What makes you to OVEREAT?
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I eat when I am stressed, and especially after coming in from work at night. After I get home from work at night it's the worse feeling of being totally out of control. I try to eat the healty foods that are suppose to curb my appetite, but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any suggestions?0
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I overeat whenever I feel any emotion, really. Food can consol and it can be a reward. It can be a stress reducer or it can increase stress. What bothers me the most is when I know before and during a binge that I'm eating my feelings, that I can fully recognize that I'm not hungry and am only eating this Twix because sad or anxious.
Procrastination has to be the biggest source of overeating, which I guess relates to anxiety. I eat as a way to procrastinate. After all, we can't eat and do something else at the same time otherwise the pages of my textbook will get all greasy, right?
But the more I procrastinate, the more anxious I become and the more I just feed into my own cycle. 0 -
I only overeat when I'm alone and surrounded and tempted by my trigger foods.0
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cheyenneandcosmo wrote: »I overeat when......
Im sad
Im angry
Im happy
Im lonely
Im bored
Im stressed
Im at a family get together
I want to make myself feel better
Ive accomplished something, overeating is like a "treat"
So yeah....I think thats pretty much it!
Ditto - it's so hard
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I have done some research on the cause of over eating. It is a fight or flight hormone that gets triggered when we are stressed. I see stressed as Fear or (False Evidence Appearing Real). I myself struggle with this. Being afraid triggers hormones in our stomach signaling that we need food. Not just any kind of food. Fat and sugar. That is why they are called comfort food. Try eating a piece of fruit and feel satisfied... Good luck.
But becoming mindful, is helping me. For me that means calm down, read that goal card again, think what we are trying to reach and plan before you eat. All this takes time, so by the time you remember what you were upset or stressed over, it might have been gone. I learned this from Body For Life. Write down what you will eat before you start. Plan all meals before you start ... Go lean on this concept. Meaning don't plan a whole day just plan for the moment. Live in the moment. That is what I learned. I have to agree that over eating and emotional eating is a quest. What is changing for me is a bigger Why. Last week I sat in an Audi A7 car, and I did not fit to well in it with my fat belly. This $90,000 car is a big why. A big goal. I am working in all aspects on this. Let go of some emotions that I have to earned that money and at the same time those let go will lead to weight loss to.
Another trick I learned from a Health Coach session I had with Aetna health insurance, was that she explained that you don't have to tell people that you are on a diet. Just tell them that you have some allergies and are not sure that eating that food they are presenting to you, like a good piece of chocolate cake, will trigger your allergies. This will back people off right away offering more food, and they will be compasionate.
These are some of my thoughts. I am far from reaching my goal but in the process of getting there.0 -
janesmith1 wrote: »I'm more of a stress eater but also I eat a lot when I'm tired.
I can so relate to this. Had a job where I sat at a desk and we could have hard candy between breaks, which meant that I was constantly eating candy or gum and the calories added up. Due to personal situations, I am no longer working there, but this could bring an even bigger issue. I am afraid that I am going to start eating to make me feel good when I get a letdown about a job possibility falling through. I've been on MyFitness Pal since last March on and off. This time, I have been diligent for 15 days. I just hope that I can keep the cravings away and not fall into a trap when things get rough.
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My biggest trigger is when I am depressed. I'm starting to think I eat out of boredom as well.0
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My overeating is driven by my Anxiety disorders so a constant battle, unless depression hit then I can't be bothered to eat at all.0
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When i'm anxious. depressed, really happy, any very strong emotion can make me overeat. I celebrate with food, console myself with food, i eat when i'm bored even! So it's not a simple matter of figuring out which emotion is my trigger. Food itself is my thing. I love food, texture, taste smell, it's a problem. I really need to find a way to celebrate, console myself, and occupy myself with healthier things. But that's easier said than done.0
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I commend everyone on here for their honesty and coming out with exactly what we all try to hide - the fact that we over eat. I do it when I'm bored or stressed (as a FT working mom of 2 toddlers, recently divorced and living in a dinky place i don't think is good enough for my boys, and not being able to afford to make things better) which is the bulk of my time at home.
