What makes you to OVEREAT?
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I over eat when I think no one is looking.... I need to remember " the calories I eat in private, I wear in public"2
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I overeat when I am stressed, PMSing, angry, scared, bored and tired. I could go on but it is depressing looking at the things that make me overeat.1
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I'm learning I am an emotional eater and I look to food for a feel good feeling and it works...but only temporary. In short it is my drug of choice, but like all drugs the high is short and the fall is great. I'm reading a great book about this and it is really helping me understand (and for me if I understand why then I feel more likely to overcome) what emotional eating is and why it happens. It's written by Susan Albers 50 More Ways to Soothe Yourself Without Food. Thought I'd share since I am loving it, maybe someone else could benefit from it also
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Boredom and stress, usually. I have also realized recently that I often eat when I want an "excuse" for a break at work (somehow, although I do have breaks allotted to me, I feel like people will think I'm being lazy or goofing off if I'm on my phone/reading without the clear "this is my break" snack on my plate), or a sit-down at home to stop doing chores and read for a few minutes. I'm trying to be more mindful of giving myself that time without feeling the need to eat. Tea helps - still falls in that category of putting something in my mouth.1
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anxiety- sometimes I don't even realize I'm eating
procrastination-avoid doing things I don't want to do - eat instead1 -
stress and anxiety .. any time IM overwhelmed.. I fund myself scarfing something down before I am even aware that I'm freaking out.. its my go to anesthetic.. weight gain the unfortunate consequence of my coping strategy !
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I tend to overeat when i am stressed!
Or when i cook something i really enjoy eating as well for my family
it is so hard to eat just a bit of it.:noway:
I also overeat the day after my weigh in and once i do that it is always soooo hard to get back on track the next day!
What makes you overeat?
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Wifeyy, I eat after a weigh in, too...even if I have done well that week. Crazy!1
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Feeling sorry for myself makes me eat. I have gained 30 lbs since December and I'm feeling a lot of shame and discouragement. My mother passed away less than 2 years ago and my father and I became estranged at Christmas. Since our falling out I have relied on eating to feel better. I'm looking for other emotional eaters as I need a better support system. Please add me. I look forward to getting to know you in the group.1
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I used to eat a lot with my anxiety but that isn't so much the case anymore, but all bets are off during that time of the month. Ill do so well all month and then I wake up and im starving all day long! Ive binged two days in a row now and its not fun. Gotta get a handle on it.1
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Now that I'm actually paying attention and trying to understand myself, I realize I eat to relieve boredom, loneliness and of course, stress. My problem is two-fold; I LOVE to cook but I also LOVE to eat and the foods I turn to are "comfort foods". So, thousands of calories in cheese on pizza or in a pasta, chicken wings.. you get the idea. I have to retrain myself to remember that just because it's homemade and includes healthy ingredients, doesn't mean it's healthy eating.2
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I overeat when I'm anxious, bored and stressed. At the moment my 7 year old is not sleeping so we're not sleeping which makes me eat more sugary/rubbish food. I also think I have a sugar addiction and have yet to work out how to conquer it
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Hi what makes me over eat? Stress, losing control over a situation, drama! Plus not going in to detail but, mental abuse form my so call dad for 19 years. Happily married almost 22 years in Oct. of this year! At 51 still have a lot of work to do. Like losing weight. And control portions of what I eat. I love food and I get bore easily too!
Love chocolate and have a Italian husband who like to cook and eat like I do!
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I've moved my weigh day to Monday, and planning on prelogging my weekends from now on! Weekends kill my progress..I'm good all week, then the weekend hits and I've gaine 1-2 lbs back. The struggle is real!1
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I'm not good at portion control with the tasty foods yet..I'd almost rather not eat them at all, because I don't just want to eat a little bit!1 -
Hey all...
As I've read it's been said many times... I overeat when it's something that tastes good. Or if I'm at a work event. Or at a family get together. Or if I'm bored. Or if a TV commercial has something in it that triggers a "oh that looks good" thought!
I had a lapband placed in 2010, my biggest realization was - I just broke up with my best friend - FOOD!
I couldn't eat my usual loves like pasta, rice and breads and chips but sweets slid down like a dream! It was sad
Fast forward almost 4 years my band slipped forcing me to have it removed. My usual go to foods like the bread, pasta etc didn't really come back but now I find I'm addicted to sweets! Like ice cream, cookies etc.
I knew once my band was out I'd gain and I did because I felt sad for myself... Here came 20-30-40lbs crashing back!
