What makes you to OVEREAT?
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Boredom is my worst enemy!0
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cheyenneandcosmo wrote: »I overeat when......
Im sad
Im angry
Im happy
Im lonely
Im bored
Im stressed
Im at a party
Im at a family get together
I want to make myself feel better
Ive accomplished something, overeating is like a "treat"
So yeah....I think thats pretty much it!
Pretty much. Also you feel too good when eating.
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Heating got fixed! now its just the mold and the bugs. We've made a great start on these with boric acid and diatomaceus earth, but still a lot to do. We painted inside some cupboards with mold killing paint. But the rooms still stink alot from the moldy furniture. I hate thinking we might have to move again if we cant get the problems solved. Its such a mess, can't even get anything off the floor and put away because there is no decent place to put anything.0
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I over eaten when I'm tired.2
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Me also. I feel so defeated by weakness, hunger, fatigue and I seem to think food will give me the energy I need to do the work I need to get done! Is that right or not?0
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When I get too upset and feel like there is no hope then i give up and eat.1
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my depression and divorce!
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PinkamenaD8 wrote: »cheyenneandcosmo wrote: »I overeat when......
Im sad
Im angry
Im happy
Im lonely
Im bored
Im stressed
Im at a party
Im at a family get together
I want to make myself feel better
Ive accomplished something, overeating is like a "treat"
So yeah....I think thats pretty much it!
Pretty much. Also you feel too good when eating.
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New to this group thing. I over eat, while knowing I'm going to be unhappy. Sometimes I physically could not stop eating.1
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Being Sleepy and Tired!0
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Its an eye opener to read everyone's stories. Thank you for sharing. I can relate to so many of you. Eating had been a source of comfort for years for many people without us knowing anything else. Sometimes I'm eating and i didn't even realize I'm doing it. It's such an instant reflex. I really want to kick this sugar addiction I have. Work is my biggest downfall. It's like candy land there. A constant flow of donuts and cakes and candy. I think what is most important is that we change or mindset to not feel deprived, but rather rewarded, as we won't have to deal with the crash, cravings, anxiety, guilt and depression afterwards.0
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I eat when I'm bored, angry, sad, bored, celebrating something, at a family gathering, bored, overwhelmed, or when I rationalize to myself that I've already messed up today's calorie count so I might as well go all out! I'm a few days short of a year on MFP. Started 2016 at 234 lbs (5ft 5in female) and got down to around 175... then I lost my drive in January or February of 2017. Nothing remarkable happened... I just fizzled out. Now I'm back up to 180 and I just can't get my head out of my rear end. I thought I had made it over the hump and had "cured" my emotional eating. NOPE!! It all has come back. I do well for a couple of days and then start the boredom or stress eating again. Some nights I try to remember all of the candy/cookies/cake I have eaten that day and I honestly cannot recall everything. I just know that at the end of a day like that I feel physically and mentally awful.
I'm doing good today, so I'll consider this a new start. Thank you to everyone who has shared their stories here!1 -
WHEAT makes me overeat. It is a TRIGGER food that can TRIGGER me from immediately or up to 7 hours later. This makes me get a massive appetite and SUGAR CRAVINGS. I always end up eating around 3,000 calories. I also feel exhaustion, foggy brained, angry, bloated, dis-organised and chronic fatigue afterwards for days.2
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When I did weight watchers a few years ago, I remember I cut out wheat from the first week and I lost 4 pounds in the first week. It had been a rare success. Although I often forget and still end up eating Wheat then it is a disaster.3
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I overeat after dinner if i make my dinner too low calorie.. get snacky1
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Anxiety. Anger. Any feeling of being excluded from something2
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Being tired, lonely, angry, sad, frustrated, overwhelmed, generally anxious, feeling sorry for myself, agitated, depressed.....you name it. I eat less when I'm happy, busy or with a great bunch of people. Food doesn't seem so important then. I'm 49, 5"6, 177 lbs. In 2008 I got down to 144 and felt good about myself for the first time in 16 years, when I originally gained weight due to severe stress eating and pregnancy and went up to 215 lbs. I held 144 for 2 years but slowly gained back 10 lbs/year over 4 years due to anxiety eating. I feel soothed when I eat sweet, high fat foods, get a temporary bliss going, then crash emotionally, hate myself and feel horribly guilty and hopeless. So now I've lost a few lbs and I am trying to concentrate on stopping eating junk food and eating healthy. Feel free to add me. Cheers, Dee3
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If I get hungry for a while so that I get hangry or feel weak I tend to overeat. Unhealthy food tend to make me crave more unhealthy foods this weekend I had a hamburger and wings after that I felt I wanted more.
Another one is PMS.1 -
The answer to this question is definitely that I stuff my feelings and allow myself to become numb by overeating. Please read my recent blog post from this week to gain a bit of access to what makes me tick (as I'm sure it does others). Back in the saddle again - just for today. Just for today has been my mantra since becoming an MFP member three years ago this month.1
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I've got another one. It's feeling angry. Long rant below.
