EMOTIONAL EATING

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just cant stop

kristenlees122
kristenlees122 Posts: 242
edited December 18 in Social Groups
just cant stop eating. yesterday i had half a papa johns cheese pizza, 4 or 5 breadsticks, ice cream, mcdonalds fries, mentos fruit, a few beers, 2 chocolate bars... damn. what the hell is wrong with me?

nothing really triggers it except boredom (i was home, had nothing to do.. order pizza seemed like a good idea..) and its like, i dont know how to eat one chocolate bar, one slice of pizza.. i have to keep going until everything bad in the house is in my stomach.

grrr!!!! i really need some help :( i hate myself after a binge!

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  • Kbritske09
    Kbritske09 Posts: 31 Member
    I know this app logs food but do you also log how you feel when you eat? When you feel hungry and it's not really time to eat then try drinking a full glass of water first. You might just be thirsty. When I started MFP I didn't realize how much I drink coffee. I was up to like five cups a day. 16oz cups mind you. And that's a whole lot of calories to drink. I now have only have 2 and one of them is 8oz. It helps to go back to your food diary and look at your pattern.

    However, it was extremely hard for me to cut down on portion sizes. Try logging your food before you eat. That way you know exactly what your putting in your mouth. And try to remember how you felt after you ate a lot of food. That might also help the next time you want to indulge on too much.
  • kristenlees122
    kristenlees122 Posts: 242
    thats a great idea, thank you :)
  • nanaof43
    nanaof43 Posts: 6 Member
    Yes I know how you feel as I have been there many times myself! I keep saying to myself "you dont need all that food ,your stomach is just spoilt wanting it's own way all the time"
  • christenwypy
    christenwypy Posts: 336 Member
    I have been there and I think a lot of times once we "mess up" we figure we might as well keep going. It's self destructive.

    Now you have to detox from all that stuff. So it will be hard for a few days and you'll have cravings. It's like quitting smoking or quitting any chemical, you're quitting sugar and preservatives and all the other gunk that is in those over processed foods. And I think I remember reading how certain chemicals are even produced in the brain when you are overly full. It's all just chemical dependency.

    So I treat it like an addiction now. I am taking it one day at a time. I struggle every moment to stay on track. If I mess up I just start again.

    A lot of it for me was procrastination. I didn't feel like cleaning or working so i would eat first, and then I would eat again, and again, just to avoid either doing stuff or feeling stuff.

    So, now I am busying myself to keep from eating. And right now it is pretty easy, I have found the groove. You will too. It does not take long. Maybe a week of clean eating with some exercise and you're good to go.
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