- One thing I've been trying to find, research, discover for myself that I have been unsuccessful with is - HOW DO I STOP?0 -
Boredom, primarily, and exposure to food that I wouldn't buy myself. What kills me is that I'm fully aware that I'm not hungry.0
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I over eat when I'm stressed, bored, tired...please add me as a friend if you would like to support each other in losing weight0
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I overeat because the food i eat is something I can control about my life. But then I realize that my overeating is out of control and that stresses me out so I just more. It is just a vicious circle.0
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my problem is i love love love food and i am a good cook as well so anytime i crave something il cook it i can eat so much that i can gain a pound a day i hide to eat i dont want nobody to see me sometimes even if i just ate and i get invited out to eat il go lie to hubby or family i havent ate all day0
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I overeat, choose to eat when I'm not hungry, to procrastinate, when I feel I've failed someone or at something, when I'm bored, too tired, too hungry, angry0
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I eat when I'm hungry ... But then I cannot stop!0
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Lot of stress and worry.. anxiety these days due to a lot of drama/problems that has happened.0
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I over eat when I'm depressed, stressed and lonely. I don't drive so when my husband goes to work unless I get a ride I'm home with the dogs. I usually leave 2 days a week and he's home on the weekends, but those 3 days I'm home get me in trouble. I also lost someone extremely close to me in December and in my grief I turned to food to deal. I lost 25 pounds before that loss and my husband having emergancy eye surgery in August. Now I have gained 10 pounds back. I'm ready to try and stop using food for my emotional pain. Still there is also enjoying food at celebrations that will be tough too, but the other will be the hardest.0
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reading so many familiar things in posts makes my affirm my emotional eating habits. I definitely eat when I feel triggered and like someone else said I eat when I can't confront the person... I am starting to see roots at emotional eating in me.. thanks for posting everybody !
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cheyenneandcosmo wrote: »I overeat when......
Im sad
Im angry
Im happy
Im lonely
Im bored
Im stressed
Im at a party
Im at a family get together
I want to make myself feel better
Ive accomplished something, overeating is like a "treat"
So yeah....I think thats pretty much it!
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I started working from home in June 2014 and I've put on around 2 stones since then. I was eating for the sake of it, no one was there to make me feel embarrassed about have slices of toast with butter as a snack or getting through a loaf of Soreen (mm malt loaf mmm Jamaican ginger cake) in two days. I'd get restless and fidgety and instead of chatting to work mates I'd go to the kitchen and just eat and eat and take a snack back to my desk and eat. So I think it was boredom and loneliness.
I also eat (and drink wine) to treat myself or celebrate minor victories or it just being the weekend or to relax/unwind after a stressful day/week.
I still am of the opinion that life is too short to deprive yourself of the treats but (and it's a big but) in moderation and balanced with exercise. I've seen friends unsuccessfully go back and forth to weightwatchers and slimming world making themselves miserable by eating potatoes with no butter on then cracking and binging. So I really don't want to feel like I'm depriving myself - so, yes, have butter on potatoes but have fewer potatoes or no pudding or go for a cycle/jog/row that morning if you know you'll be having a celebratory meal.0 -
Also - I've got friends who 'forget to eat' when they're busy or stressed! What is that??!! I NEVER forget to eat! Stress just makes me pig out and think "f*** it, I'm stressed, what's this cheese going to do that's worse than all this stuff I've got to do?!" All I get when stressed is hungry... and sometimes piles.... and once alopecia!!! ARGH!0
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Stress and when I'm bored, makes me over eat.0
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I am not only obese but mentally ill *kitten* well. My mind is constantly racing, worry overwhelms me, I never get a break-except when I eat. When I eat my mind stops, I can relax; over the years I have equated food with happiness because eating is the only thing that will make it all stop. I have lost and gained and lost and gained but I am determined this time. I have been trying to change obsessions, put more energy in photography than food. But like any addiction it is a struggle.0
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I overeat when I'm depressed; the last 10 years or so after my divorce, I have felt like a failure on and off so I resort to food for comfort. Also, sometimes I don't want to attract the wrong guy so I isolate and just eat a whole lot. Eitherway, I am trying to regain my control and this time for good...and I am going on day 3 of working towards eating healthier and working out even if that makes me look good and learning how to respond to unwanted attention. Hope to stay connected and stay encouraged0
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My children recently went away to school. I'm left feeling so lonely a lot of the time. Out of all emotions, I notice that sadness is a really big pull for food.0
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I did fine all day until I had dinner at my sister in laws. That just wrecked my mood and I returned home to eat Ben & Jerry's with streusal bread. Now I'm thinking, why do I let fake, hypocritical and jealous people ruin my mood?0
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Went shopping today and hated everything; I figured everything was cute but if only I were small enough to wear it well...walked out of the shopping mall disappointed. Returned home just to eat a big bowl of unhealthy macaroni & cheese. Any suggestions?0
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A better question would be what doesn't make me overeat!!! Everything makes me overeat...but the two biggest culprits are stress or boredom.0
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I overeat when depressed, but have found this DB to be helpful. There are many of us on this discussion board and it helps me think before I go for seconds, thirds and junk food. But yes, it is a challenge. I am currently on day 6 and feel like the worse is over --the sugar cravings and the salty food cravings have all somewhat subsided. Tomorrow is a new day0
