What makes you to OVEREAT?
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Stress, I'm a terrible stress eater. I will just sit there and shove food in my mouth with no bottom to my stomach. I have to be really careful to eat mindfully.0
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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!
Ditto to this!0 -
lets see...
I over eat when:
I'm stressed..
to avoid pain when oher people hurt me...
I'm bored
to satisfy other people's feelings
... I just remembered why I had gained back all my weight... I had a miscarriage0 -
I think what is most attractive about overeating or emotional eating for me is that most of the time I can do it invisibly; that is, if I am feeling sad or stressed, I can eat to feel better instead of sharing and admitting to others that I am struggling : /0
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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!
This is sooooooooooo me!!!0 -
Definitely boredom. If I'm just sitting around watching movies with a few friends I could eat like 300 bags of chips and not even notice, haha. I've found that if I'm going to eat something "junky" I'll need to buy it in it's "snack-size" form because once I start, I just can't stop. So I'll buy a small bag of chips or a tiny bag of candy instead of the "family size" bag. I've also been making really huge changes in the foods that I buy. I don't keep anything unhealthy around the house. At least then when I head for the fridge I'll fill up on grapes instead of cookies.0
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I overeat when I'm at work in a sedentary job. Coworker bring unhealthy snacks and I have trouble turning them down. I'm trying to find ways to take breaks and put the word out I'm trying to take better care of myself and if you care about me don't tempt me
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I overeat after dinner, when no-one's around. I rarely eat in front of people. I'm such a fake! but I eat after supper in front of the tv by myself. It's "me time". a way of loving myself, something to look forward to, something comforting. i don't have a lot of stress in my life, i'm not a worrier, i have a good family and good friends. i'm just a secret eater. always have been. i used to hide food under my bed as a child. i don't know if i'll ever figure it out. sound familiar? any tips? looking for friends!0
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I overeat in reaction to any uncomfortable feeling it seems. Worry, boredom, sadness, exhaustion, anger etc......0
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boredom...definitely !0
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This quote summarised why I do perfectly:
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!0 -
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!
I'm with you!0 -
I overeat when I'm studying for my exams! I've these thoughts like "Ohh, I need to stay up and study, I need alot of energy to keep me going, so I'll need this cookies and chips" =.=
I'm having my block exam in a couple of weeks, hopefully I'll refrain myself from these nasty calories and still do well in my exams!
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eating out,putting away leftovers and when i am anxious or nervous.
i think i eat more when i dont exercise too, i think the exercise helps regulate my blood pressure.0 -
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!
This quote is exactly me!!! How to make it stop...hmmm...I have NO IDEA! :noway:0 -
Wow! Could not say it any better...Thank you.0
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Out of everything I think that causes me to overeat is cravings. If it is in the house and I know its there the temptation overthrows me and I will indulge to the point of guilt and then the next few days after I do that I keep doing it. :sick: DEAR Junk food,I HATE YOU!!!!!0
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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!
yup that sounds about right for me..0 -
I tend to overeat when my boyfriend realizes so many depressing things in his life (which they are NOT depressing...he just wants so many things all at once and hates waiting)
When he is down and depressed I have started to notice that whatever mood he is in is starting to rub off on me...
I don't really know how to NOT feel down when he is...it's like he wants me to feel DOWN with him and I can't...
Taco Bell
2 Chicken Burritos (1 ea for us both)
2 Bean Burritos (both for him)
1 Gordita (him)
1 Volcano (him)
and it's always around 11pm midnight that he gets down and hungry so there we go
Also he weighs 235 and is a beach body consultant and when he continuously looks at the HUGE box in our spare room he realizes that he will nvr get to where he needs to be so there I go again feeling bad...
Like me losing weight is on the back burner bc he wants my support when he gives me none.
Grr!!0 -
Mainly when I'm stressed or upset. Sometimes out of boredom too!0
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Sadness -> overeating -> increased awareness of fat body -> more sadness -> (devious circle)
Stress causes it, too. Sometimes boredom. Sometimes "just because it's there" (for example when grandma bakes).0 -
Hi, just joined the group.
