Dealing with Emotions.
I'm wrestling my emotions like I'm trying to pin a huge alligator. I get it to the ground and I think I have it under control and then suddenly before I know it it has escaped and is snapping at me with a voracious hunger leaving me to once again try to figure out how to tame this wild beast. How to get my arms around it once again...
Oh to be free of these crazy and wild feelings. The intensity of sadness and grief leaves me empty... the way I love to fill this emptiness is with food. So lately before eating I try praying and drinking some water. And instead of picking comfort foods I will try and satiate it first with fruit. A banana or apple with p.b. or maybe protein drink or a piece of cheese with a couple of crackers.
There are times though (and you ladies know what I mean) where I "need" chocolate. I found a little treat that is satisfying and helps... It's by quaker and called True Delights. I have the chocolate and raspberry which is a favorite combination for me. Now this one I found wasn't the granola bar it was smaller. It has 9 grams of whole grains, 110 calories. 3 g fat. 3 g fiber. I found it at Target.
But back to the emotions. I keep praying and submitting my emotions to God. I need His help. I can't do it apart from HIm. If I give those emotions an inch THEY WILL take a mile.
I'm trying to focus on the things I love that are not food. Here's some of what's on my list:
-scented candles
-my work-out shoes
-knitting
-reading
-scarves... I just LOVE scarves
-scrapbooking
-new stationary
-freshly painted nails
-massages/foot rubs
-perfume
-putting lotion on my hands.
-using lipgloss
-reading to my children.
-my jeans feeling looser.
-a great find at the Thrift Store.
-my comfy slippers
-listening to my favorite music
-planting/replanting flowers
-watching my tulips grow
So, baby steps in the right direction.
New goals.... to not eat after 8 p.m.
To eat with purpose and savor my food: sitting down, focused on food... not doing something else while eating (like reading, watching a movie, or chasing a child around)
Keep asking how it's going!
Oh to be free of these crazy and wild feelings. The intensity of sadness and grief leaves me empty... the way I love to fill this emptiness is with food. So lately before eating I try praying and drinking some water. And instead of picking comfort foods I will try and satiate it first with fruit. A banana or apple with p.b. or maybe protein drink or a piece of cheese with a couple of crackers.
There are times though (and you ladies know what I mean) where I "need" chocolate. I found a little treat that is satisfying and helps... It's by quaker and called True Delights. I have the chocolate and raspberry which is a favorite combination for me. Now this one I found wasn't the granola bar it was smaller. It has 9 grams of whole grains, 110 calories. 3 g fat. 3 g fiber. I found it at Target.
But back to the emotions. I keep praying and submitting my emotions to God. I need His help. I can't do it apart from HIm. If I give those emotions an inch THEY WILL take a mile.
I'm trying to focus on the things I love that are not food. Here's some of what's on my list:
-scented candles
-my work-out shoes
-knitting
-reading
-scarves... I just LOVE scarves
-scrapbooking
-new stationary
-freshly painted nails
-massages/foot rubs
-perfume
-putting lotion on my hands.
-using lipgloss
-reading to my children.
-my jeans feeling looser.
-a great find at the Thrift Store.
-my comfy slippers
-listening to my favorite music
-planting/replanting flowers
-watching my tulips grow
So, baby steps in the right direction.
New goals.... to not eat after 8 p.m.
To eat with purpose and savor my food: sitting down, focused on food... not doing something else while eating (like reading, watching a movie, or chasing a child around)
Keep asking how it's going!
thank you so much for your example of humility and transparency. it inspires me. i also find all this stuff you post very helpful! thanks, jennifer!!
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