Stress Eating

blum0133

So, I am a college student and have three exams this week on top of working two jobs. I tend to eat when I am stressed out, even though I know I shouldnt be. Any suggestions as to how to avoid stress eating?

blum0133

So, I am a college student and have three exams this week on top of working two jobs. I tend to eat when I am stressed out, even though I know I shouldnt be. Any suggestions as to how to avoid stress eating?

adopt4

Chew sugarless gum...

Or just go ahead and stress eat - raw carrots, celery, etc. Chew away on something that's good for you.

Mangoaddict

Take some time out and workout for about 30 minutes and think of how many calories are in a cookie or 1oz of chips compared to healthier foods such as fruit and vegies. You will stop eating them at once.

meghanttu08

been there before! what i did was find time to go to my college's rec center. it was open 6am-midnight so there was time for me to go. i would go work out which releases stress for me before i went to study. it helped me a lot and i could concentrate more. plus after i worked out i didn't want a lot to eat. i took my stres out on the weights instead of munchies.

meghanttu08

been there before! what i did was find time to go to my college's rec center. it was open 6am-midnight so there was time for me to go. i would go work out which releases stress for me before i went to study. it helped me a lot and i could concentrate more. plus after i worked out i didn't want a lot to eat. i took my stres out on the weights instead of munchies.

meghanttu08

idk why it posted it twice......i didn't click on the post reply twice

fullofjoy720

sometimes i go to the library for hours at a time because food isnt allowed there haha

tedandcoopersmom

How bout cutting up some fruit, or making a smoothie or EVEN sugarless gum or sugarless hard candies? Its not about NOT eating....its about POSITIVE food choices!!!!!

blum0133

Thank you everyone!!! Those were all very helpful

iftcheiaf

Also those 100 calorie popcorn bags are good. Concentrate on eating one kernel at a time. Takes a long time to eat and only 100 calories.

blum0133

Yeah, I really have a hard time eating slow when I am stressed. I know I am supposed to eat slow so I can feel myself getting full, but I get on this high speed mode and end up eating really fast and too much.