure crap and now I want to eat. Here's why...." and share you emotions, your urges, and your experience. People are sure to respond and you'd be surprised how much better you'll feel. Plus...the time it takes you to write it all out gives the urge to eat more time to calm too.

My second piece of advice is find something that calms you. For me, that's baths. I have a beautiful big garden tub in my master bathroom and that is my refuge. I keep lots of nice smelling bath products on hand, so I draw a nice hot bath and let my favorite Bath & Body Works scented product run under the Water. I lay back, close my eyes, and just breath. Sometimes I cry, sometimes I even talk to myself, but whatever it is I always end up feeling a little better.

The other thing I do is I take a long walk. I grab my ear buds, put on some good tunes, and I just head out the door and go. There's something about getting outside and moving with music to drown out distractions that really calms me and soothes my spirit.

Not that baths or walks are everyone's thing, but the key is to find what works for you.

Best wishes and hang in there!

Thank you so much :-) when I finish work I'm going to take my dog for a nice long walk and most likely have a cry I WILL NOT EAT if still sad will try the bath

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Ok first bad day I have had since being banded very upset and emotionally drained now what I would normally do is eat chocolate and everything I can lay my hands on :-( dose any one have any advice on what I can do instead of my emotional eating that will help me feel better .

Really down and out

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take a time out

take a hot bath

go for walk

read a book

come to LBT and blog or post

call a friend to vent/b**tch too

drink something cold and delicious

but ALWAYS know that this moment shall pass

Hello, pray and give what ever thats got you down to God he will take care of it. You are an inspiration to me everyday, I think how incredible your journey has been and the fact that you have not even had a fill yet amazez me. I am not even 3 months post op and struggle everyday, but instead of taking my own advise I eat the garbage. So take a look down at where your feet are and stay in the day, the moment, the minute and trust that God has got your back.

Connie