What triggers you to want to eat?

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  • whiterice83
    whiterice83 Posts: 54 Member
    The biggest trigger would be my son when he's acting all crazy and frustrating. Also boredom and feeling lonely.
  • Being stressed
  • Jazzyrose77
    Jazzyrose77 Posts: 153 Member
    bored as hell, bad habits, and watching tv.
  • Fat_2_Fit_Mommy
    Fat_2_Fit_Mommy Posts: 569 Member
    my TOM or when I am cooking and hungry I ALWAYS want to sneak some bites in.

    This
  • fguillory
    fguillory Posts: 291
    Boredom and depression normally. I can be full but I am mostly addicted to tasting food lol
  • giraffells
    giraffells Posts: 25 Member
    nothing to do
  • negative peope and a lack of the weight dropping as it supposed to when you putting all your effort.
  • boredom, stress, being alive (haha)
  • Boredom makes me want to eat.
  • christina0089
    christina0089 Posts: 709 Member
    boredom and stress! Mostly stress though. It sends me right for the carbs everytime.... I am working on it one day at a time.
  • Stresssssssssssssss and more stressssssssssssss with an ingredient call depression


    I deff agree! This is my main reason...And not eating all day makes me indulge, and then I wanna snack late night when I can't sleep :-/
  • spyder_rose
    spyder_rose Posts: 193 Member
    Most of the time, boredom.

    I'm with this one...

    and also being lonely....
  • Chanels_mom
    Chanels_mom Posts: 45 Member
    Boredom, & emotions :(
  • For me it's days when I'm home alone with nothing to do but watch the DVR. It puts me in a bummed out mood and I will tend to go to the cabinets. Sometimes I wonder if I don't even know how to relax or something, haha.

    **THIS** And my weekend days are wednesday and thursdays so its super bad.
  • Nita_Bita
    Nita_Bita Posts: 136 Member
    Boredom and stress.
  • opajee
    opajee Posts: 69
    For me it's mostly boredom and stress. I also cook for my family a lot and it's so hard not sneaking in bites while smelling the deliciousness. It doesn't happen when I cook for myself, only when I cook for the family.
  • klmnumbers
    klmnumbers Posts: 213 Member
    getting drunk makes me want to eat horrible (but delicious) foods in excess.
  • Kelly_S
    Kelly_S Posts: 11
    Cold weather and nights in with the boyfriend definitely! I also find that even though I make allowances to give myself extra calories when I exercise - I'm starving after I've done a run.
  • ddamore
    ddamore Posts: 36 Member
    Definately lack of sleep makes me crave carbs all day long. I also work on a computer all day and i'm not really challenged at my job so I think i'm bored which leads to wanting to eat. Although sometimes like right now, i actually convince myself that i'm starving.. yet I ate lunch around 1:00 and theres no way I should be that hungry.
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Hunger usually triggers it for me. Smelling something really yummy cooking will sometimes also do it.
  • riaketty
    riaketty Posts: 17 Member
    If I am exhausted having spent hours picking up and cleaning and then my family members come in and leave items, food crumbs, pots, glasses, dishes, clothing, coats, backpacks, mail, newspapers, gym bags, sport equipment and such, all within an hour or two of coming home... like I'm their live-in help. That often acts as a trigger for me.

    Amen sister! My goodness, I feel the exact same way.

    I find watching movies triggers the snack urge, or playing games. Being out of the house automatically equals fast food in my head (working on this one!). I've been trying to have hot tea or celery (sooo sterotypical but I love it!) at night, and not take any cash with me when I go out. If I have to go to the ATM, I have to think about it, and thats normally enough for me to realize that old fast food habit is kicking in.
  • JulieF11
    JulieF11 Posts: 387 Member
    ... a lack of the weight dropping as it supposed to when you putting all your effort.

    Me too! I think its not worth the effort... but it is. If I give up, I don't just "not lose" weight... I start gaining it back immediately. I have to get over the pity party and realize it is what it is. :-)
  • Emotions are my trigger, when i'm upset I eat...or ate...I tackled my problems (read as relationship) and that helped get my eating under control. Now my trigger to eat is nourishing my body!
  • JulieF11
    JulieF11 Posts: 387 Member
    getting drunk makes me want to eat horrible (but delicious) foods in excess.

    I used to drink alcohol and found that my food choices were poor at best. Since then I've quit drinking entirely, now I make better choices with foods, save the calories I would have had in the alcoholic beverage, and I'm not exhausted the next day so I can work out better. For me, it was worth giving up.
  • JulieF11
    JulieF11 Posts: 387 Member
    ...I find watching movies triggers the snack urge, or playing games.

    Yes, that happens to me. I found that a HUGE glass of Crystal Light or Sparkling Water with lemon and a little popcorn (not a shared one, but my own bowl so i know how much I've had) works wonders.
  • ErinBeth7
    ErinBeth7 Posts: 1,625 Member
    TV commercials...especially pizza commercials. UGHHHHH!
  • LIFE :-(
  • FITnFIRM4LIFE
    FITnFIRM4LIFE Posts: 818 Member
    Beer:drinker:
  • For me it's days when I'm home alone with nothing to do but watch the DVR. It puts me in a bummed out mood and I will tend to go to the cabinets. Sometimes I wonder if I don't even know how to relax or something, haha.

    (I'm sorry about your family! That is really frustrating...)
    THIS
  • Smart-*kitten* answer: Hunger!

    :laugh:
    That and cooking meals that I can't eat
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