Emotional eating ...

Saturdays are always busy for me. I sleep in because on Friday night we stay up to watch a movie with our teenagers and it usually goes late. So I wake up pretty tired to start with but, once I have my coffee I feel better and ready to get something done. My day always starts with breakfast with my husband and then put on makeup, comb hair, and get busy. Not this morning. By the time I got up my hubby was ready to take off and get busy with what he had to do for the day and I ate breakfast alone....well not alone....just not with him. I felt outta sorts about this and a bit emotional ..... I know that sounds stupid but, I don't get much time with my husband and I look forward to spending any time I can with him. I wasn't going to let this ruin my day so I ate a healthy breakfast and put my makeup on and then washed my car and vacuumed it out. In the afternoon I did make him lunch and we ate together but I still wanted more time with him. He went about doing his stuff and I made time to get on the wii fit for an hour. Now it's after dinner and I'm feeling a bit emotional. I'm going to bed so I don't eat to fill an emotional need. I realize that I eat to fullfill emotional needs and as a comforter. One thing I have used as a comfort since I have been trying to take care of myself and be healthy is hot tea. A cup of hot tea does wonders to pick me up but, I still struggle with using food as a comfort. I really want to learn a healthier way...especially to teach my daughter.

Do you have a "no food" way of dealing with stress or emotions?

Wishing you a happy healthy day!