Like the title says, I am having problems with over eating when I’m lonely.
I haven’t lived in my city for too long and also just started a new job, so I don’t have any friends or family in the area. I live alone and don’t do much outside of going to work everyday.
I eat a healthy breakfast and pack a lunch everyday. I don’t drink soda or snack throughout the day. I try to drink a lot of water and eat enough that I’m not hungry when it’s time to leave.
During my commute home is when I begin to struggle. The loneliness creeps in and I’ve been self medicating with takeout and booze nearly everyday. I’m pretty sure the winter and the cold is also getting to me.
Getting myself out of the habit of crashing on the couch with a bag of chips and a bottle of wine has been way harder to snap out of than I thought it would be. I used to work an insane retail sales job with unpredictable and long hours, so being exhausted was always my excuse before. I purposely changed jobs to have a better quality of life and now work a low stress 9-5. By 6:00pm though I still find myself on the couch with a drink and too much garbage food. I find myself looking forward to that part of the day, even though I regret it the next morning.
I guess what I’m asking is, how to I get out of this cycle without having a support system? I feel like I’m caught in a spiral that I can’t get out of.
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