Responses to Why I Eat

I need to have a battle plan for the times that I overeat and/or make bad choices, so here it goes:

• Financial stress - enough said
• Stay within budget
• Pray and leave it with God
• Celebration - I went to te grocery store! I fixed a crazy hard problem!
• Find another atta girl...
• a magazine?
• a new video game?
• Feasting - Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, birthdays
• bring a healthy option and stick to it
• what is a good replacement for cake???
• Work Stress - mostly unresolved conflict
• continue to learn to go to the person and talk
• when talking doesn't work, pray and leave it with God
• if it is a big thing take the person and go to someone in charge
• Pain - Pain from my CREST syndrome, arthritis
• stretch
• hot shower
• hopefully the pain gets better with wiser food choices and weight loss
• Depression - I have chemically induced depression
• walk
• call someone
• blog
• make an appointment with my doctor
• Rebellion - I don't care if I am unhealthy! I don't care if my clothes fit!
• master the rebellious child - just kidding
• hopefully once I start losing weight this snotty child won't rear her head
• Cravings - mostly bread and butter, cheese, and caramel
• time it and see how long it lasts
• don't obsess - do something to break the obsession
• call someone
• Disappointment - crazy circumstances, hurting children, failure 
• pray and leave it with God
• try and see the bigger picture