I did something bad... :(

I literally have to do some sort of physical activity..not exercise specifically, but get up and move to distract myself.Sometimes, I'll get a bottle of water and get on here and browse the message boards until the bottle is gone. If it's during the day, then I will go walk around the block or something like that. This has helped me tremendously.

I usually try to do something with my hands, or drink something, I make myself wait at least 30 mins if I get a craving, and usally it will go away. If I am still feeling it, then I indulge but try to limit it. Journaling about whatever is bothering me helps as well. And I always put it in my food journal, even if I go over or binge. It helps me stay accountable. What I don't do is stress over it,. I accept it for what it is and move on. Tomorrow is another day and I will try to do better. Hope that helps

Stress eating is like one of my enemies. I have to deal with the binging onslaught almost everyday. If you ever feel like you're about to binge, just drink a crazy amount of water and that should curb your appetite.

Buy healthy snacks and chew on celery/apples to really get yourself some sugary foods in your body, if that's what you need.

Honestly, don't beat yourself up about it. In the grand scheme of everything, it's really no big deal. Sometimes when you need to stress eat you just gotta do it! Don't make yourself feel bad about it, but just try to avoid it next time.

Sometimes if I'm craving chocolate and I don't eat chocolate...I'll eat a bunch of other things instead. Which is worse than just having the chocolate to begin with lol

I started to become more aware of when I felt I "needed" to stress eat (like during midterms or fighting with my boyfriend) and being AWARE of when you need to stress eat is really helpful. When you know your chocolate cravings are coming you can just drink a lot of water, or eat a nice big bowl of salad. Then, you're full on something healthy and you find you won't need your chocolate

My weakness is eating when I'm tired. I have learned to allow myself ONE of my favorite chocolates a day. Dove is my favorite and I savor it. Completely. The other snack I keep on hand is popcorn. I can eat all I want (home popped, not movie theater butter) when I have the munchies. No limit. I've never gone over on calories when I've turned to this. Another is sunflower seeds or nuts, dried fruit, etc. Focusing on the right amount of water intake is also helpful to me. And I agree, keeping the stuff in the house is too tempting when you feel weak. Once in awhile, not such a bad thing to splurge. When it's regular, well, trying to replace those things is a better idea. Good luck! You can do it!!

Stress eating, depressed eating, boredom eating, been there done that struggle all the time. I really have to be careful about eating anything off plan because I don't want the flood gates to open. I have to get over it and start a new day tomorrow because the only thing worse is continuing the stress eating. I make a goal of 6 days of perfection on my plan and on day 7 I have a 'planned cheat'. Then there is no guilt.

I ate so much cookies today, you're not the only one haha

I'm the complete opposite, whenever I get stressed out I'll go a whole day (maybe more depending on what exactly it is causing the stress) without eating because I just end up feeling nauseous. I know the feeling though, my habit is smoking when I'm stressed, which doesn't exactly effect my weight but it sure as hell isn't good for me :frown:

Personally the only thing that works is to get away from your 'vice of choice' and try and stay busy with a hobby/walk etc, you could also try snacking on something like popcorn which can help with the urge to munch while still being pretty healthy. Either way don't feel too guilty, we all have our slip-ups once in a while

Eh its fine. At least you admitted that you over did it and you know why. Due to stress eating (or that time o' the month) I cant keep any treats in the house lol, and so if I REALLY want it I have to go our of the way to get it. Sometimes this strategy works and sometimes it doesnt; i.e. I stop and get a treat on my way home. When I do buy something I know I can indulge or over eat on then I individual/ single portioned packages than the large bulk packages it costs more money but at least I know there is a smaller amount of this food in the house.

Take a deep breath and remember tomorrow is another day. :bigsmile:

I had too many chocolates and went way over my calories. I am just really frustrated tonight at other things and I'm trying to stop stress eating, but it's difficult.

How have y'all tackled stress eating?

It takes time. Because you know that you are a stress eater, try to 1 ration out chocolates, 2 can you go for a walk or do a 10 minute work out. 3 call someone to talk to them, 4 dont keep those go to stress foods in the house,5 if you eat them just move on and try again.

Stress eating
Boredom eating
Anger
Loneliness

Yup... Got 'em all.

Hate to sound like a weirdo but I talk to myself.
You know

"i will not eat crap when Im irritated" (or whatever).... "i will not eat crap when Im irritated" "i will not eat crap when Im irritated"

(Also, junk isle of grocery store you may hear me mumbling: Nononononononono....)

Okay, maybe I am a weirdo...

Now, mind you its only worked sporadically up until this last month.
So for the last month I've been successfully avoiding the crap.

Maybe its finally sunk in? idk.

Good luck. Its really hard to overcome but with patience (for yourself) and determination we can do anything, right?

Stress eating--- Get a friend that will listen. Talk to occupy your mouth versus the chocolate. And talking it out may relieve that stress. (Plus a "cheat" isn't all that bad every once in a while).

This is my number one struggle. First, try to figure out what is really bothering you. If you can write about it or talk to someone or somehow try to deal with what is stressing you out, that is great. If you figure that out, you are preventing further binges too. That being said, sometimes you just can't do that. Second, try not to label food as "good" or "bad", because it tends to make you label yourself that way. You are not bad because you turned to chocolate during a stressful time...you are in fact..HUMAN. Forgive yourself and try to choose more healthy options tomorrow. As far as distractions, I find I have to do something physical to stop the binges...go to the gym if you can, take a walk, clean something...play some happy music and dance like nobody is watching!!! Sometimes I get something to drink because sometimes you are actually thirsty, not hungry. My weakness is crunchy...I call it "angry" food. So I try to keep better options...popcorn, almonds, carrots, celery, cheerios...that crunches really well, so I don't go after the chips. Weight Watchers has some yummy options for chocolate ice cream. You can find better options for pretty much anything you want to eat these days...no, they aren't the real thing, but they can be a very close second. Good luck!!!

Look in the mirror and say " I am healthy and make healthy choices" then have a hot cup of your favorite tea.
Then let me know if that works so I can try it! ????
Move forward. You have the next moment to make a better choice.

It's ok to have some chocolate here and there. Best thing to do is work out a little after eating the sweet stuff.