I just finished my breakfast/lunch (shakeology with peanut butter, a little oatmeal and almond milk)...and Kenley has some of his snacks beside me....almond joy, reese's cups and cheetos...I've eaten a few cheetos, but had to ask myself...why am I eating these?
I am an emotional eater...who eats when i'm happy, sad....and bored. I'm sitting at my computer so I can write my blogs for the week....and when I want/need to be distracted, I go to food.
But today I'm going to eat when i'm hungry and stop when i'm full.
I went to the farmer's market today with a friend/coworker Jeff...and I bought some swiss chard. YUM YUM...I hope to saute it later and top it with a nice piece of fish. I also got some butter lettuce. Nom nom nom. I loved being around the farmer's market because it is a huge collection of people who provide local, close to farm ingredients to make beautiful and whole meals. I get really giddy when I get to the farmers market because I want them all to succeed. ALL of them! Visit your local Farmers Market!
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weird, i feel like i just had an aha moment via your blog. i am an emotional eater too...but i always thought that it was 'bad' emotion that led me to eat. now, i realize that i am happier than i've ever been before and i weigh more than i've ever weighed before. i am a happy emotional eater -- i don't only eat when i'm sad, bored or lonely. WEIRD that i never realized this or maybe i did and it just actually hit me. whichever it is i got it now...what do i do with this? what do you do when you want to happy eat? is this why so many newlyweds gain weight?
I think for me I want to write more when I'm happy. I haven't journaled as much as I have wanted to lately. And seriously, I am happy and I don't have anything to prove for it...and my journal is full of wa was...which are fine, BUT, I need to give my journal some happy memories, too.
I eat when I'm bored, too. I've tried not to do that, but sometimes I'm just in such a daze that I don't even notice. I've found that if I keep healthy snacks around, I'll feel less guilty eating those. Of course, it is always better to eat when you're hungry and stop when you aren't. :-)
I use to eat when the tv was on. Didn't matter if I was actually hungry or not. Even if I fast forwarded past the commericals I was still eating. I stopped watching tv after 8pm and guess what I don't feel the urge to snack at night anymore. Amazing! lol.
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