Emotional Eating

I have struggled with emotional eating for a very long time. This weekend, I discovered a spot that I thought might be breast cancer. As I began thinking about how that would change life, I got real scared. My emotional eating habit was screaming at me...."sugar! You need sugar!" Sugary foods, especially chocolate or ice cream are what I would go to. I would conveniently take a drive by myself and hit Dairy Queen drive through, eat a blizzard, and discard the evidence so no one, including my husband would know. I started wandering around my kitchen looking for something to curb this monster emotional craving, when I realized what I was doing. After stopping to think about what that choice would ultimately do, I opted for a healthy snack of vanilla greek yogurt with some grapes. I had a small portion and I was fine. Did I make the right choice? Possibly. To be able to walk away entirely without my snack would be ideal, but as long as I persist, that will come in time with God's help. I have two diagnostic tests on Monday to determine whether or not I have cancer, but my doctor is quite certain that it won't be. "I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength." -Philippians 4:13