need some support

[italiandiva78]

I have never really given WW a chance until now. I tried it before and lost 8 or 10 (i have 40 to lose...first goal is 20 by Sept. 6) and then just gone back to whatever habits I'd lived by before. I am an emotional eater (when I'm stressed, when I'm sad/depressed) and I want to know how best to recondition this habit just as much as all the others. These first few weeks feel like you're juggling SO many balls at once....drink your water, watch your portions, add veggies and fruit, don't eat after 6, work out, visualize, plan, etc. etc. etc. It's hard to adjust to this when before college, I really didn't need to worry about it. So I think it has to be about loving yourself right now, just as you are, because you don't know how you'll feel with 20-30-40 more pounds on, and by then, you may not even have the self esteem to do something good for yourself. I just feel like I'm obsessing about WW right now, every minute of every day. It's beyond vigilance, it's more than pre-occupation, it's compulsion. But it's about MORE than the points...I don't want to ignore the emotional triggers and habits that I developed throughout college. I want to deal with those or I'll put the weight back on. graemlins/ugh.gif

[ June 15, 2004, 03:14 PM: Message edited by: italiandiva78 ]

[jeremysmom]

I'm an emotional eater too...happy, sad, whatever, I eat for it. AT first things do seem overwhelming. Two words. BABY STEPS. You don't have to do everything all at once. Take it one step at a time so it doesn't feel like too much all at once. I started out with journaling and counting points. After I felt good about that I worked on exercise. Now I'm working on drinking water, water, water. You can do it!!!

[privatelady]

:confused: yes it can seem like to much . But baby steps are the way to go.
Chose to get one change sorted out before starting on the next.
It takes off all the presure. It's cold here in NZ at the moment , hard to keep drinking water. But I'll just drink as much as I can and not stress.
You can write down your feelings when you are getting down and then just throw it away. And keep coming back to this board to chat. cheers.:D