Coronavirus and family triggers

I was doing SO well for the past week, getting into the rhythm of CICO and not wanting to go over my calorie limit by binging.

I live in NYC and today decided to go home with my roommate and my brother to stay with my parents in Pennsylvania. We heard the city might go into a quarantine and wanted to be in the suburbs where we would have more space and be further from people if things got worse.

The anxiety of COVID-19 combined with the triggers of going home (falling into old patterns, minimal control over what food is in the house, family eating habits, no gym, and my mom’s anorexia) have me losing all the progress I’ve made. I didn’t totally binge today but I couldn’t stop snacking after dinner and found myself obsessing over the ice cream and candied pecans and cookies that are in the house. It feels like only a matter of time.

I don’t know how long I’m going to be here before going back to NYC and I just really don’t want to lose my momentum. It’s getting warmer and I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t feel comfortable in anything but black long sleeves and turtlenecks because I’ve gained so much weight.

Does anyone have tips or tricks you’ve used to avoid binging specifically related to anxiety and/or family triggers? Would love any help.

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