Emotional - Do you consider yourself an emotional eater? Do you graze when you are dealing with stress? How do you react when you are worried, fearful, frustrated or tired? The feelings listed here are usually considered negative, but what about positive emotions. Do you find that you also run in search of food when you feel happy, energetic, joyful or excited? I know I do.
What can we do about these emotions? Ignore them? Stuff them? If you are like me, you are beginning to see that stuffing my emotions is partly what brought me to this place. The fact that I never felt comfortable feeling or showing emotions, I learned to ignore them, and pretend that everything was fine. I think they call that denial.
Just for today I am going to try to face a difficult feeling. For example, when I am anxious, I am just going to recognize it for what it is, a feeling. Perhaps this would be a good time to examine what is going on in my life at this moment to promote anxiety. Face it head on and then move on. Feelings aren't facts. I might feel incompetent, that doesn't mean that I am incompetent. I need to call a friend, one who I consider an encourager and share my feelings with her.
How about you? What emotional trigger will set you off to the kitchen? Who will you call for help and advice?
Scripture Encouragement for today is from Ephesians 6:10-11 (MSG) "And that about wraps it up. God is strong, and he wants you strong. So take everything the Master has set out for you, well-make weapons of the best materials. And put them to use so you will be able to stand up to everything the Devil throws your way."
Grace and Grins,
Judy
Impatience is usually my trigger. If I am waiting for someone who is running late or I am waiting for a phone call. Waiting is down time...I don't feel I can start to do anything because I will be interrupted or I will be the one who is late, late. Down time is time to be filled. So food calls my name. I have found that if I have a book that I am enjoying reading, I can sidetrack my call for food by reaching for my book. So I try to have several good reads in sight.
ReplyDeleteI have to admit that often I don't realize that I am having feelings until much later and then the damage is already done. I am a stuffer too. (A house full of males will do that to the only girl!) I will need to work on recognizing that I am having feelings before accepting them for what they are, I guess.
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