which is harder for you - boredom eating or stress eating?
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Boredom eating. I'm never hungry when I'm stressed or upset about something.0
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I used to eat when I was upset or stressed and now if I'm upset or stressed I clean. Guess that comes with getting older. I do eat when I am bored though.0
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I do both. Mostly boredom eating though. The difference for me is that I can eat healthy when I'm boredom eating. When stess eating, unfortunately, broccoli and grilled chicken don't make it better as well as nachos, chocolate and vodka.
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OMG!! I'm such a stress eater! I'm trying different things to not eat when I'm stressed, such as writing down the emotions I'm feeling at the time, walking, or simply drinking water instead of eating. Hopefully, I'll eventually move on from my stress eating!0
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boredom eating, unfortunately... when im stressed im tend to eat less, maybe because my stomach is shrinking due to stress. but when im at home and have nothing to do - ice cream, chocolate bar, everything whats in the fridge just looks so yummy to me - especially when no one is watching.:(0
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Boredom for sure. But occasionally stress. When it's stress it is more about feeling like I deserve food because everything else is so terrible. But I can also feel this way when things go well to. It's that food as a reward thing! Not cool either way!0
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Stress eating. I don't often boredom eat, but stress makes me hungry.0
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Stress eating is the harder one for me. I can keep myself busy enough when I am bored. Not as good when I am stressed.0
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I am for sure a bored eater. Especially at night when the kids are in bed and I am in front of the tv.0
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Definitely bored eating. Hands down.0
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Boredom eating! ESPECIALLY at work! I have to keep my brain busy or it convinces me that I am STARVING!0
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Boredom eating is harder for me. When I am stressed or upset I have no appetite.0
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try chewing gum or sucking on a hard candy. It keeps my mouth busy, but takes a long time to eat. Plus, both are low in calories. Also, microwave popcorn really doesn't have that many calories. Try poping a bag, and sharing it with someone. I will often eat popcorn, and drink crystal light. Very calorie friendly.0
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boredom0
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i'm a bored eater i can't help it stress just gets me a clean house0
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Both are bad for me! Boredom eating is quantity -- I will just wander through the kitchen, snacking on little bits of everything. Ugh!
But stress eating... I reward myself with food when I have to do something stressful. And usually the food I pick is like... cupcakes.
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Boredom eating hands down, and it dosent help that im practically the only one in my family doing this so ill be watching a movie with my dad and he'll be snacking on cookies or chips and ill have to sit their and endure it0
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Stress/emotional eating. When I'm bored, I can do things to occupy myself. I think for a long time I have used food as a crutch emotionally, both by restricting and also by binging.0
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I definitely do both. But I think stress/emotional eating is what really gets me. Food has always been a comfort to me and binging is how I, essentially, eat my feelings away. When I'm bored I can find plenty to keep me busy between the internet, my daughter, friends, cleaning, and artsy things. But there is always something telling me in the back of my mind I should be eating to make myself feel complete. Or something like that.0
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i agree, i am a boredom eater too and it makes it worse because i have given up smoking......0
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Stress for sure!! I can always find something to do if I'm bored.0
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Both but emotional eating use to be my biggest problem. I did eat when I was bored but I found doing my hobbies help me not to binge eat... Actually when I use to be so stressed out because of school, I would just lay down for a while so I never really ate when I'm stress unless it was a combination if stress and just being so emotional. Now that I have more energy, I'm not in an emotional situation anymore I am learning and have learned to control that.0
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Definitely boredom. When I'm stressed, I don't eat.0
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Boredom eating, most definitely. I eat a lot under stress too, but if I have nothing to do and good food is lying around teasing me then I'll most likely pick it up and eat it even if I'm not hungry at all.0
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Stress eater. I know I'm at breaking point with stress if I go off food, and can count and name on one hand the times that has happened. My problem is I get physical symptoms in my stomach when I'm stressed, that go with eating, ergo "perfect" comfort eating. I have typed myself a little set of mantras to read every night before bed now,, to see if that will help.0
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definitely boredom eating.....i don't really eat when i'm stressed. emotional eating when i'm happy or something (like a celebratory thing)0
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At the moment it is boredom eating, at work. Sitting and working 9 hours a day in front of a screen, not really stressfull close to the break room with the vending mashine.
So I started again to try to not have too much small cash in the pocket to go buy some sweets. Helps a bit but the most difficult thing actually really is to get the time pass by.0 -
At the moment it is boredom eating, at work. Sitting and working 9 hours a day in front of a screen, not really stressfull close to the break room with the vending mashine.
So I started again to try to not have too much small cash in the pocket to go buy some sweets. Helps a bit but the most difficult thing actually really is to get the time pass by.
This perfectly describes how I feel.0 -
I believe I do both... If I don't have anything to do I "fridge-raid" or if I am depressed I do the same I am going to try and break this ... Dont know how but will find some methods via trial and error0
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I eat when i'm bored... which is horrible.. for stress I go on the treadmill and "run away" from the problems0
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