I overeat for all the emotional reasons stated above (bored, stressed, happy, sad, angry, etc.) but never in public. I behave like an addict and I'm ashamed of it, so I never never never pig out in front of others.0 -
Stress. Avoidance of major decisions affecting other people. Right now my oldest son and the conflict in our house. Loneliness. Soooo many things!! Lack of routine/planning.0
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I'm not entirely sure but I may be an emotional eater - I eat when I'm happy (to celebrate), I eat when I'm sad (to commiserate), I eat when I'm tired (all the chuffing time I work horrid shifts), I eat when I'm upset (wedding dress doesnt't fit as too fat so what do I do? Start on cake).... The reasons are ENDLESS!!
I also eat more if I lose a couple of pounds.... And if I don't.
My brain wants one thing but can't control my mouth/hands enough to allow my body to achieve what I want. Frustrating!!
You are simply addicted to food......we are all one in the same.....we share the same thoughts and its kinda scary just to think about it......but then again its very comforting also.....just to know that I am not the only one dealing with the same struggles day in and day out!! We are all in the same boat.....and what a very LARGE boat it is too!!0 -
I realized the other day that I talk and think about food in the same way that my boyfriend (a recovering alcoholic) used to talk about booze.
Stressed, sad, happy tired, all of it. In the past year, my boyfriend and I have gone through a lot of ****, and I've gained 30 lbs. and I was 20-30 lbs overweight when I met him.
But, what sparks the bad spirals is depression. I feel awful about myself, eating will make it feel better, then I feel awful about eating, so I eat more to make it feel better, and so on and so on. But, if I can maintain my mood, through whatever combination of physical activity, meditation, therapy, and medication, then I can do it. But when I hate myself, I have to destroy me. By overeating, smoking, drinking, sex, whatever. I've got a long way to go on that.
And since I'm in between episodes now, I hope not only to lose all the weight but to actually find stress solutions that work. Pa0 -
Today, I'm having one of those days where I don't want to do anything but watch tv and stuff my face. I don't feel depressed, more of a numbed, I don't care about anything day. The day is half gone and after I post this, I'm going to go get cleaned up and get out of the house....away from the TV...away from the TV....I'm not being much of a support buddy right now....Sorry guys.0
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When I overeat I know my mind will be busy focusing on the food, thus keeping my mind from dealing with the real underlying reasons I overeat. Beginning as a small child, my mom would give us food anytime we needed some sort of comforting. So - I use food to deal with just about everything good, bad, or indifferent in my life. I am trying to reprogram my mind and start new habits to put in place of eating all of the time.0
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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!
Completely agree with the list, but especially the last point on it. It's like there's a cognitive dissonance going on; I know the pizza/chocolate/wine I want is bad for me, yet I still feel like I want to reward myself with it. Emotional eating is so difficult to get over because it's so entwined in our lifestyles/personalities/emotions, so we have to change so many aspects of ourselves, not just our eating habits.0 -
What makes me overeat:
* my family ("We don't see each other that much!" ... 20x a year)
* exams (I have too many of them!)
* when I don't get enough sleep (very often)
* breakups (it doesn't happen that often)
Also, I'm addicted to muffins. I love them more than my social image.0 -
I tend to overeat when my boyfriend realizes so many depressing things in his life (which they are NOT depressing...he just wants so many things all at once and hates waiting)
When he is down and depressed I have started to notice that whatever mood he is in is starting to rub off on me...
I'm absolutely like this. I "eat" the stress of people around me. If my family's not doing well, I "let" myself eat more. If my fiance is depressed or not taking care of himself, I kind of go "well, if he's not taking care of himself, why should I?"
I know rationally that this is not a good reaction. I understand that my stress is my stress, and other people have their own, and it shouldn't affect me. But unfortunately the impulses are NOT rational. And I feel terrible afterwards, physically and emotionally. And I get hard on myself, like "Why the hell did you just eat that, you weren't hungry, and you knew what you were doing!"
It's hard. I'm clinically depressed, and so is my live-in fiance, so it's hard. I have good days and bad days - just trying to make the good days make up more and more of them!0
