So, I have found a family member who is a trigger for me. I knew he triggered me to "need" a drink back when I drank more alcohol (rarely drink anymore) however, apparently he now triggers me to EAT. Having him around, as much as I love him, is one of the most stressful things in the world. His life has been a mess for a couple months now and he keeps dumping the stuff on me - see I'm his mother and I'm supposed to fix all the stupid stuff this adult child screws up. (feeling my BP going up now!)
Also interesting, I'd bought a blood pressure machine because in spite of my weight loss and trying to do everything right, my BP was high again over the last several weeks. My son (who lives 3 hours away) was at my house yesterday afternoon when I got home trying to find a ride back to his home. I took my BP at that time (the machine takes 3 readings 1 minute apart and averages them) and it was high again. About 15 minutes after he found a ride and left, I took it again and my BP had dropped back to the normal range.
Unfortunately, I'd already eaten several bags of microwave popcorn and a large bowl of fruit loops. :( When I look at how I've been eating, when and what days over the past several weeks, then look at my FB or text messages, there is a correlation. I didn't even realize till I was reaching for another food item (after the popcorn and fruit loops) that I was so stressed out.
So, bottom line it that when he is messaging me or is visiting, I just need to keep in mind WHY I'm eating so that I don't grab that food and chow it down because it isn't easing the stress, that is for sure!