What are your worst triggers?

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  • jennrissa
    jennrissa Posts: 42 Member
    Stress. Mostly from my mother and also trying to get a job. The last 5 days I've been stress eating to hell because my mom has been picking fights (calling the cops on a neighbor and firing her home health aide).
  • deason91
    deason91 Posts: 12 Member
    Alcohol and sleepiness. Also, working at a computer. I love crunching on something while I'm typing.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Same as many others here, apparently.

    Sleepiness
    Stress
    Alcohol
    Boredom

    One I haven't seen mentioned is "lack of structure." I do great on days I work, because I plan my meals and eat at certain times (breaks). Weekends or vacations, though? Look out!
  • onematch
    onematch Posts: 241 Member
    Emotions and stress.
  • Frogprincess85
    Frogprincess85 Posts: 8 Member
    When I'm angry I always feel like something sweet will make me happy again. Or mostly when I'm hungry! I eat the first salty starchy thing like fishy crackers!
    I try to keep these things out of the house, or else I drink tea. A warm drink often makes me happy.
  • ballison2012
    ballison2012 Posts: 10 Member
    edited March 2018
    Not a horrible problem to have but my boyfriend is a huge trigger. He is underweight (6ft, 130 lbs) and has been trying to gain weight. He keeps asking if we can go out to eat, and encourages cheat days. When I told him I finally fit into a size 16 he said we should celebrate and brought me a chicken and waffle poboy with sweet potato fries.

    It's not malicous at all, he just really enjoys food and wants us to eat great food together. He is super supportive he just doesn't really understand calorie counting. I now try to eat light breakfasts around him so i won't go over calorie goals during the day. I've also started avoiding visiting his family on sundays because they cook HUGE meals and I binge eat every time.
  • Hopeful2BHere
    Hopeful2BHere Posts: 12 Member
    Stress.
    Sitting down and preparing my budget adds to this and I feel like I want and deserve to treat myself.
    And watching cooking shows.
  • Birder165
    Birder165 Posts: 484 Member
    edited March 2018
    Boredom and reading food posts on MFP. I get too many ideas and my mouth starts watering. lol
    Also having highly palatable foods (mostly sweet treats like ice cream, cookies, cake etc.) in the house gets me in trouble.
    I can have dark chocolate in the house and be able to moderate but never milk chocolate.
    Rice is another problem. I've learned to only make as much as we'll eat in one sitting.
  • LittleAllison89
    LittleAllison89 Posts: 2 Member
    My biggest trigger is knowing the people I’m spending time with are going to enjoy food and drinks the way I love to do. I have extreme FOMO—Fear of Missing Out! If I make a healthy choice out to eat I’m usually totally satisfied, but I tend to make poor choices (at least for someone who is trying to lose 30 lbs) right from the start because I love to enjoy delicious, decadent food; that’s what going out to restaurants is about for me. I’m working on breaking out of this mindset and simply accepting time out to dinner, or at a party, or a work function, is not about consuming food and drinks but spending quality time with others.
  • 81Katz
    81Katz Posts: 7,074 Member
    Believe it or not, sometimes it's logging. Like here's your allowence, spend it wisely. I spend money on 'practical things' I don't really want, trying to be good. Then sometimes it makes me say screw it and then I go on a spending spree of all things 'sparkly'. :blush:

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