6 and a half months away

firewaterx

So it is really time for me to start cracking down .
I have about 10 pounds to lose . I would like to lose it by may/ June in time for my fittings and beach weather and then keep it off tone fort September 1 wedding !
This is my issue ... Stress eating. I workout a Ton! I do Brazilian jujitsu kickboxing boxing running and circuit training .. It's my food that is the problem .
I also have an under active thyroid and am in the process of adjusting my meds .
I know all about healthy eating but I make these terrible choices more out of stress and habit now . I sick of this cycle of "cleansing" and then gaining the weight back ,
I just want to keep a healthy lifestyle and keep te weight off!!
I do track on livestrong . It's not being unaware but more of a psychological/ stress issue .
I had an eating disorder for 11 years and while I have been in recovery for over 6 years I still have the emotional eating stuff.
Any ideas ? I know what to do but I'm so afraid of failing again and falling off the wagon .

entropicbeauty

You sound very self aware and are doing so many things right - might I suggest checking in on our daily accountability threads here (like Liatris suggested)? 

It's helped a lot of us knowing that we're going to be checking in with others as to our progress with fitness and nutrition.

jennylee813

I agree. You're doing it all right.

My only other suggestion to you re. emotional eating: have you tried journalling? I mean writing in a daily journal, not tracking calories (although that's also a good thing, I do that too! :-D). When my life was a mess (first marriage ended, I wound up in an abusive relationship, got back on track and went back to school etc), writing in a journal gave me an outlet for my feelings.

I was thinking about it yesterday actually; I never write in it much when things are going well, but when times are tough, it's my go to resource. I always feel better, and I can go back through them and see how far I've come.

Good luck.

firewaterx

Thanks everyone.

I will try the accountability threads and the journaling. Alot of the times it happens at work because we have so many friggin snacks around!~~~~!!! grrrrr.

jlafowler

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[QUOTE]So it is really time for me to start cracking down . I have about 10 pounds to lose . I would like to lose it by may/ June in time for my fittings and beach weather and then keep it off tone fort September 1 wedding ! This is my issue ... Stress eating. I workout a Ton! I do Brazilian jujitsu kickboxing boxing running and circuit training .. It's my food that is the problem . I also have an under active thyroid and am in the process of adjusting my meds . I know all about healthy eating but I make these terrible choices more out of stress and habit now . I sick of this cycle of "cleansing" and then gaining the weight back , I just want to keep a healthy lifestyle and keep te weight off!! I do track on livestrong . It's not being unaware but more of a psychological/ stress issue . I had an eating disorder for 11 years and while I have been in recovery for over 6 years I still have the emotional eating stuff. Any ideas ? I know what to do but I'm so afraid of failing again and falling off the wagon .
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