Tips to Overcome Stress Eating and general dieting advice

kaylabneal
kaylabneal Posts: 1 Member
edited November 30 in Health and Weight Loss
I am pretty good about dieting, but I'm in college and live in a pretty high stress environment right now. I could definitely exercise more, but between working two jobs and being a full time student, it really is hard to hit the gym after a full day of school, work, and homework.

I'm about 5'4", roughly 190 pounds, not a lot of muscle. I'm on my feet at one of my jobs as a barista and at my other job I'm not. In class I'm obviously not on my feet. I walk to work and school, both about a 10-15 minute walk.

I've been trying little things to help increase activity like taking the stairs to class and offering to do tasks at work that require more movement, but I am looking for more ways like this to become active.

Also, I have a problem with stress eating. Some days I just get too stressed out or too depressed and I break my diet. Any tips to avoid this?

I just need general advice to help with weight loss! MFP calculated my calorie goal as 1470 with a goal of 1.5 ilbs/week! I'd really like to be back down to 170 before summer quarter and my ultimate goal is 150!

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  • itsbasschick
    itsbasschick Posts: 1,584 Member
    i was unable to break all my stress eating, so what i did was i stopped keeping trigger foods in the house and kept tasty snacks i really like that are comforting and also low in calories. there are a surprising amount of them if you spend time reading labels at the store. also you might try substituting the full fat versions of things like cheese, ice cream, yogurt for lower fat/calorie versions. some - like dryer's slow churned ice cream - is really yummy!
  • drpsamin
    drpsamin Posts: 265 Member
    It takes time, but mindset is everything. I have a volatile relationship with food, so I get where you are coming from.
    Please don't opt for 'low fat' options or 'low calorie' processed junk. Opt for real foods like fruit, vegetable, cheese in right portions, nuts. Avoid sodas (even diet soda, it causes you to crave for more food). Over all aim to be healthier and it pays off in the long run.
  • Acacia_Evers
    Acacia_Evers Posts: 263 Member
    I am - or was - a stress eater too. Sometimes I still am, but I make sure my stress food fits in my calories. That's why some days I eat nothing but junk but I'm still in my range. I use to break my "diet" but now I just... control it. c: You can eat anything you want if it's within range.
  • robs_ready
    robs_ready Posts: 1,488 Member
    Never overcome stress eating or binge eating so at times when I'm vulnerable I keep my favourite fruit in one place and stock up on a little sugar.
  • AshRae2015
    AshRae2015 Posts: 6 Member
    I have dealt with stress/emotional eating for most of my life. I am 32. I have found some things that help are to keep track of what I eat in a journal (physically write it down) as well as MFP. In my journal I write down my mood, sleep, feelings that day etc. I find the mental part of eating is the hardest! I have lost and gained large amounts of weight and now I am striving to hit a "healthy" weight that I feel comfortable in. Every day is a struggle so I just take it one day at a time. I find exercise helps a lot to reduce stress, but in the past I have also gone to the extreme and have done excessive exercising. I am now trying to find a healthy balance with that as well.
  • AshRae2015
    AshRae2015 Posts: 6 Member
    I am envious of people who don't have an emotional issue with food, it's the hardest part to get your brain on board!
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