Hello dianna: Since this is your first post here on PC... welcome to PsychCentral! I trust you will find the time you spend here to be of benefit. Here are links to 3 articles, from PsychCentral's archives, regarding the difficulty with losing weight & keeping it off:

https://psychcentral.com/lib/why-is-...h-a-challenge/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/archiv...ight-as-armor/

https://blogs.psychcentral.com/weigh...o-gain-weight/

Also, here's a link to a YouTube video by family therapist Kati Morton on the subject of emotional eating:



Hope some of this information is helpful.