What things trigger YOU to wreck your eating habits?

bridgew24
bridgew24 Posts: 143 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Was just thinking about this!

Eg: I'm sitting here eating a bag of chips because I've been trying to organise a birthday celebration for myself and none of my friends seem interested in the least. :grumble:

So what little things cause you to throw all your good eating habits out the window??
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  • broox80
    broox80 Posts: 1,195 Member
    Just one small slip up and for some reason I think I should just eat anything I want for the day!! Uugghhhh so frustrating! !
  • _MG_
    _MG_ Posts: 453 Member
    Boredom.
  • wonderwoman325
    wonderwoman325 Posts: 49
    I am definitely an emotional eater, so if something really upsets me I want comfort food in the worst way. Trying to work on that, and sorry to hear your friends seem uninterested in your birthday :(
  • christopherphillips1983
    christopherphillips1983 Posts: 103 Member
    It's usually a sudden craving for something I haven't had in a long time. It'll strike out of nowhere, too. Most of the time I can shrug it off, but every once in a while, I get one so strong that I won't be able to concentrate or sleep until I satisfy the craving somehow. It may not be exactly what I wanted, but I'll find something close enough that my brain's like, "Ok, I'll let it slide for now" and then resume my regular eating habits.

    I had one day, in the middle of an otherwise healthy dieting period, where I got dressed and went to Taco Bell at 3 AM. I was messing around on the computer and suddenly became aware that Taco Bell was not just what I suddenly wanted, but was apparently the single most important thing on the face of the planet. I disregarded it for a solid hour before finally snapping and gorging myself on pretend-Mexican fast food.

    It doesn't happen often, but the rare time that it does, it's like a physical need that I can't ignore.
  • curlytoes79
    curlytoes79 Posts: 95 Member
    Emotional eater here. I will eat when stressed, when anxious, when bored, when lonely. Or sometimes I will eat when I'm perfectly happy and just want a hit of sugar to make me feel a little better.

    Sorry to hear about your friends, OP. I hope you have a great birthday whether they take part or not.
  • bridgew24
    bridgew24 Posts: 143 Member
    haha Taco Bell is definitely a legitimate craving! Yeah emotions getting high seems to be the common theme here :frown:

    And thanks guys! But I do have a history of bitterly disappointing birthdays hahah
  • djemberhythm
    djemberhythm Posts: 9
    The Weather.

    For real though. When winter hits, the last thing I want to do is eat an ice cold salad, with cold chicken, cold dressing, cold veggies etc. I want soup, and warming foods which unfortunately have higher caloric content. In the summer, all I eat is fruit, veggies, and lean meats.

    Other than that, nothing really wrecks my habits. :D
  • curlytoes79
    curlytoes79 Posts: 95 Member
    The Weather.

    For real though. When winter hits, the last thing I want to do is eat an ice cold salad, with cold chicken, cold dressing, cold veggies etc. I want soup, and warming foods which unfortunately have higher caloric content. In the summer, all I eat is fruit, veggies, and lean meats.

    Other than that, nothing really wrecks my habits. :D

    I don't care much for salads, but there are TONS of good soups you can make that are low-calorie. A plain veggie soup with a few beans or some lean chicken in a non-creamy broth is not high calorie at all. Great stuff for winter. If you search the forums, you can probably find some good recipes.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    Potato chips and french fries hands down.

    They are my Kryptonite.
  • ElizaB84
    ElizaB84 Posts: 105 Member
    Sadness. Anger.
  • GeekyKellie
    GeekyKellie Posts: 21
    Sadness, mostly. If I have a frustrating day at work or college, I want to go out to eat with my boyfriend to make myself happy again. That was our routine for like...the past three years. It's hard to break.
  • Breepa123
    Breepa123 Posts: 66 Member
    Alcohol. Hands down alcohol. I have no problems meeting my calorie goals and macros when I go for periods of time without drinking. But if I go out for one or two at happy hour or drink a glass of wine while cooking dinner it turns into me munching on anything I can get my hands on after that. And then the day after I'm a bottomless pit, which also doesn't help with healthy eating habits. :ohwell:
  • bumblebreezy91
    bumblebreezy91 Posts: 520 Member
    Just one small slip up and for some reason I think I should just eat anything I want for the day!! Uugghhhh so frustrating! !

    This is me, too. But I've been getting better. Somehow. To my utter and disbelieving surprise.

