A Problem That Needs Fixing

I have a problem that I really need to work on. When I'm at home alone at night, I eat WAY too much.

I know what's happening when I do it. I know that when I go to the kitchen again, or open up that bag of Halloween candy to take out a Kit-Kat again, that I'm not doing those things because I'm hungry. I'm doing them because I'm lonely, I'm bored, and I'm eating to fill a void. I know it's wrong when I'm doing it, but I'm not often strong enough to stop myself.

This is something I have to get control of. Jim works at a job that requires him to be away at night more often than we like. I spend a fair number of evenings alone, and even a fair amount of weekend time alone.

So, when I get lonely and bored and am wishing he were there, but he's not and not going to be, how do I stop myself from heading to the kitchen again? How do I stop myself from eating too much? How do I convince myself that a belly stuffed full of unnecessary calories isn't going to make me any less lonely until Jim comes home to me?

Thankfully, I won't have to figure that out tonight. Jim will be home for the first night all week, yay! I can't wait to see him again (I haven't seen him at all since Sunday night). I definitely need to figure out something for the future, though, and I'll take any advice you have!