But here I am, fighting the fight again... I will win eventually.2 -
I overeat when I am tired or stressed. I don't average a lot of sleep, usually 3 - 4 hours a night. While I am working or at school I need to eat so that I do not fall asleep in class or at my desk. When I get crazy stressed out I also over eat. The only positive is that lately Ive been over eating healthier foods. But overeating is overeating...
The worst part is the lousy feeling I get afterwards though:/1 -
Stress. Not wanting to waste perfectly good food the kids didn't eat. In place of a cigarette.
Sometimes I get a craving and just stuff myself. If I buy a pie or something I try to eat it all before my husband gets home.1 -
I'm really trying to pay attention to my feelings around food now, and I've noticed a couple of things. Sometimes I overeat because I'm not busy enough, ie bored, and when I catch myself about to eat that way I've been trying to redirect my energy to food prep - cooking down vegetables form my farm share, cooking beans, etc. I've been pretty successful at that since joining MFP.
The hardest is overeating because I'm anxious or distressed - I'm trying to force myself to sit with the feeling but I'm so new at actually feeling my feelings that its pretty hard to identify - but I'm finding at least taking some time to try is diverting me (sometimes) from overeating.
And sometimes I overeat because I'm just stupid - I read about, see a photo or commercial of an attractive food and want it, and I can always figure out a way to rationalize eating it, even though in my heart I know it will lead to a binge.3 -
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In many ways, food is a distraction. It's a distraction from my money situation, my health, and my mental instability.2
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The smell and sight of many foods makes me crave them. My mouth will even water!
Grocery shopping is like a mine field.
I'm keeping a diary of sorts about the feelings I get associated with food.
Worry is something I repeatedly find blocks me from being conscious of how much and how fast I eat food. I got in touch with this by having a goal of chewing the food more slowly, swallowing it all, then counting to at least 5, then going for the next bite. This helped to break down the way I distance myself from what is in front of me; the plate of food.
Slower eating focuses me on eating and it makes me fuller faster for one thing, but the real benefit is that it gives me an opening to identify the mood I'm actually in, the emotions, and eventually I have seen a pattern of how I gain permission from myself for myself to overeat by thinking about stressful events, even ones from the past, and other highly emotional things. Once I saw that, it became a lot easier to stop doing it and has stopped almost automatically just with this new awareness.1 -
I tend to overeat when I am bored or stressed. I also overeat if I don't use small plates. I was taught as a child to finish my plate, and I have a hard time breaking that habit.2
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Hello all. I'm new to this group. My name is Doug and I live in the Akron, Ohio area. I recognize that I'm an emotional eater. Stress is a trigger for me. When I'm stressed, I go for the comfort foods; pizza, chocolate, chips, etc. or sometimes for the wine or beer.
I own my emotional eating, and I'm working to do better to manage my stress, to not overeat and to not eat the wrong types of things. In reflecting upon all of this, I grew up in a family where food equaled love and the parents, grandparents, others used food in holiday rituals, to recognize achievements, to comfort, etc. I'm not pointing fingers, but I am trying to unlearn much about food that I learned early on and to reset my relationship with food.
I also think it's important to have friends and support on this journey. Anyone please feel free to include me as a friend if you would like. I track each day and I have an open diary.3 -
Stress, boredom, and anxiety but also felling like I have to eat everything on my plate even after I'm full. (In recovery from Anorexia/Bulimia doesn't help because I just want to die after I binge and I can't purge anymore.)2
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Eating is my distraction from the world I cannot control whats going on around me, but i can control how i react to it Food is Not the answer. Therefore I can control what I eat. Starting tomorrow, its on
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I have turned to food for comfort ever since I can remember, as does my whole family. We also use food as a way to celebrate as many people do. My dad was from the clean plate club and my mother put too much food on my plate, so I was robbed of tuning into my natural fullness cues from young on. I was not allowed to leave the table until I ate it all and it was always too much. I have lost and gained and lost and gained over the years. I tend to freak out when my weight loss shows and people comment on my looks. It just makes me feel so vulnerable and afraid and something snaps and the weight comes back on. I am too good at rationalizing or denying the amount of food I am eating. So, here I am again with my fitness pal. This time, I am also seeking professional help to work through the emotional issues that are keeping me overweight and unhealthy. I realize I need this extra support to make the loss permanent this time.1
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i overeat whether I'm happy or sad which is very often.1
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-Feeling less empowered in my world
-Feeling hopeless
-Dealing with difficult people (mostly family trigger me)
General frustration in myself but much of it is programming from my childhood. Have a sad thought, reach for empty nutrients and stuff the emotions into an abyss.2
