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New and struggling
I'm not just new to the group, but new to the site as well. I learned emotional eating from my mom, and that is my biggest struggle in weight loss. I am a SAHM of 2 and also a foster mom. I enjoy being a foster mom, but it is stressful and has caused worse eating habits. After a stressful day I am craving sweets or carbs…
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over eating alternatives?
Instead of over eating when I feel emotional/bored I would like to start doing things instead of shoving food in my face. Any ideas to beat the boredom?
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faild again
Shopping today for sumer clothes .as usual no looked right felt crap and worhess .gave my self a talking to in the change rooms on how you need to stop eating so much . Only to find my self working my way though 3 bags of crisps on a chocolates before I even regesterd what I was doing .something wrong with me I'm sure felt…
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New to the group!
Hi! I've been on MFP off and on for about 2yrs. I find myself overeating then quitting for a bit. Then I start MFP again. I'm hoping to gain some support here to stay on track this time. I quit smoking using 2 different online support groups (been quit since 2007!) so I hope I can apply the same concept here by gaining new…
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In Need of Support!!
Tomorrow is day 1 for me of eating healthy/working out to lose some serious weight. Emotional eating is one of my biggest weaknesses. It is always my downfall & has been the reason that I've given up on losing weight many times. I have a TERRIBLE sweet tooth & give into cravings way too easily. Any tips on how to keep up…
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Joining group has helped
I attended a reception today and actually refrained from all the bad stuff. It seems like just reading the posts here and know others have the same problems I've lived with all my life makes me want to be more accountable. Good luck to all of us!
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THIS WEBSITE IS AMAZING.
I feel so cosmically blessed to have found this website. I have honestly never met someone on this website who isn't absolutely kind and supportive. Whenever I feel like I want to emotional/boredom eat - I get on here and I read all these stories, kind words and supportive comments. It's making my progress so much easier…
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Grieving and eating
This may sound stupid to some, but not to anyone that has/had a pet they loved. We just put down our 16 year old Shepherd this week, and I am devastated. I find that when I am down, I always tend to turn to food--and bad food choices, to cope. I am absolutely shattered by the loss of the dog and I know that I am using the…
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Katie's intro
Hi my name is Katie. I would love some friends who deal with emotional eaters. I discovered today that I am one. when I asked myself what is it that I am eating machine today. it hit me I am used to a normal routine when its out of synch or chaotic I tend to eat. yesterday night and this morning were chaotic. I don't want…
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Weight Triggers Emotions
So I've noticed that while alone all day I haven't started work yet and my main profession is Computer Programming (not much exercise there). That when ever I have to notice how over weight I am it get's me depressed and I turn to food. Advice on how to go about fixing this?
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Dealing with a sick parent
I saw my dad today. He has Parkinson's and it's pretty bad. I go see him once a week and find that I have the hardest time with food for a few days after those visits. I am aware of this and now I am trying to break my patterns. I have to drive 30 minutes home after a visit and I find myself "settling" my head back in a…
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Emotional Eating & Paul McKenna's "Four Golden Rules"
Hi, I'm rather new here but am impressed with the positivity and helpfulness throughout this forum! I've recently started using the MFP app to count calories and met with a nutritionist, and am trying to keep these four rules in mind from the book called "I Can Make You Thin" by Paul McKenna. There are four golden rules:…
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Tips with Emotional Eating?
I've noticed that my determination seems to waver a lot when I'm feeling sad, down, sleepy etc. I really want to be able to stop this happening! I am not able to stop some things that are causing me to emotionally eat... I would really like to know if anyone has any advice on this and maybe some tips? It would be very much…
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Bahh Stress
Okay so I was doing amazing for a while. 6 days a week, just killing it. Then I got engaged with a two month away date. I began planning and it destroyed my motivation. I have had one hell of a time getting going again. I always seem to do this and its so frustrating. I know I am better than this but I have not been good…
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Frustrated even with success
So I know that I have had three weeks of great accountability...I've really been able to track what I've eaten, pick much better food choices and have really felt empowered...but when I have set backs like when I'm extra hungry, or when I'm frustrated because I have a poor exercise day, on come the conflicted feelings, t…
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Muscle versus weight
This might sound dumb but I have very flabby arms. Want to get rid of the flab which is probably impossible. I have been working out with weights. And using weight machines. My Son told me that I would build muscle but arms won't get smaller. Help!!
