What makes you to OVEREAT?
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I overeat because I rarely feel full/satisfied (due to a hormone imbalance) and I will overeat when I do not pay attention to the calories. I also tend to tire easily and seek energy in food.
I grew up as an obese child and dropped weight gradually in high school. I've fluctuated 20-30 pounds up and down the past few years and it's very exhausting. Recently, I've felt very upset at how uncomfortable I feel about my body...so I tend to eat and the cycle continues. I am very inconsistent... )=
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I tend to overeat when i am stressed!
Or when i cook something i really enjoy eating as well for my family
it is so hard to eat just a bit of it.:noway:
I also overeat the day after my weigh in and once i do that it is always soooo hard to get back on track the next day!
What makes you overeat?I tend to overeat when i am stressed!
Or when i cook something i really enjoy eating as well for my family
it is so hard to eat just a bit of it.:noway:
I also overeat the day after my weigh in and once i do that it is always soooo hard to get back on track the next day!
What makes you overeat?
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Sadly I am coming off. A binge today. I know it's been over a week but can't remember how long. I "decided" to eat and partake in all the goodies brought into work. They celebrate 12 days of Christmas so guess I have been stuffing my face that long. Why? Big big problems st home that is breaking my heart along with the fat and cholesterol. Today I am working on clean eating and entering in my diary. Eating doesn't change situations. Just my weight. Wish me well2
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@lla1227..At least you are "coming off" now.Can't undo what's happened,only work on fixing it now.I hope you continue to write in your diary too.I just started back at it last night and it really helped me to not have that late night snack i've been indulging in.I'm not sure what i weigh right now,because i can't just get on a scale and move along.I tend to get obsessive about weighing myself ,which leads to more problems.I'm not sure what your big problems are at home,but can relate to be heartbroken and unhappy at home.I wish you well~Kell
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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!
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PAIN. That's a huge one for me. I have been in pain more than 20 years. Dr's refused to give me pain meds. So when the pain is unbearable I eat and drink until the pain is bearable again.
I think I'm going to have to insist on some mild pain medication. I've been just suffering when I shouldn't have to.
That's why I don't go out often. It hurts so bad. Once I'm on my feet I can fake it. I know people think I have to pee all the time but I don't. I'm squirming because it hurts so bad.1 -
I eat the wrong things and too much of them when I'm tired. I know that I should eat the grapes instead of the cookie or the crackers, but when I'm tired the cookie and crackers call to me!!!
Stress makes it happen too.
I really think it's the preservatives. They're addictive. If you don't eat fast food for a couple weeks you don't crave it. One order of chix nuggets and fries or egg mcmuffin and it's all you think about.0 -
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I overeat when I feel anything emotional or when I'm bored or feel deprived1
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So many honest people here, willing to say the truth about what's happening to them. Its great t'read thru the posts. Thanks every one of you, it helps me understand my own problems and set backs.1
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I overeat if I’m bored or nervous. I can allow myself to get talked into overeating when I’m visiting with friends or family. I’m also a foodie who loves good food.1
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Stress. I always overeat when I'm stressed.
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I over eat fir comfort when I m -
1 - Stressssed
2 - Bored
3 - Sad
4 - Lonley
I m going to try to identify the underlying reason I want to eat more from now on.3 -
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This is definitely the group for me...I was doing so well without sugar and then I let it back into my life. I have a difficult time with moderation so I feel like I should have known better. Also, my emotional triggers are boredom and procrastination. I have just rejoined after a long hiatus and can use more friends so anyone please feel free to add me!2
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I also find sugar added foods will trigger me to overreat and I just forget about logging and start eating anything I want. Once in a while one desert does me no harm, I just jump back in the next day and move forward, other times I spiral out for weeks.3
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My overeating phase is when im in front of the tv, watching a show I like....and my mom is usually with me, shes lost 100 or so pounds off of weight watchers so shes always watching what she eats to maintain hers.... so I usually have a salty craving when im watching tv...oh.... and late night drives to mcdonalds
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Stress triggers me to eat too much of the wrong types of foods.
