I eat when I am stressed, and especially after coming in from work at night. After I get home from work at night it's the worse feeling of being totally out of control. I try to eat the healty foods that are suppose to curb my appetite, but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I only overeat when I'm alone and surrounded and tempted by my trigger foods.

I have done some research on the cause of over eating. It is a fight or flight hormone that gets triggered when we are stressed. I see stressed as Fear or (False Evidence Appearing Real). I myself struggle with this. Being afraid triggers hormones in our stomach signaling that we need food. Not just any kind of food. Fat and sugar. That is why they are called comfort food. Try eating a piece of fruit and feel satisfied... Good luck.

But becoming mindful, is helping me. For me that means calm down, read that goal card again, think what we are trying to reach and plan before you eat. All this takes time, so by the time you remember what you were upset or stressed over, it might have been gone. I learned this from Body For Life. Write down what you will eat before you start. Plan all meals before you start ... Go lean on this concept. Meaning don't plan a whole day just plan for the moment. Live in the moment. That is what I learned. I have to agree that over eating and emotional eating is a quest. What is changing for me is a bigger Why. Last week I sat in an Audi A7 car, and I did not fit to well in it with my fat belly. This $90,000 car is a big why. A big goal. I am working in all aspects on this. Let go of some emotions that I have to earned that money and at the same time those let go will lead to weight loss to.

Another trick I learned from a Health Coach session I had with Aetna health insurance, was that she explained that you don't have to tell people that you are on a diet. Just tell them that you have some allergies and are not sure that eating that food they are presenting to you, like a good piece of chocolate cake, will trigger your allergies. This will back people off right away offering more food, and they will be compasionate.

These are some of my thoughts. I am far from reaching my goal but in the process of getting there.

My biggest trigger is when I am depressed. I'm starting to think I eat out of boredom as well.

When i'm anxious. depressed, really happy, any very strong emotion can make me overeat. I celebrate with food, console myself with food, i eat when i'm bored even! So it's not a simple matter of figuring out which emotion is my trigger. Food itself is my thing. I love food, texture, taste smell, it's a problem. I really need to find a way to celebrate, console myself, and occupy myself with healthier things. But that's easier said than done.

Boredom, primarily, and exposure to food that I wouldn't buy myself. What kills me is that I'm fully aware that I'm not hungry.

I overeat because the food i eat is something I can control about my life. But then I realize that my overeating is out of control and that stresses me out so I just more. It is just a vicious circle.

I overeat, choose to eat when I'm not hungry, to procrastinate, when I feel I've failed someone or at something, when I'm bored, too tired, too hungry, angry

Lot of stress and worry.. anxiety these days due to a lot of drama/problems that has happened.

reading so many familiar things in posts makes my affirm my emotional eating habits. I definitely eat when I feel triggered and like someone else said I eat when I can't confront the person... I am starting to see roots at emotional eating in me.. thanks for posting everybody !

I started working from home in June 2014 and I've put on around 2 stones since then. I was eating for the sake of it, no one was there to make me feel embarrassed about have slices of toast with butter as a snack or getting through a loaf of Soreen (mm malt loaf mmm Jamaican ginger cake) in two days. I'd get restless and fidgety and instead of chatting to work mates I'd go to the kitchen and just eat and eat and take a snack back to my desk and eat. So I think it was boredom and loneliness.

I also eat (and drink wine) to treat myself or celebrate minor victories or it just being the weekend or to relax/unwind after a stressful day/week.

I still am of the opinion that life is too short to deprive yourself of the treats but (and it's a big but) in moderation and balanced with exercise. I've seen friends unsuccessfully go back and forth to weightwatchers and slimming world making themselves miserable by eating potatoes with no butter on then cracking and binging. So I really don't want to feel like I'm depriving myself - so, yes, have butter on potatoes but have fewer potatoes or no pudding or go for a cycle/jog/row that morning if you know you'll be having a celebratory meal.

Stress and when I'm bored, makes me over eat.

I overeat when I'm depressed; the last 10 years or so after my divorce, I have felt like a failure on and off so I resort to food for comfort. Also, sometimes I don't want to attract the wrong guy so I isolate and just eat a whole lot. Eitherway, I am trying to regain my control and this time for good...and I am going on day 3 of working towards eating healthier and working out even if that makes me look good and learning how to respond to unwanted attention. Hope to stay connected and stay encouraged

I did fine all day until I had dinner at my sister in laws. That just wrecked my mood and I returned home to eat Ben & Jerry's with streusal bread. Now I'm thinking, why do I let fake, hypocritical and jealous people ruin my mood?

A better question would be what doesn't make me overeat!!! Everything makes me overeat...but the two biggest culprits are stress or boredom.