STRESS EATERS... LET'S UNITE AND HELP EACH OTHER

xticklesx

Hey guys! I'm Emjay, i'm 21, from London England. I'm in my 3rd year of Pharmacy school and I am under so much stress 96.5% of the time lol. I've gained 20 pounds over the last 3 years and it's because I'm a stress eater.

Being in Pharmacy school is hard because of the constant exams, tests, practicals.. yerr they stresssss me out! and when I panic, when i'm anxious, or when i'm stressed out, I eat! Alot! it's bad because, when i am NOT stressed, I eat well and exercise BUTTT when i get stressed out, I dont have time to exercise and I dont have time to eat healthily, so end up eating rubbish and gaining weight.

Are any of you stress eaters? How do you manage your stress? any advice will be appreciated!!
Also, you can add me as a friend aswell, so we could support each other from time to time.
thanks guys! :]

brassballa

Hello, I am also a stress eater and have recently found away to manage it a littl better....yoga is one it allows u to focus on being calm and the controlled breathing is theraputic. The newest thing I'm trying is actually don't laugh but hypno sessions on mp3 u can find some sessions for free on line between 30 minutes as little as 15 minutes. surprising I feel more focused and in more control. My last thing I'm a stress/benger I eat when I'm happy sad or stressed but anyways on my way home where I know I will attempt to eat everything in sight I will chew on cinnamon gum. That is all I have good luck....oh exercise is a great stress reliever I recommend kick boxing.

DesignGrrl

I'm a stress/emotional eater, and I've found a two-fold approach that has really helped me.

1. I've tried to remove "food" from feelings and stress has helped me. For example, now I treat my food like a project or a checkbook: I don't wanna overspend my budget. When I think of it strictly in terms of numbers, it really helps.

2. If I totally blow out and eat a pile of junk food (which is still delicious, I admit, but BAD!!), I feel like I've lost control of myself after, and then that stresses me out MORE. So I try to remember BEFORE that by controlling what I can (like my calories), I cut down on extra stress later.

If I do these two things, even if I'm stressed or upset, I can say at the end of the day, "Well, I did everything I could from my end!" and feel a sense of accomplishment.