Ways to deal with being sad that aren't eating.

[TheMuskratOfDestiny]

I need some ideas please.

My nan died yesterday. Immediately went out and bought fresh bread, butter and cheese and brownies.

I can't keep dealing with sad via food. What other activities could I do?

Exercise! Walking fast and cycling. With friends or alone. Even half an hour daily makes a difference.

Also mediation, yoga, Pilates,

i bought in a whole heap of herbal teas and thats what I have if I want to emotionally eat. It works for me

Sorry to hear about your nan

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Enjoy the nice things you have bought but balance it with vegetables, protein, and fibre.

Allow yourself to grieve and be sad.

If you have been sticking to a plan, you may find comfort in the routine.

I also find yoga and meditation very helpful. Even ten minutes a day.

Creating a little memorial garden to her - whether that's in an indoor planter, or a tree in a pot or sewing seeds of plants she loved.

Journalling - write about her, write a poem for her. There are also online sites where you can create memorial pages to people you love.

Organise a memorial - either a get together of people who loved her or an online one - everyone takes a turn to show or tell something that reminds them of her - playing a song, telling an anecdote, doing a reading, sharing food she loved to make or eat etc.

Self care - lots of exercise.

Maybe sign up for a charity run or hike to support a charity connected to her in some way. Then get training for it.

My dad loved blue. The day he died I planted lots of blue agapanthus.

I'm sorry for your loss, @TheMuskratOfDestiny
Just to second everything that @Lilacdew has said: journalling in particular is very helpful as a way to verbally express feelings of sadness, rather than eating them.

So sorry for your loss, OP!

The things that work for me are; exercise (dog walking if you have one), gardening (I know the weather is frightful but I still feel really great afterward), cuddling pets, and cooking really complicated but healthy dishes (ramen etc), cleaning, yoga

All the ideas above are really good.

When I need distraction I watch Tv (I’ll buy online movies), but I do tapestry or crochet while watching to keep my hands busy so I can’t stuff my face.

sorry about your nan. x

Thanks everyone ❤️

She wouldn't want me feeling like this so will try some of your suggestions.

There will be no funeral as she didn't want one so have been thinking of ways to do my own goodbye.

He favourite flower was gladioli

And she smelled like dior poison, old style stick foundation and coco butter body lotion

Sorry for your loss. Some lovely ideas on here. If I am having a difficult time I reread my favourite books including childhood stories. A couple of years ago I reread Malory Towers and St Clare’s school stories at bedtime, they really helped me switch off and relax.

I'm sorry to hear about your nan. Be kind to yourself. Along with going for long walks, when I'm miserable I go to the library and take myself away into a good book. The library is great because you can just pick what takes your fancy (not necessarily fiction - can be someone who's gone round the world with their cat, or whatever) and no-one makes you finish it if you don't like it.