I have recently broken up with my boyfriend and last night I intentionally hit the couch with vodka, boneless spare ribs, and a jar of peanut putter.

One one hand, I'm happy that I didn't bust out the Ring Dings and chips that my son has in the pantry... but yet I see that my emotional eating is still an issue for me
I hate to be at the mercy of my moods, I wish I could just STOP it

You are much more disciplined than I am. My grandmother died recently and the first thing I did was head to Friendly's for a peanut butter cup sundae. It was the sweetest hug in the world, but I was miserable and mad at myself the next 2 days! Grief x 2!

Use those types of emotional blows as energy to exercise. Work your anger/frustration/sadness out in the intensity of your workout. If there's one time when you can really USE anger and frustration for a positive benefit, it's when you're working out.

Look at the Plus side of this Chichigirl. You now have the opportunity, and the time to make the changes in you that you want to make.

What would you like to change? How would you go about that?

I know it hurts now,(I'm divorced)and it's hard to see this positively, but I have faith in you. I gained that faith because you were willing to 'fess up to the binge and you made this thread because you recognized you want to change how you react to your emotions. I know others recognize that, too.

Rooting for you! Let us know what you decide to change first!

Make you feel more better in the morning than if you hadn't done it? Helped you get a new guy, if you want one? Don't know. When stuff quits working for me, I most of the time find something else to do. As long as it's working, it's pretty hard to stop.

A four-pack of CSI and a basket of knitting has done the trick for me in the past. Worth getting one of the better NetFlix memberships so you can have a stack of DVDs whenever the urge strikes.

The vodka's the dangerous element there--it can lead to those REALLY nasty 3 am "what went wrong with us?" phone calls.

I tried the binge thing too when I was really upset...but the funny thing was I binged on my favorite atkins foods and I ended up stopping myself because the fat made me feel full, and I ended up just having a really big on-plan dinner. >.< Didn't help and didn't really hurt. But it didn't help.

Think I will try the movie idea, thanks cs_carver.