Know anybody who can’t eat a bite when they are stressed? Unfortunately that’s not me. Food is my emotional crutch even when my stomach is rebelling.

Yesterday I got sick from something I ate (won’t gross you out with the details but it wasn’t pretty) and even though my stomach was in no shape to take in any food I wanted to eat anyway.

I sat in my living room last night wanting to go get food because I was upset over some stuff going on in my life but yet I knew if I ate even one bite it wasn’t going to stay down.

I had a big inner fight with myself to not put food in my mouth. I did my best to keep my hands busy by knitting but I walked into the kitchen 5 times to look at possible food choices although common sense eventually prevailed each time and I left without stuffing anything in my face.

This morning I’m still not feeling great and the 2 strawberries I ate are sitting in my stomach like a lump of clay so it’s definitely not time to try and eat anything else even though they’re the best strawberries I’ve had since last summer!

To keep myself busy I planted some flower and vegetable seeds in my indoor greenhouse, read a few pages in my latest book from the library (The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes), did some laundry, watched some television (a cooking show – not a smart idea when I’m trying to not think about food until my stomach settles down!), and am now writing this blog post (yet another activity that is reminding me of food – will I ever learn?). Been also thinking about going for a walk but haven’t gotten up the ambition to do it yet.

I could really use some suggestions on what to do when stress is high. Last night and this morning have made me realize that the only way I know how to deal with stress is by eating and I can’t continue to do that if I ever hope to get this excess weight off.

Suggestions?

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