What makes you to OVEREAT?
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I overeat when I am bored or tired usually... I noticed I crave things with sugar or carbs when I am tired. I also tend to overeat when I am not eating at home! Restaurant portions or finger foods at parties. I almost feel like I make an excuse that I am paying for it so I should eat it or I wont have the change to have some later so enjoy it now... something to think about and plan for with extra activity prior to going out.1
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Being bored, stress, and getting too comfortable in my relationship. Plus food always looks good! I use to eat healthy couldn't even pass a Mc Donlds without getting wanting to throw up. When I got pregnant 3 years ago my cravings were chocolate and other junk. Those craving still stick with me today and I'm ready to get rid of the overeating and get back on track. It's been hard finding support within my family and friends so I'm turning to different ways to get myselft starting. This group seems to be what I'm looking for in ways and thank you for this!:happy:0
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I overeat when i'm Stressed out , Bored, Sad .... I would say when i'm happy but i'm not.... I have alot going on and the only way i know how to deal with my problems is to eat my way thru it..... I have no family where i live and its so hard to make friends any more... I have lost weight but its creeping back on as i stay stressed out...0
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i do the same thing!! i try to limit my food intake but if it's really good, i'm in trouble.I tend to overeat when i am stressed!
Or when i cook something i really enjoy eating as well for my family
it is so hard to eat just a bit of it.:noway:
I also overeat the day after my weigh in and once i do that it is always soooo hard to get back on track the next day!
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I have to agree; its either stress or boredom with me too! To be honest, I have developed some real will power since using this site. Don't know where its came from yet though, LOL. One thing I often think is that my weight would not be so much of an issue if I didn't have a family with kids!0
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Stress, anxiety, parties, and "All-you-can-eat" buffets! I hate buffets because most everyone eats more to "get their money's worth". I would make them illegal if I could!
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I seem to always be in the kitchen. With 3 little ones and one only slightly bigger one there are always lots of leftovers, once I start picking I can't stop, next its a bowl of cereal or a yogurt, maybe some of the kids cookies or chocolate. I do think its boredom and a bit that I didn't plan to be a stay at home mum with triplets +1 and I've lost my identity. I eat because then I'm too busy to be unhappy and I should be very happy, I'm a very lucky Mum and wife and my life is good. Its just that I don't always think I deserve it and I self destruct by stuffing myself.
I get where you are at completly, we can do this I am sending you a friend request. I can use all the like minded help I can find
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I tend to overeat due to change of lifestyle. I am not as busy as I use to be so I sit around thinking that I am hungry when I really am just bored. Need to back into the things that I love and keep myself from being bored. My kids use to keep me busy, but now they are teenagers and they are busy with their friends, so I need to find things that keep me busy and stay busy. T 0
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Anything....being happy, sad, frustrated, angry, etc.
Let's face it society has groomed us this way; family gatherings, weddings, funerals, work accomplishments, educational accomplishments, etc, all revolve around food. It only makes sense that when I go visit my parents, which is my vacay, or I've accomplished a hard task at work, I should reward myself with food. Hell, even when I was little and would hurt myself, whether it be a scratch on the knee or stubbing my toe, my mom would give me sweets to make me feel better.
No wonder we salve ourselves with food huh? The question is, how do you cease something that's been ingrained in you?0 -
I overeat because I love food! I adore it, its my friend, its my confidont, my secret hiding place, my happiness, my consoler, my hero..........
It is also my worst enemy!
I now realise that it doesnt love me as much as I love it and that I need to leave this bad relationship!
i toldally am the same way :mad: :explode:0 -
Stress
Boredom
Get togethers and celebrations
Sad
Lonely
Or..when something just tastes too good. I try and fight the urges, but it feels like the longer I go, the stronger the urges get..and it gets soo much I have to cave in somehow..sometimes I just go to the store just to get the smallest containers they got to save any additional damage.0 -
Ditto!!! I could not have written it better! (Except for me instead of kids it is just one grandson).For me, it's either stress or boredom.
Having foods I tend to overeat on in the house is awful too. The kids aren't bad eaters, they just like granola bars, and other little treats I shouldn't be eating.
