Emotional Eating

Things are not going all that well. I know this blog has been pretty depressing so far and I'm sorry about that. But writing about how I'm feeling is helping me I think. I saw this article from Sparkpeople   about emotional eating that totally spoke to me. I am a huge emotional eater. I think my biggest problem is eating when I'm bored.  These are some points of the article that I think relate most to me and/or that I want to incorporate into my life:
-If people only ate when they were genuinely hungry, most of us would never have weight problems. Unfortunately, emotions drive us to eat more often than actual hunger pangs.
-You can’t eat if your hands are busy.
-Many people associate home with food and don’t eat if they’re not in their regular surroundings, so spending time out of the house keeps them from munching.
-Any moderate to intense physical activity will lower your stress levels and help you deal with your problems more effectively. Try...gardening, as many people find working with the earth to be soothing.

I weighed myself again this morning. I probably shouldn't have since Sean and I went on a date to Olive Garden last night but I did anyway. And I wish I hadn't. The last couple of days I've been exercising on the Wii after the kids wake up and have breakfast. I let Brandon pick the exercises and he enjoys watching it (it's like a cartoon) and I get a pretty good workout.

I've also been doing Pilates and loving that. At the end of the workout Mari Windsor always says, "Be consistent and you will see dramatic results." I've been trying to live by that.