Stress making me want to eat and eat

cateyjo

So hard to stay on track when you are under lots of stress. Have a VERY sick dog and the stress of watching her is making it really hard to stick to the diet. Just feel like eating all day long. And the worse the food for me the better.

ladymiseryali

I'm sorry you have to deal with a sick animal. I'm in a similar boat. My fiance's cat has stopped eating. I have to assist-feed her with a feeding syringe several times a day. We need to get her to gain weight so we can get her into the vet without the stress killing her because of how frail she has gotten. I just want her to get better, which is stressful, but I know that eating a bunch won't help her, so I keep the urge to binge away with that thought. Last year, I went through the same thing with my fiance's other cat, who unfortunately passed away. Last year, I stress ate and gained 10ish lbs, so I'm not doing that again.

Just take care of her the best way you can and remember that stress-eating will not make her better and it's only a temporary good feeling. Afterwards you will feel just as crappy as you do now. Or if you must eat, snack on something healthy.

cateyjo

Thank you. Just made myself a bowl of popcorn and figure a handful here and there is a good substitute for bad eating.

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danasings

That'll do it!! Hope that made you laugh, OP...best of luck with your sick pet. :flowerforyou: