Help refraining from stress eating

I am more of a boredom eater, but I can stress eat, too. lol I just had to set my calories and stick with it, regardless of what was going on.

I drink too much coffee, I suppose, when stressed. I chew too much gum.

But I just don't hit the chip bag.

I find that sometimes if things aren't going great in one area of life, it's easy to see everything else as falling apart too. On the flip side, if you can keep making good decisions about food/health even while you feel stressed, it could help you feel like you're on the right path, which is a nice gift to yourself while you're stressed. So knowing the benefit of sticking to your goals might help you to stick to them, which might help you to realize that you are a capable, awesome person

Things that have helped me, which you might find helpful too:
- When you start to feel stressed, make a list of what is stressing you. It makes you slow down, focus on what is truly bothering you (and maybe even come up with a strategy to address the problem!)
- Do something nice for yourself. Eating pizza rolls and a cake simply because you're stressed isn't really a nice thing to do for yourself; if you're not even hungry it's more of an attempt to seek comfort. But we usually don't end up feeling comforted by making those choices! Something nice for yourself could be: taking a hot bath, going for a nice walk, taking a nap (goodness knows I get super stressed when I haven't had enough sleep!!).
- Have lots of low calorie food options, so that if you do feel like a treat, you have something that won't make you go over your calorie goal.
- Remind yourself about your goals (so you'll be more likely to stick with them) and also your progress so far (so that you can feel good about what you are capable of).

I found that exercising help! You can go for a walk, run, join a local club or swim. I joined the gym and I go there 3-4 times a week for 30-40 minutes. Drink more water and have less caffeine. Sleeping earlier will help too. You will start to feel the benefits.

I'm going through this right now - I am a stress/boredom/tired eater. I have started doing the following as going for a run at 11:00 at night isn't always the best option. (I work from 2-9 teaching music, so my schedule is about 4-5 hours later than everyone else).

Grab some nail polish and do your nails (I find this nicely cathartic and have gotten very good at it)
Drink some hot tea with honey (Yes - it is still consuming something, but it gives me a nice feeling in the evening)
Reading a magazine that motivates me to get to the gym or out for a run the next day
Planning my milestone rewards (I re-plan them every 3 weeks or so)
Making lists of things to do when I want to eat (Now that's redundancy!)

I try to stay away from anything work related or too productive. When I want to stress, etc. eat, I find that it means I need time for myself, and I should do something I enjoy, or that isn't going to get me more stressed out.

Also, why aren't you supposed to have 2 slices of pizza and cake? Yeah it's a bit unbalanced, but if it fits into your calories, it's ok. Don't beat yourself up about it. Make a plan for the rest of the day and tomorrow and get back on track.