Food is Fuel..Not Therapy!

Why when I'm stressed do I turn to food!?! Over the past year, I have trained my mind to not turn to food when I am emotional. That is what made me gain weight and I did not want that to happen again. Food is fuel not therapy! I have been having a hard time the past week with my nose treatment and for some reason my emotions are out of control and I have been turning to food when I can't deal anymore. This is catching up to me and I am not liking how my body is looking and how I feel. I am still eating great majority of the time but I will have moments where I will just binge on cereal or chocolate...not good!! This is something that I really have to look at and figure out why turning to food helps. Well, it helps for the moment and then I feel awful after! I only have one more week of this treatment and hopefully everything will be back to normal soon after! 

My birthday party is a month away and it is on the lake which means Swim Suit! I did not work this hard on my body to take steps back before summer and not feel comfortable in a swimsuit on my birthday! I started chewing gum as a distraction which has really helped. Keeping busy helps too. If I just sit and watch TV, I will want something to snack on. Instead, I will get up and clean and keep my mind busy on something other than food. Water helps too! I always have a pitcher of crystal light made so I have something to drink that is tastier than just plain water. One thing I always try to do is pause and ask myself if I am really hungry before I eat. My goal this week is to get back in my groove. I have set a one month goal to lose 7 lbs. Game on!!