Right now my stress levels are high in several areas of my life 😬 ..... work, family, relationship.
I need maintain my awareness and not add to the stress by over-eating and then feeling shame or guilt about it.2 -
Regular television...stopped watching regular tv, and ate less.2
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Stress is my main trigger too.
The problem is that, when I break my healthy eating habits, it takes me a long time to get back on track.
I have started treating it like an addiction, so I try not to fall of the wagon. It's not easy
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I have a habit of evening snacking, which I think is from boredom. I also tend to want to eat when I'm happy. My husband and I have a September beach trip planned and I know as soon as we hit the road, before we reach the next town, I'll be ready to stop for a quick meal. Happens every time. (As for the evening snacking, I think I'm going to make a new rule, no eating in front of the TV or computer.)2
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Definitely stress, and the fact that I love dessert and pasta so much.2
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I'm finally learning that I am a stress eater. This week has been a long binge. I restarted work after summer (I'm a teacher) and returned to missing documents, a hostile principal, a dead car battery, broken shoes...the list goes on. I first turned to alcohol to relax with ALWAYS leads to over eating. I kept thinking each day was going to "just be today" but every night for 5 nights was a binge. The anxiety was huge and the feeling of being over full is so relaxing. Finally feeling stable this morning and recognizing the need to .... actually I don't know what I need to do to prevent binges. But I'm recognizing what triggers them2
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I'm finally learning that I am a stress eater. This week has been a long binge. I restarted work after summer (I'm a teacher) and returned to missing documents, a hostile principal, a dead car battery, broken shoes...the list goes on. I first turned to alcohol to relax with ALWAYS leads to over eating. I kept thinking each day was going to "just be today" but every night for 5 nights was a binge. The anxiety was huge and the feeling of being over full is so relaxing. Finally feeling stable this morning and recognizing the need to .... actually I don't know what I need to do to prevent binges. But I'm recognizing what triggers them
First of all, thank you for being a teacher. It is an underpaid job that is very important to our community.
Stress eating is pretty common, so is night time eating. I know I do it because I am on vacation right now and having a very easy time watching my caloric intake, but once I return to work, I will be battling the snacky stress monster again. I also like to go to bed with a full/overfull tummy.
Everyone is different. One thing that helps me is to plan most of my daytime food and leave an aggressive amount of calories for nighttime. This way I stay at a deficit, but feel like I am treating myself and I get to eat more at night-if that makes sense. Maybe next week try planning to eat more at night? I try to save at least 400 calories for my evening/before bedtime food.
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Without being mindful, I overeat: hence 25 extra pounds that hang around closer than an unwanted friend. I need to reset my overeating mindset on a daily basis, but even more so, I need the support of people who understand so that I will be held accountable so that I don't overeat. I need a simple plan that I can go to no matter what crazy thing is happening in my life, because it is so easy to overeat for any reason. If I am wanting sugar, that is the danger sign...it means I haven't been listening to my feelings and stuffing them somewhere. Do any of you just start eating and binge for no reason? Are you aware of your feelings?
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All the food ads- even on myfitnesspal!!2
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Photographs of food, yes, the smell of baked goods, YES, very triggering,0
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cravings. mostly sugar cravings. I use food to celebrate. I also use food to numb bad feelings or just distract me from them.2
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I guess it was always a reward or a comfort. So eating makes me feel semi-free and then weighed down. I eat for all the reason many of you have stated above. Sometimes, it is to get out of my own head. Food feels as though it is always reliable when everything else feels son unreliable.5
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Since surgery I have unconsciously over eaten and immediately hurt. Now to stop being on remote control so I don’t pay the price. It’s a xhausting being so “present” all the time. I think that’s the whole point by the way. I used food to knumb my brain so I wasn’t really living my life. Being oblivious was my happy place. Or so I thought.
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