Alternatives to Stress Eating

Mandino788

If you're prone to stress eating what do you do to stop yourself when things get really tough? :frown:

jnhu72

bump

mgs68pony

take a walk or just get moving doing something!

ctooch99

I have struggled with stress and boredom eating in the past. So far, I have been doing good with it since January (down 35 lbs and in my best shape). For me these things seem to work:

1) I make sure I eat a good amount of healthy foods at my scheduled meals and scheduled snacks - then I don't feel compelled to grab food when I am stressed or bored
2) I don't keep easy to eat/high calorie foods in the house (cookies, cakes, chips ice cream etc..) If I do go to grab something it's only going to be fruit or nuts because that is all I keep around.
3) I ask myself if I am really hungry
4) I try to keep busy
5) I plan and look forward to my next meal as opposed to shoving something in my mouth short term. If I know I am having a nice piece of fish and a salad for dinner, then I look forward to cooking and making it instead of eating something crappy.
6) If I am genuinely hungry I eat a small healthy snack (see number 2)

myfitnessnmhoy

Stress power walking?

Primal scream therapy (into a pillow can help if you don't want to scare the bejeebus out of the neighbors)?

Punching a pillow really hard (apparently I'm a pillow-abuse enabler)?

Very intense sweaty workout, so intense that you can't think about anything for a half hour?

Yoga?

Meditation and/or rockin' out to good music you enjoy?

7funnygirl7

I have struggled with stress and boredom eating in the past. So far, I have been doing good with it since January (down 35 lbs and in my best shape). For me these things seem to work:

1) I make sure I eat a good amount of healthy foods at my scheduled meals and scheduled snacks - then I don't feel compelled to grab food when I am stressed or bored
2) I don't keep easy to eat/high calorie foods in the house (cookies, cakes, chips ice cream etc..) If I do go to grab something it's only going to be fruit or nuts because that is all I keep around.
3) I ask myself if I am really hungry
4) I try to keep busy
5) I plan and look forward to my next meal as opposed to shoving something in my mouth short term. If I know I am having a nice piece of fish and a salad for dinner, then I look forward to cooking and making it instead of eating something crappy.
6) If I am genuinely hungry I eat a small healthy snack (see number 2)

^^^^ GREAT advice! Thanks I needed this too

jmoralesx5

I have an accountability partner that I can facebook or txt anytime I want. THis has helped me soooo much!

Roos2104

I have struggled with stress and boredom eating in the past. So far, I have been doing good with it since January (down 35 lbs and in my best shape). For me these things seem to work:

1) I make sure I eat a good amount of healthy foods at my scheduled meals and scheduled snacks - then I don't feel compelled to grab food when I am stressed or bored
2) I don't keep easy to eat/high calorie foods in the house (cookies, cakes, chips ice cream etc..) If I do go to grab something it's only going to be fruit or nuts because that is all I keep around.
3) I ask myself if I am really hungry
4) I try to keep busy
5) I plan and look forward to my next meal as opposed to shoving something in my mouth short term. If I know I am having a nice piece of fish and a salad for dinner, then I look forward to cooking and making it instead of eating something crappy.
6) If I am genuinely hungry I eat a small healthy snack (see number 2)

Great suggestions! Will keep these in mind!