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Stress Eater - Patterns...

Victim60
Victim60 Posts: 1
edited January 3 in Introduce Yourself
My MO is this.....I eat when I am stressed...Now I'm not talking about "horrible stress". I'm talking about "daily stress". For example, I can't watch Season 5 of Breaking Bad because it is no longer available, my car needs gas but it's cold and I don't want to go outside and get gas, I got yelled at at work for the 5th time today, my cat is sick, I forgot to take out the garbage, etc. You can see the pattern. Does anyone else have this problem? How do you stop and NOT EAT........:huh:

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  • MysticalCharm
    MysticalCharm Posts: 2
    You are not alone!! I am also a stress eater and I also will eat no matter what the degree of stress is. I think it has to do with the fact that we seek comfort when stressed and the easiest comfort to find is something that we are familiar with which is food.
  • lorblack
    lorblack Posts: 1
    Hey!! I also have that problem! What I try to do (and I say try, because some days can get the worst of you out) is not have any unhealthy snacks, control them or something.

    For example, I want a big glass of Nesquick and a toast with Nutella because my body is craving chocolate just like the Cookie Monster craves cookies... what I do is have some chocolate coated cereal that doesn't have a lot of sugar, salt or fat (especially saturated), and I have a bowl of that instead. I get my chocolate fix, my Nesquick fix, and it was probably healthier.

    But some days I succumb to Nutella..

    Just try to make most of your days good eating days, because one slip won't kill the progress you've made. But try to keep it punctual :wink:
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