Hi, my name is LB and I am sick and tired of giving away control of my life to food. I eat whenever I am under any kind of stress or to reward myself. It really is a vicious cycle that I want to stop. One step at a time.

Hello! My name is Alesha. I am a comfort eater big-time and my go-to foods are fast food, junk food, chips, sweets, chocolate, etc... Whenever I feel tired, overwhelmed, stressed, or lazy (that's a big chunk of the time) I don't want to think about cooking something healthy or cook, period. I hate that eating out feels so much like treating myself. Treating myself to what??? Weight gain, future problems in blood pressure, diabetes??? I am working really hard on separating food from feelings. Food is fuel for my body not happiness after a crappy day- (at least that is what I tell myself).

Hello my name is Betsy.

My biggest problem is when I get home from work or on the weekend when I'm bored or upset and I think that I deserve some comfort food to make me feel better at the moment. I usually grab peanut butter and crackers or any junk food (chips, cookies, ice cream, cheese melted on too many tortilla chips, etc.) that is laying around the house. Whether I bought the food or my husband or son bought it, I go looking for it.

Peanut butter has gone up in price, so I have not been buying it lately. I have bought some almonds and put them in single serving snack packs to take to work or have when I'm tempted. This has been working for me lately and I don't eat half the jar of nuts this way. Peanut butter and nuts are good for me, but not when I eat too much at once. I used to really pile the peanut butter on Ritz or saltine crackers when I got home from work. This stuff really is fattening. I'm trying to pair protein and fruit as a snack. For example fruit with cheese or fruit with nuts. I'm hoping to develop a healthy way to snack making it a daily habit, so that I keep my emotional eating under control and don;t get overly hungry between meals.

I just found this group and thought that it would help keep me on track, when I am about to reach out for something that I don't really need to be eating. I'm hoping to read posts here when my emotions are causing me to grab for something that I know in my head that I should avoid. This way I might be able to stay on track and stick to my goal of getting to a healthy weight and fitness level with overall healthy eating habits.

I wish myself and all of you the best in our journey!

I take comfort in food of any kind. Whether it be of the healthy or of the not so healthy variety. If I am having any sort of emotion whatsoever I feel the need to eat. I eat when I'm happy, sad, mad, bored, content, sleepy,or because it is "meal time". Does anyone else struggle like that? Is there anything I can do to cope with the constant need to stuff my face?

hi I'm Shar.

My biggest temptation is tea and biscuits, especially custard cream biscuits. My mind can trick me into eating ten in a row with a cup of tea before I've even left the kettle. Then I'll take two and go and sit by the tv with my tea and biscuits. Thinking in my delusional state that I've had just two biscuits. Bonkers! Xx

Hi!! I'm new and am so relieved to see women who get where I am coming from. I am a comfort eater through and through. I will eat and eat and eat sweets if I know they are there. This behavior is definitely how I cope with ANY and ALL emotions. I love cookies, brownies, ice creams, candy, ANYTHING sweet. This also goes hand and hand with the insulin issues I have due to my PCOS, so it is sort of a double battle, but one that I want to win. I am determined!