I am getting completely pissed off that everytime I sign on now I have to do site maintanence. This onslaught of SPAM is nauseating. But I knew the peace and quiet wouldnt last for long. You get one; and more will follow...
So I thought that this thread would be appropriate...
How do you handle your anger (before and after weight loss?)
Before:
I would usually eat til I was sick. (Huge emotional/binge eater). Then again; any emotion was excuse for a carb 'n junk free for all. Or I would pitch a fit, or go to sleep and hope it would just go away.
After:
I seem to have slid to the other end of the spectrum. If I get angry now; I dont eat much (or at all), or I go and exercise until I feel better. Neither extreme end of the scale are positive; but undereating is better than a 5,000 calorie pig out. I shudder to think what I used to put away in a sitting. I am doing much better with the anger reaction (with the exception of getting passed over again). I get over things a lot faster. A grudge is just an excuse to carry around extra emotional weight. Yell once to get it off your chest and move on. You will feel relieved and lighter all over.
Yes, landing face first into a Large Pepperoni, Extra Cheese, and Green Pepper Pizza is MUCH more fun. But is it really all that practical or even rewarding? I used to think so. The winds of change seem to have tipped the decisions scale once again in my favor. Food is not intended to be an emotions relaxer; but a necessary element of survival. No, you wont "die" if you dont have that pizza, cookie, cheesy nacho platter, double chocolate cake or full order of fries. But commercials and your head make you believe that you will if you dont grab, chug, stuff, chow one NOW! Now I believe I will "die" if I dont get my exercise in each day. That is good for the heart, mind, soul, and body...it's calorie free and there is no exerciser's remorse after it's over. Unless your muscles pitch a fit. That I can live with. It is much easier to get over a pulled muscle than a heart attack, hypertension, or even weight gain. All of which carry with them heavy mental and physical burdens.
I am curious to see how you guys answer this question. It has been something I have been wondering about for a while.
~Carrie
