Any emotional eaters? Need buddies

iona_ellen
iona_ellen Posts: 138 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Hi,
I am emotional eater and would love to have MFP buddies who are similar?
Thanks :)
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  • Reina520
    Reina520 Posts: 1 Member
    I'm with you! :D
  • grainstrain
    grainstrain Posts: 1 Member
    Oh man, I'm definitely guilty of this. I'm here for you.
  • Verity1111
    Verity1111 Posts: 3,307 Member
    I'm a "I give up on life" eater lol meaning if I get emotionally stressed to a point I just stop trying for a while so kind of Lol
  • dottiestlottiest2015
    dottiestlottiest2015 Posts: 45 Member
    My fiancés Grandmother is dying and I'm stressed out due to exams; I ate a whole packet of cadbury's eclairs. Think I may be guilty of this!
  • pilotsroo
    pilotsroo Posts: 37 Member
    Absolutely!!! The minute something upsets me I am looking for chocolate!
  • 2009ronin
    2009ronin Posts: 15 Member
    Add me. I just have need chocolate when it gets to much. Next thing is I back in cupboard eating anything snacky.
  • AmyOutOfControl
    AmyOutOfControl Posts: 1,425 Member
    Add me! Chocolate and wine have been my therapists for years.
  • AnguishLanguish
    AnguishLanguish Posts: 149 Member
    Add me! Chocolate, wine and junk have been my emotional crutch for way too long!
  • Zoejohnse91
    Zoejohnse91 Posts: 227 Member
    Stress eater! Chocolate is my savior :D
  • iona_ellen
    iona_ellen Posts: 138 Member
    edited December 2015
    Chocolates the worst but the best :# but dark choc has its healths so i would say we are allowed to eat bar after bar of it hehe xx
  • Bushraa
    Bushraa Posts: 1 Member
    And me! Stress makes me want chocolate more than anything
  • blythie212015
    blythie212015 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm a terrible emotional eater - sad, happy, stressed, nervous, well pretty any emotion I associate with food! Have learnt to kerb it over the last couple of years by replacing the eating with over things such as when I'm stressed I walk x
  • mbartkus1
    mbartkus1 Posts: 5 Member
    Add me..I eat terrible when stressed
  • archiv88
    archiv88 Posts: 20 Member
    Also an emotional eater. Guilty of stuffing my face in chocolate when I'm stressed or angry. Add me!
  • booksandchocolate12
    booksandchocolate12 Posts: 1,741 Member
    edited December 2015
    Deleted. I posted in the wrong thread! :blush:
  • bdfarrall
    bdfarrall Posts: 28 Member
    My job stresses me. Actually, it's the people, not the job. I get so frustrated that I run for the chocolate. Bags at a time. Then I give up on my diet and come back months later after gaining more weight. Count me in!!!
  • findingmyway2fit
    findingmyway2fit Posts: 17 Member
    Count me in, too! Times get tough, I turn to chocolate. Or whatever is close by at the moment :(
  • BlueberryMuffins189
    BlueberryMuffins189 Posts: 22 Member
    Feel free to add me
  • Llamapants86
    Llamapants86 Posts: 1,221 Member
    I'm working hard to learn better skills to deal with life other than food. Still a work in progress. Add me if you would like.
  • tklively719
    tklively719 Posts: 4 Member
    I use food as a reward. Amazing how many things require a reward these days :)
  • KelpyG
    KelpyG Posts: 9 Member
    I like this quote: "If hunger is not the problem, food is not the answer."
  • osubeam
    osubeam Posts: 45 Member
    When I'm stressed salt and fat call to me. I'm working on eliminating that response, so far it's be touch and go. Feel free to add me!
  • LBL1986
    LBL1986 Posts: 58 Member
    Can I add you? I think we are in the same camp with this one!

    I'm not sure why it took me so long to get it but I correlate feelings with food all the time. I was having a particularly bad day the other day and the first thing I wanted to do was drive to Popeyes (my weakness) and get a 2 piece and a biscuit! I had to stop myself which was tough and instead I went to the gym. It was uncomfortable for me especially since I felt distracted but I'd be lying if I wasn't a bit proud of myself afterwards for pushing through the discomfort.

    I'm looking for more friends too as I try to work through all this! :)
  • UltimateMedu
    UltimateMedu Posts: 46 Member
    Me too! Except it's not chocolates or snacks.. I go for really fatty oily foods.. I don't have to be stressed though. If I'm bored enough, I'll find anything as an excuse and immediately regret it :( I also use food as a reward. Bad day, good day, productive day, you name it lol. Feel free to add me!
  • Twinkle_Fitness
    Twinkle_Fitness Posts: 31 Member
    Literally just had an emotional binge :( it would be nice to have friends who understand please feel free to add me.
  • azulvioleta6
    azulvioleta6 Posts: 4,195 Member
    I often feel like a weirdo around here for NOT being an emotional eater. It should be easy to find others with similar concerns.

    Mostly I am just commenting to say that your dog is awfully cute. Part Westie?
  • iona_ellen
    iona_ellen Posts: 138 Member
    azulvioleta6 wrote: »
    I often feel like a weirdo around here for NOT being an emotional eater. It should be easy to find others with similar concerns.

    Mostly I am just commenting to say that your dog is awfully cute. Part Westie?
    Hi,
    Thanks :) shes a Tibetan Terrier
  • katieboulby
    katieboulby Posts: 29 Member
    Yep! If I'm happy I eat, if I'm sad I eat. But if I'm really stressed I don't! Feel free to add me. I'm starting again today!
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    LBL1986 wrote: »
    Can I add you? I think we are in the same camp with this one!

    I'm not sure why it took me so long to get it but I correlate feelings with food all the time. I was having a particularly bad day the other day and the first thing I wanted to do was drive to Popeyes (my weakness) and get a 2 piece and a biscuit! I had to stop myself which was tough and instead I went to the gym. It was uncomfortable for me especially since I felt distracted but I'd be lying if I wasn't a bit proud of myself afterwards for pushing through the discomfort.

    I'm looking for more friends too as I try to work through all this! :)

    Good for you!

    I too have successfully substituted exercise for emotional eating. Cognitive behavioral techniques have been helpful as well.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    iona_ellen wrote: »
    Hi,
    I am emotional eater and would love to have MFP buddies who are similar?
    Thanks :)

    Checkout the group: http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/group/1012-emotional-eating
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