    Also, I tend to be triggered to screw up when I don't get to eat the way I normally do--like if I have to go away for a trip. I try to do well and I always end up caving. Usually for pizza. Or cake.
  • myaiki
    myaiki Posts: 10
    Nighttime. I finish work at around 11 p.m., and if I bother eating anything after that point, I will totally binge. So I have to keep myself in check and just go straight to bed after work.
  • XxQueenMxX
    XxQueenMxX Posts: 683 Member
    Late nights with my fiance. Stress, going out for drinks, or being at a party ( I always crave those damn tacos or burritos at 1 am). Being out and about!
  • Shriffee
    Shriffee Posts: 250 Member
    Watching TV!
  • rockmama72
    rockmama72 Posts: 815 Member
    It wasn't uncommon for me to watch an episode of Diners, Drive Ins and Dives and then find myself in the kitchen at midnight making a cheeseburger.
  • mfoster1019
    mfoster1019 Posts: 152 Member
    1) Boredom
    2) The simple fact it is just there
  • krazyforyou
    krazyforyou Posts: 1,428 Member
    emotinal eater here too. Sugar and chips hands down.
  • ilovescarymovies
    ilovescarymovies Posts: 202 Member
    My bf wanted taco bell and I was hungry.....thats usually what happens for me
  • MCrome
    MCrome Posts: 14 Member
    I ruin my diet when I'm upset .
    Plus when have one alcoholic drink makes me crave bad things lol :(
  • Iwishyouwell
    Iwishyouwell Posts: 1,888 Member
    It use to be ice cream, cookies, and cake. I'd have a little and it always bound into a lot.

    But that was back in my "all or nothing" days. Back when I dealt with food and diet from the position of "on days", "off days", "cheat days", etc. I had a "start Monday/start tomorrow" mentality that was legendary. I gained so, so much weight by tasting, splurging, and promising to "start tomorrow".

    Awful way to live. Now with IFing I've built in a large enough weekly deficit that I can eat what I like, in just about any amounts I like. I still limit those trigger foods, just because I eat a pretty overall nutritious diet, but when I do have them I give myself the freedom to have as much as I like. It's changed my entire mindset around the notion of sugar addiction and trigger foods.
  • scarrletti_girl
    scarrletti_girl Posts: 479 Member
    well stress does it for me and a major fall off the wagon is usually caused by stressful life events lol but this time i'm gonna try harder to stick to it.
  • PeanutButter1999
    PeanutButter1999 Posts: 55 Member
    I am a very bad emotionally eater, so when something stressful happens I try to keep busy and break this horrible coping habit.
  • sbarella
    sbarella Posts: 713 Member
    It's usually a sudden craving for something I haven't had in a long time. It'll strike out of nowhere, too. Most of the time I can shrug it off, but every once in a while, I get one so strong that I won't be able to concentrate or sleep until I satisfy the craving somehow. It may not be exactly what I wanted, but I'll find something close enough that my brain's like, "Ok, I'll let it slide for now" and then resume my regular eating habits.

    I had one day, in the middle of an otherwise healthy dieting period, where I got dressed and went to Taco Bell at 3 AM. I was messing around on the computer and suddenly became aware that Taco Bell was not just what I suddenly wanted, but was apparently the single most important thing on the face of the planet. I disregarded it for a solid hour before finally snapping and gorging myself on pretend-Mexican fast food.

    It doesn't happen often, but the rare time that it does, it's like a physical need that I can't ignore.
    Same here! But it has to be exactly what I wanted. If it's Sunday and I want THOSE cookies that I can only find in THAT supermarket which is closed on Sunday, I won't binge on random cookies. I'll just be a nasty b**** all day :bigsmile:
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    I'm having one of those small bags of Lays potato chips with my sammich at lunch...I'm going to the Urban Hotdog Company tomorrow for lunch with some guys I ride with and having a big old Polish sausage covered in grilled onions, sauerkraut, and mustard along with a basket of fries. I really don't see these things as "wrecking" my eating habits or nutrition.

    For example, today...while I will be having some potato chips at lunch, I have also had some scrambled eggs and sauteed cabbage (yes I'm weird) and greek yogurt for breakfast...along with those chips at lunch I'll be having 1/2 an avocado. For a snack this afternoon I have about 60 grams of hummus and 250 grams of mixed vegetables (cauliflower, broccoli, carrots, snap peas, grape tomatoes) and another afternoon snack of an apple and 28 grams of almonds. Not sure about dinner yet tonight...

    At any rate, the point I'm making is that these kind of things can easily be worked into an otherwise very nutritious and balanced diet so I really don't worry about them...these things only make up a very small part of my diet...except for Sunday...I will be eating all of the junk food on Superbowl Sunday...and then right back to my SOP on Monday.
  • Eve_e
    Eve_e Posts: 57
    1) Alcohol. I'm in college, so that makes it difficult enough. It's high in calories just by itself, so I usually spend the day saving my calories for it, and not only to I over-drink, but then I'm starved for real food because all I've had all day is a damn salad and a protein bar! Thursday through Saturday is a vicious cycle.

    2) My roommate. She's not a healthy eater, and sometimes, after a long day, when she asks if I'd eat some pizza if she ordered it at 2:00 in the morning...Sometimes I just can't say no.

    College in general is a massive trigger.
  • Wynterandemiliano
    Wynterandemiliano Posts: 13 Member
    :noway:
  • Wynterandemiliano
    Wynterandemiliano Posts: 13 Member
    STRESSSSSS definitely stress. I get a feeling similar to hunger and then I think I am just starving, I wonder if anyone else feels like this or if I am just a special type of crazy :)
  • AlysonG2
    AlysonG2 Posts: 713 Member
    Just one small slip up and for some reason I think I should just eat anything I want for the day!! Uugghhhh so frustrating! !

    I agree with this. Then that day runs into the next day, and so on. And also....boredom.

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