Giving myself yet another chance

Hi,

I'm 200+ and trying it again. Feel like I've done it all - primarily Weight Watchers a many times now. I have a daughter with autism who has weight issues and a son who is skinny as a stick and loves to move (thankfully!!) But I'm afraid our weight problems will one day wear off on him if my husband and I don't do something. My husband is also overweight and has begun the process for gastric bypass ... a decision with both struggled with for him, but he's done a lot of research. Given his history and health, the doctors and all agree it is the best solution for him. Still, he has a set amount of weight he has to lose before the surgery, so I'm not truly alone on this journey. Still, when you have two co-dependent foodies in the house, it can be like the blind leading the blind! :)

Exercise isn't as much a problem for me. I have a yoga class and my daughter and I walk a mile to school every morning and I have a water aerobics class I enjoy (just need to make more of a commitment to go.) It's the food. I'm an emotional eater. I read one person's post who sounds just like me -- when I'm stressed, carrots and celery don't cut it. I need pretzels, brownies, candy ...

The worst part is, I feel so bad about myself when I set a goal to lose weight and I blow with an emotional eating binge. Then of course, the depression about blowing the diet just grows into a 2-3 day eating bender where I don't care what I'm putting in my mouth.

So ... that's my story. Thanks for listening!