To be quite honest, I think I have a sugar addiction too! I can down so much sugar it's crazy. I'm actually going to try Sugar Busters or Atkins to try and rid myself of those cravings.0 -
I third that!0
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I could not have said it any better! I have noticed that sugar and carbs seem to be my undoing so am gving a low carb diet a try. So far, so good.0
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I think I'm over eating due to all the stress I have been going through since last October. Bought a house with my then boyfriend. Had our second daughter in May, Moved out of our house in August, just wasn't safe to be around my ex. Now we're going through the courts for child support and visitation issues. On top of me being a full time college student and a full time mommy, and looking for a full time job. Things are just piling up and I feel like I'm sinking. So I just eat, makes me happy at the moment.0
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I think stress does move me to overeat, but recently, I got to thinking I also tend to overeat when I go too long without eating. Some days, I go to work and school all day long and don't take the time to eat. Then, when I get home, it's like I eat something, but can't get satisfied, so I just keep eating, if that makes any sense. So, I am thinking I need to start eating more often in the day, spread out more evenly.0
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I haven't been able to pin point what triggers my over eating. I think mostly boredom.0
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Stress.... boredom.... pot-lucks at church.... boredom.... family get-togethers.... boredom.... etc.... I get bored a lot at my job.
I'm getting better but it's still hard to watch portions. I'm slowly learning, though. 0 -
I overeat because I love food! I adore it, its my friend, its my confidont, my secret hiding place, my happiness, my consoler, my hero..........
It is also my worst enemy!
I now realise that it doesnt love me as much as I love it and that I need to leave this bad relationship!0 -
I overeat when...
I am stressed.
Bored.
Lonely.
Upset about something someone did, but have fear of confronting them.
When someone yells at me, and I want to cry.
When I am very hungry.0 -
I overeat when I'm happy and sad. I can't celebrate without a buffet of food in front of me. I also can't be upset without my favorite snacks handy. For some odd reason, eating just makes me feel good.0
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There are many reasons why I overeat, alot of them are mentioned in the posts below, also I have 2 teenagers so if they aren't driving me to drink, or its not acceptable to drink at that particular time of day (say - breakfast) then I'll reach for food.
My other contributing factor for overeating is punishment. It sounds sick, I know, but when I feel bad about something, like the kids principle calling me to tell my child is suspended for being high, I take it personally, and see it as a sign of failure, then I start the cycle of beating myself up and what better way to beat myself up then to eat till I feel sick..0 -
There are many reasons to why I overeat. One reason is when I feel stressed out by life demands such as college, work, or family. I also overeat when am emotionally, physically, and spiritually stressed. For me eating makes me avoid talking about my true feelings. I'm not one to vocalize my feelings well so I tend to keep everything in.0
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bored, lonely, sad, happy and even hungry lol sometimes I cant seem to get my fill(today is one of those days)0
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When I am stressed or tired!0
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Hi my name is Allison. I'm just starting my weight loss journey again. I lost my fiance in a motorcycle accident a little over two years ago. I then ate my pain, literally. I was using food to deal with my grief. I've always been an emotional eater, I have an emotion I eat. I'm happy, let's eat. I'm bored let's eat. I'm upset, let's eat. I am 5'2" so any extra weight shows more on my frame than on a taller person. I finally realized that I needed to do something when I topped out the scale at 240 lbs. I was miserable and unhealthy. I am down almost 70 lbs in 10 months, the first 55 lbs was just from changing my diet. I started exercising again about 2 months ago. I go to the extreme when I workout. I love P90X and I used to heavy lift. I am getting started with those again. I have fallen in love with Zumba also. I decided to join groups because I found that I am needing the support of others more as I'm no longer getting the fast results I was originally. I thought that with my emotional eating this would be a good group for me.0
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Itʻs like you read my mind!I overeat when......
Im sad
Im angry
Im happy
Im lonely
Im bored
Im stressed
Im at a party
Im at a family get together
I want to make myself feel better
Ive accomplished something, overeating is like a "treat"
So yeah....I think thats pretty much it!0 -
Everything! In the last few years I don't need an excuse but mostly it's when I'm depressed or when I have food in the house that I shouldn't eat and then I binge till it's gone. Determined to lose this weight and start eating healthy again. I know there will be times when I slip but with the support of the people on this site I'll do this. Sometimes I get very upset thinking of my son in the military (he's in the Middle East) and then I eat like there's no tomorrow. Need to stop this insanity NOW!0
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I overeat when......
Im sad
Im angry
Im happy
Im lonely
Im bored
Im stressed
Im at a party
Im at a family get together
I want to make myself feel better
Ive accomplished something, overeating is like a "treat"
So yeah....I think thats pretty much it!
Yeah, I overeat ALL THE TIME. Obesity is super heavy in my Mom's family and this is probably why. Celebrations= food, too!0 -
When I'm stressed, bored, depressed0
