Here is a handy little card you can print out and hang wherever you need.
This inspiration card is about choosing to express your feelings instead of emo eat to hide, numb, or basically just not deal with what's going on inside you. Oreos, Cheetohs, and ice cream were a few foods I used to commonly overeat when I was feeling sad, lonely or hurt.
In fact, for a long time, I didn't even realize that whenever I felt hurt in anyway, the first thing I'd grab were some Oreos. Perhaps, subconsciously, I used the smooth creamy filling to metaphorically help me emotionally smooth out the stormy feelings.
What I should have been doing is talking or journaling out my feelings. Back then, I used to be a big time bottler and kept my feelings particularly the negative and uncomfortbale ones all bottled up inside me which of course is not the healthiest way of dealing with what's going on.
Night times are the most challenging for me especially when I'm alone for too long. I find it very easy to emo eat at night when no one is around. Nowadays, if I'm going to night eat, I at least try and make some effort to stick to healthier things like turkey and avocado rollups versus a bag of potato chips.
Last week, I had an especially tough emotional night on Thursday, and instead of emo eating, I blogged about what was going on for me...."I want you all to know...I'm not always the strong one." I'm very grateful for the gift of blogatherapy. The interwebs are full of so many wonderful and supportive people :)
Making a shift in habits will take some initial work in being conscious of your choices. But there will come a time, where the new habit will stick without you even having to think about it anymore, and that's a wonderful thing.
Enjoy your inspiration card!
