That sounds like you've had a lot of stress recently.
What are you comfort eating for? That might sound like a daft question with the answer, well, durrr, comfort, you Dragony twit, comfort! - but what is it exactly you are gaining from it?
Is it a warm, sleepy carb feeling? The buzz of a ton of Haribo, E Numbers and chocolate? The feeling that you've been a good girl and good girls get treats? Punishment because you don't deserve to feel and look as good as you did on your Wedding Day? A desperate craving for food because you've not eaten much? Protein for an instinctive attempt to help heal, but it's been mixed up with high fat, high carb, high salt, highly processed stuff? Not mobile enough to shop and cook, so quick, easy and out of a packet? Is it your instincts going mad because you restricted massively in the dieting phase so your head is saying FAMINE'S OVER LADS, LET'S GET THIS DOWN OUR NECKS JUST IN CASE THERE'S ANOTHER ONE SOON?
I'll give an example. Luxury cakes and chocolates are often seen as a treat food. They're high in fat and sugar and carbs on the whole. They also tend to look quite pretty.
But something else can be a treat - something sweet, brightly coloured, attractive and with some fat. But also some vitamins, minerals, calcium and the like. It's also quite expensive for something that tastes nice but isn't actually essential. Now you might laugh or tell me to piss right off - but that something, if you think about it, can also be an absolute treat;
Strawberries
Banana
Blueberries
Nectarines
Passion fruit
Pineapple
Raspberries
Passionfruit
all cut up to look pretty and served with some thick, clotted cream, a drizzle of maple syrup and a scattering of pecans. You'll also likely feel a lot better after eating a ton of that compared to the same weight in Sour Mix.
A half pounder with cheese, chips, onion rings, a can of Coke and some ice cream can also feel like a treat. A greasy, salty treat. But so can a duck off expensive piece of steak, well seasoned and served with chips with grated Parmesan on top and a salad with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, etc, etc, etc. Or a big old jacket potato with cream cheese, spring onions, beans, more salad....Or a duck breast glazed in some proper marmalade on salad with beetroot and potatoes...Or a high quality burger, salad, mushrooms, egg, good cheese, chips,
Those 'treats' that I've suggested are full of nutrition and will fill a hole more effectively than the sicky feeling after a Haribofest, burger blow out, three packets of salt n vinegar, cakes and you're still hungry because you've only had sugar or a cold can of sugar/acid to try and cut through the sensation of grease and salt.
(obviously, if you're vegetarian or vegan you're way out of my expertise - but there is a world of food outside a breadcrumbed meat substitute or cook chill pizza.)
There's also a role for how you see yourself; are you the person who wants cake when you're tired, stressed or unhappy - or could you be the person who craves things that are sweet and light and pretty when you're tired, stressed and unhappy? They're not the same.
How about being the person who nourishes their body with high quality food and their eyes/soul with the brightness of instagram worthy meals and fruits whilst they're healing? Could you be that person? Whose meals look wonderful and are enjoyed throughout, not crammed down in desperation or a sense of their never being quite enough?
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so pleased to hear this!
I will feel a bit more confident now going into it
Actually managed not to eat any rubbish today and work out/walk or run 5+ miles every day this week, hopefully won’t be long until I see the results! Will be measuring during the weekend.