:scared2::thumbup: OK so I am stressed out at work to the max. I just need to get this out. I am still eating for emotional reasons. I tried very hard this morning not to do that but something just put me over the top. I sit at my desk all day and can't think of anything right now to distract myself from the yummies people brought for our potluck today. It just gets me mad! OK think I'm done ranting.

Been there, done that. I'll have to admit, when weighing the decision to have the surgery or not, having 2 weeks off was a huge factor Still glad I did it.,

OH No !! Try to relax before you do yourself in !!!!

Work can be hard at times dealing with everything thrown at you or people and moods you have to deal with, I understand.

At least if you are stress eating try to make it something healthy (I know "healthy" isn't a stress reliever), but no guilt after. Try to take a deep breath, maybe count all the inches lost or hoping to loose before you eat anything!!

Good luck and we are here if you need to rant a little more.

I think you should consider changing jobs or getting some therapy to perhaps learn how to deal with stress. Obviously this is something you will need to learn to control in order to be successful at losing weight and keeping it off.

If at all possible, get up from your desk and take a walk. Do some deep breathing exercises.

Best of luck to you.

Stress happens at every job, and right now you need to deal with what is at hand. Get up and get a cup of tea, walk around the building a couple of times, or make a paperclip chain of all the pounds you have lost. (Each clip = one pound; you'll be amazed at how long it gets!) Try anything to get your focus back on yourself and how wonderful you are doing! Forget about those other people! They are not worth the time you spend thinking about them!

Deep breath.... you can do it!

:scared2::thumbup: OK so I am stressed out at work to the max. I just need to get this out. I am still eating for emotional reasons. I tried very hard this morning not to do that but something just put me over the top. I sit at my desk all day and can't think of anything right now to distract myself from the yummies people brought for our potluck today. It just gets me mad! OK think I'm done ranting.

At least you are recognizing that you eat from stress! Yeah for you! That is a good step.

I know that feeling, we had a huge potluck type event at the holidays and it was a killer! But I got through it. I had a small bite, maybe two, of all the foods that I wanted and could try. You know what? I was full when I finished.

Right now, as suggested by others, take a deep breath, take a walk around the building or whatever it takes to calm down.

You don't say how far out you are from your banding. When you go to the potluck this afternoon, take a small dessert plate and use that for your meal, that way you can't over fill it, and take a sampling of all the yummy food and don't feel guilty. Oh yeah, no seconds! :rolleyes2: This could be your lunch/dinner and maybe you just need a light snack later in the day to get you through.

It's okay to feel that frustration, it is part of the process! We have all been there done that! It is good to vent and get it off your chest!

Thanks people. And I am in therapy. I was banded 02/10/09 and lost 50 lbs so far.