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That time again
Every month just a few days before Aunt Flo visits, I want to eat everything in sight. Of course for a week afterwards, I dont want to eat anything. But I am a week late and its frustrating the hell out of me! I'm on the want to eat everything and its getting really hard! My husband was snipped last summer so I'm not…
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Im so nervous
I want so badly to start eating healthy and working out regularly and everytime I decide to do this, it only lasts for 1 week. How can I stay on this routine for the rest of my life if I can only do it for 1 week. need some advice here!
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Trying to break the binging habit
I am 52 and I've battled with my weight for about 20 years. I am not really sure when I started binge eating. I lost my mother in 1998 and it left me completely devastated. I was so crushed. I didn't think I would ever recover. I think I might have started turning more to food then, but I don't think I started binge eating…
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HHEELLPP!! Deployment Eating!!
My husband left for a short deployment this past Friday and since then I have spiraled out of control and I cannot pull myself out of it. I am so depressed and when my depression gets this bad I just loose all will to do anything period. And since I barely even want to leave my house, I really dont care what I put in my…
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Hello new here
I have been keeping a journal for about 6 weeks now. I have notice alot of day when I am gorging do to stress and mainly boredom. I am looking for the proper tools and support I really need to work through these good and bad days. So please feel free to add me as a friend.:flowerforyou: Again I can really use the support.…
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Pocket hunger coach
Hello there, i am a newbie so if I am posting incorrect material please advise me! I have just found a website with a little pocket hunger coach , I completed the questions and kind of reconised why I was overeating (for that moment only of course) I have decided I will try to use it before I over indulge and maybe…
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Brand new :)
Hey guys, I'm new. Gained 10lbs after my best friend died just eating and not working out any more. I'm trying to shed it but I'm both very emotional and a sleep eater!
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New Member
Hi everyone. I'm a new member, and when I seen this group site, I knew I needed/wanted to sign up. I'm one of those that eats when I'm upset and/or bored. I'm hoping to make friends on here to help motivate me to keep moving, and I will also help you.
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had my emotional eating confirmed when...
Me and the Mrs went for a fertility appointment yesterday, only to be told we were too old for funded treatment. We also found out that while we could afford it ourselves, the %chance of success is 5-10%... At £4500 a pop, we don't think its something we really can do. So when I'm making lunch... Initially its a fairly ok…
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Newbie!!
Hey y'all! I'm on a tough weight loss journey and could really use some support/motivation.
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Newbie!!
Hello all, new to the group, just wanting to say hello. I am a soon to be 30 year old mom and I am sick of bing in the 200's. My highest weight was in 2007. I weighed 244. I am only 4 foot 8 inches tall. Can you imagine? I lost weight after my son was born in 2008 and in 2010, I was at my lowest weight since high school. I…
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Newbie
I'm 23 years old, a stay at home wife, no children so I get lonely. Also, I am a freelance model and I have a lot of pressure to be thin. Not going to lie... I'm sensitive, shy, and my goals are a bit on the low side but I want to achieve them while being conscious of my health. I want to know the world wont end if I never…
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Can't control my night eating
Hi everyone My name is Kimberly, I was diagnosed as diabetic in July 2013 and made a decision that I would do what ever it takes to not be a diabetic anymore. I joined MFP at the end of July weighing 325 lbs. I worked really hard and hit my first goal to lose 50 lbs in 90 days. But since then I have had a really hard time…
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Paxil and weight gain
I just started out on this new journey 2 days ago. Ive battled drugs and drink and have 10 years sober this summer. Ive also been up against mental illness, I have panic disorder. Ive taken paxil to treat this condition for 10 years . With out it I would have killed myself in one way or another. The down fall of this…