Ups and downs

Lately, the scale has been fluctuating between 158-162 lbs. And I know why. While I have been getting regular exercise, my eating has not been so great, with days of healthy eating followed by days of snacking and binge eating sweets. I thought my sweet craving would disappear in perimenopause since my cycle was no more. I learned a while ago to track my moods with my eating. I already know I am an emotional eater, and now I have the proof. So, where is the Emotional Eaters Anonymous meeting? It doesn't exist, so I'll create one in my head. Now, when I feel the need to eat emotionally, I will picture a room full of emotions, and the one I am feeling will stand up and say, "Hi, I'm Sadness, and I am an emotional eater." Hopefully, this will help curb my emotional eating, the back and forth between healthy eating and junk eating, and get the scale to start back on a downward trend. Well, I'm off for the weekend to my college reunion. I hope this will help me control my splurges and emotions as I reminisce about dorm living, dining hall food, and professors we didn't like.

“Sometimes the strongest food cravings hit when you're at your weakest point emotionally. You may turn to food for comfort — consciously or unconsciously — when facing a difficult problem, feeling stressed or even feeling bored.” — Mayo Clinic (Click the link for tips and tricks)

You might also keep a mood and food journal to track your feelings at each meal (I track my emotional state each day).