Unfortunately, I never learned tools for dealing with stress in a healthy way. Emotional eating was my escape and method for going numb. Last year, my numbers indicated insulin resistance and elevated cholesterol. My doctor pushed me to go on one of the new weight-loss injectable miracle drugs. I tried it for a month but had to go off for a medical procedure. A tiny little voice inside me told me I had to fix my head before I could fix my body, so I chose not to resume that drug.