Yesterday I had a combination of hangry(didn't eat for 6 hours), jealousy(my SO who also is on a diet ate more grilled chicken, ate grilled ribs I bought(wanted to save for later), ate a full plate of salad with olive-oil and had dessert(popcorn, crackers, my dark chocolate and honey-glazed nuts)while I ate one chicken club-thigh, quinoa and grilled veg(I was full afterwards but still)), annoyance my SO was snoring so loudly he woke me up at least 5-6 times had to go to the sofa to sleep and disappointment(I burnt sunflower-seeds and oats i the oven). In the middle of night I was craving something, anything! So I ate some of the burnt sunflower-seeds and oats, some salt, leftover grilled veg and raw squash. Not the worst binged I've had but still felt I couldn't completely control myself and today I ate more than usual sushi and even got six pieces of deep fried very unhealthy pieces, ate all the batter. Can't say I didn't enjoy it but I'm still mad and feel guilty right now. I'm sorry for the vent.
tldr; Mad yesterday, today still mad + guilty + realization.1 -
In addition to all of the things you all wrote, I realized, I eat because I want to be like everyone else. I was always seen as the heavy one in my family so my parents tried to control what I ate while my sisters could eat whatever they wanted. They got treats in their lunches for school, etc.. I think I just grew up believing that the accepted people in life could eat what they wanted and the defective ones were banned from treats. I eat to feel like a normal person. Never really put that out there before. Thanks!3
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I tend to overeat or binge when I don't eat enough. And it's mostly at night. Salads, lots of veg during the day, lots of protein, and I stay filled up but if I haven't eaten enough or feel hungry I tend to grab a quick snack. But then that snack turns into more and more. So I try to meal prep ahead and eat enough during the day and eat healthy foods I like and enjoy so I don't over eat those sugary and salty snacks. I'd rather over eat too much healthy food than saturated fats!2
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I overeat when I am bored or something is really bothering me2
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I overeat on the weekends mostly, when I'm bored and/or really like something that I brought or made. I also eat for comfort and boredom when sitting in front of the T.V.
I'm working on being more mindful when I feel like this so I can make the conscious decision to get up and move or do something different.2 -
It's strange I eat because I'm bored and because I think I'm going to get satisfaction. The satisfaction doesn't come these days, because I'm already eating whatever I want. Time to put myself in check.1
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I overeat when I'm tired, looking for energy. How do others with that problem handle it?1
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For me it's dealing with fibromyalgia pain. If I would just remember the other options I need to try I would feel so much better about myself and it might actually help me cope with pain better or lessen it.1
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Sunnyme333.I also suffer from fibro
...And i have dealt with 2 failed back surgeries for the past 10 yrs,degenerative disc disease and arthritis,chronic fatigue.It seems like such a huge chore to get and get moving,just to clean my house abit.I have a free gym membership thru my husbands work.It's not far from where i live,it's just so hard to get motivated to get dressed,gather my stuff and go.I can only use 3 machines.Bike 10-15 min,treadmill 10 min and the rest is swimming,i'll do jumping jacks in the water.So i use that as an excuse not to go.I'm an emotional eater.Thats for sure!I can go all day long and not even think of food.It's once my husband comes home from work,we eat dinner together,then he goes to his computer room .After being left alone all day[i'm disabled and haven't been able to work in 10 yrs]After dinner is over,i'm left alone again.Until he goes to bed,he will come in and kiss me me goodnight.My worst hours are between 5 and 11pm.The only thing i EVER want to eat is chocolate!I could care less about anything else.When i go to buy it,i always buy 2 bags .1 is never enough.My entire life changed 4 yrs ago,when i lost my momma.I come from a big family,once she was gone,it all fell apart.[long story]My daughter also walked away from our little family 4 yrs ago.So every single year,i get bigger and bigger.This year i'm bigger than i have ever been in my life!When i was younger,more active and working.I stayed between a size 7 -10.I am currently 5ft3 and weigh 270 lbs!I am soa fraid of getting diabetis,like my father and grandma,also heart issues run strongly in my family.I just bought some alli to block some of the fat from absorbing in my body.Along with taking this,i have told myself i will be commited to going to the gym 2 times a week!I'm hoping to work my way up to 3 times per week.I'm so desperate to try and break this cycle.I need to do things that make ME happy,so i'll stop self destructing all the time.My life has changed,family is gone.So,it's time to just accept it and deal with it.If any of them come back into my life,i will be very cautious,but it would be welcomed.If they don't ,then they don't.I need to start living again.I have a 5 yr old grandson,who stays with us every weekend.He needs me to be in better shape,so i can play with him abit,like i used to.He's one of my big motivators to beat this emotional eating pattern.
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When I feel emotionally unstable such as sadness, stress, alone, etc.. I tend to eat mindlessly. I don't even realize I ate something until a minute or so after I already ate it!! Help!0
