over eating triggers...

When I think about "being on a diet" or the thought " I need to lose weight" ... being negative i guess... I tend to over eat quite often

If you eat small meals every few hours it will keep the hunger under control. Make sure to eat plenty of protein because you will stay full for longer.

Low blood sugar. I'm type I diabetic (have been since I was 15 years old)

I over ate last night (I would have been over 500 calories under for the day-and NOT starving myself), but my sugar crashed right before bedtime and I am so serious...ANYTHING...EVERYTHING...I have to eat it all.

Especially peanut butter. Which makes NO sense, since it would not help at all with bringing my sugar back up...

I remember once after a REALLY bad low, I almost blacked out. When I finally came to my senses, I had an open jar of Peanut butter and open jar of Nutella...and a spoon.

Ooooh...the shame.

Wheat gets me. I can do just fine until I have a sandwich, or toast, or any other wheat based product.

Not eating enough--depriving myself.

If I wait too long before eating it's pretty bad, and I can't really get by with snacks or 'small' meals. I have to get a decent-sized amount of food at pretty consistent intervals or I have a hard time staying in control. Also if I eat junk food--I can do fast food all day long and stay under my cals, but if I go for chips/cookies/candy I end up finishing the bag.

Boredom is my trigger, keep me busy and I don't eat, give me an evening like tonight and I am trying to resist scarfing down all the kdis easter eggs!

Grains/Starchy carbs make me crave more of the same. I find if I don't have enough fat in my diet, I am super cranky and hungry.

Emotions triggered at certain times of the year that mark significant events - such as the loss of a sibling/parent/loved one. I have been eating like a crazy Pac-Man the last two days and I feel pretty certain it's because this time last year I didn't know that I was spending the last two weeks with my mom before she passed away - just two months after I had lost my only sibling. So I find my thoughts and emotions are centered on the events of last year and I think I'm seeking "comfort" in food(s).

I guess what I'd like to know is if others have this same problem what it is that they do instead of turning to food?

I look to turn to food when I'm upset as well, but I call myself out on it, now that I realize what I'm doing. It's up to you whether you give in, and we all know we feel like crap after (usually physically AND emotionally) so I've been pretty good about NOT doing that. I think finding another outlet is a good coping skill; exercise, art, reading something inspirational, anything that will distract! xxx

Boredom, stress, and hormones.

breathing, does that count ? I have so many , I have seen several familiar triggers, Diet soda was my real trigger, then any artificial sweeteners or products with, cut them out completely has helped tremendously!! My personal trainer turned me on to almonds, pistachios and dates half cup almonds, half cup pistachios and two dates, That is my emergency snack box when I am hungry in the am it is nits and water with Lemon, in the after noon it's nuts and a date, the second Date is for late afternoon after a work out or just starving before dinner and of course as Benny says Lemon n Water In a very thick 75 year old Italian accent . he always says eat just a few nuts at a time and drink lemon water wait 5 minutes if you are still hungry repeat , most times after 5 almonds and 5 pistachios and a cup of lemon water I'm good for another hour or two and keep the triggers at bay.
if you are like me a box of free donuts at work is like trying to talk a jumper from taking a leap of the ledge, so LOTS of mental training and I have literally walk out of meeting went into my office and grabbed my emergency snack and water , it has really help reset my brain , it is so much easier to say no to the triggers when you have a belly full of water !! hope this helps !
o yeah, go back look at your diary, see what you ate just before your binge and the first food of your binge, then ask Why did I eat that ? that will help identify if it id food or stress or whatever!!

Being stressed! Also just seeing sweets - makes me start craving them and makes it hard to resist. It's best for me when I don't have any at my house- out of sight out of mind (sort of). I really hate when the secretaries here have candy sitting out in bowls that I have to walk by. I just try not to look so I won't get tempted Sometimes it's also hard not to mindlessly snack if I'm bored and hanging out on the couch catching up on my DVR... I try to keep busy, even just reading a magazine and then it's a win win - I'm active AND eating less!

The office junk freakin kills me! Every other day with that crap! We don't have candy bowls, but 9/10 of us could care less what they eat therefore are inconsiderate of others. If I didn't work in an office, I'd prob lose ten pounds in a week. and people say...then just don't eat it, but they obviously don't understand overeaters/bingers habits. Some of us just can't eat normal.

Stress and feelng sad make me want to eat a lot but also when I am sleep deprived. That is the worst! When I am tired I don't give a $&!# about calories.