Mindless Eating My Way Through Life

by Maria's Last Diet

Dear Maria...

I don't really care about losing weight. I just want to stop eating my way through life.

I mean, it's ridiculous. I turn to food no matter what. I don't even know I'm doing it half the time.

I don't have an eating disorder - no anorexia, no bulimia, nothing like that. I'm not even that fat. Maybe I could lose fifteen pounds or so. As I said, that's not my point. I just want to cope with life in more rewarding ways.

I wonder if you know about this? I'm a stay-at-home mom, so of course food is always at the ready. I don't binge eat. It's a cookie here, a bowl of ice cream there, a few too many chips.

I really saw myself doing this the other day. My mother called and I braced myself for the conversation by cutting myself a nice piece of crumb cake as we spoke. I caught myself doing this, and it bothered me.

I think I need to find better ways of coping.

  - Wendy