I am totally a stress-eater, if there is such a thing. I never realized it until recently. When I'm stressed out I eat constantly, thinking that it will help somehow. It actually just makes it worse.
It's a really hard problem to fix. I wish it were as easy as, "just chew some gum instead" or "go for a walk." I'm sure something like that would help, but I feel like this is a bad-habit that I've had for so long that it will be pretty hard to break.
Does anyone else have this problem?
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I have it so so so so bad. And I have no advice for you because I haven't figured out how to break out of mine yet. And I don't just eat when I'm stressed, I eat CRAP when I'm stressed. If you find a cure, pass it along this way.
Signed,
have gained 10 pounds in the last 2 months and am probably gaining 10 more as I sit here eating a donut at this very moment because my family's going to be here tomorrow and I'm stressing. And this is my 7th donut today. HELP!!!
aka Shannon
I have the same problem totally. Lately my drug of choice has been the costco size bag of chocolate chips that I have hiding in my freezer. My best advice is to read the book Woman, Food, and God. I read it a few months back and wanna read it again. The down side is that she's got some pretty bad language. Especailly in the beginning. The funny thing is that my mom actually gave me the book. But, in the book she talks about how we need to love ourselves more, ignore the bad voice in our head: the one that tells us we aren't good enough, will never be enough, or makes mention of our flabby theighs, plain hair, yadda yadda. Tell the voice to shut up cause it's not really you telling yourself those things anyway... though we confuse the voice with ourself. And recognize the feeling we are feeling. Don't try to stuff it away with a candy bar or cookie. Eat till you are satisfied, and enjoy what you eat. If you wanna eat a treat, eat it. Just be sure to quit when you are satisfied. Anyway, this comment is way super long. But I just really really loved this book. I think it sheds a lot of light on how to get away from emotional eating, over indulging, feeling like you HAVE to eat everything on your plate so you aren't wasteful etc. But it is a tough road I am still trying to get away from. Good luck!
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