Do You Eat

[Homicidalheathen]

I noticed I turn to food when I am stressed. Well this wouldn't be a problem much except if I eat to much I don't just put on weight....I get physically ill which adds to my problems. Then my life isn't just messed up but I am too.

Its just well, I don't want to use drugs or drink to unwind from a bad day.......its quick and easy and makes me feel good.

I saw a therapist for awhile who suggested other things but it doesn't work when I am down. I want something comforting......I want to feel like I am treating myself, maybe even getting away with something.

Taking a walk just makes me think of my problems more, petting the cats works for a bit.....but.....I usually turn to food. Do you do this? How do you stop?

[HipsterDufus]

I definitely do. That's why I've got a few extra pounds on me. Ummmmm, I don't really do anything to stop it, unfortunately. I just really really like food. And, if I'm stressed out, it really is an easier way to feel better. I know I shouldn't. I should probably go for a walk or something. But I agree, it's just not the same. I need to become like those runners that get so addicted to the endorphines of running that they even do it during the winter. That'd probably be a nice addiction to have. But then I'd have to start running. <sigh> All this talking is making me hungry...

[jadnifer]

I used to do it ALOT when I was stressed. I still do sometimes to a lesser degree. I was going through some really horrible times then though and once I got away from it I stopped eating just to eat. I have lost over 40 pounds because of it.

[Fierce Critter]

I stop eating.

My eating habits have gone to hell since falling into depression. If I'm not really focused on making sure I eat during the day, I won't. I'll only eat dinner.

If I was able to get my butt moving, I'd probably have dropped a LOT of weight by now. I doubt I'm eating 1000 calories a day. Except on weekends, when being with Jon who needs to eat forces me to be more "normal".

[Homicidalheathen]

I know this girl who doesn't eat when she is stressed but she is very thin. She has manic depression and bi polar disorder so I guess she is stressed allot.......

[creatureofthenyte]

I don't eat when Im stressed out. I try to find something to do, or someone to talk to instead. I try not to eat between meals much because I know that would be where unwanted weight would come from. I do snack sometimes, but I never gorge.

[Fierce Critter]

I wish I could get myself to use the damned Dance, Dance Revolution I picked up to try to get myself moving last year.

With the lack of eating, if I had been using that for the past year, I'd probably be down into sizes I haven't worn since high school.

[kellygrrrrrl]

I love food.

I eat it when happy, depressed, mad, PMSing.....

Fortunately though.....

I have my mother Metabolism Genes....either that, or her overactive thyroid?

not so fortunate if it should be the thyroid thing.....

[Gothmama25]

For me it depends on what type of stress that I'm under. If I'm excited, anxious, and/or nervous about something than I don't eat cause my stomach tightens up. But if I'm angry or depressed I eat alot cause the food seems comforting.

[Homicidalheathen]

That dance tape sounds like fun.

I too guess I am fortunate...only 4 foot 11 but I do consume 3 to 5000 callories a day and only have like 20-40 lbs to loose, it could be worse I guess. Its that I eat till I don't feel good or the wrong thing and can get very sick. I know I am not trying to kill myself with food though because I am very careful with seeds and nuts.

wish I had creature of the nights drive and control.

[Head Wreck]

when i'm stressed i forget to eat. just dont realise i'm doing it untill someone corners me (in the past one of my ex's) and sits me down at the diner table or restraunt.

[littlepinkkitty]

when i am stressed i soak in the tub while drinking a slurpee. Then i lie around naked watching tv. I dont know why but lying around nude makes me feel at ease.but the best way to deal with that eating thing is to chew gum or eat veggies instead of fatty snacks.

[JaneDead]

I noticed I turn to food when I am stressed. Well this wouldn't be a problem much except if I eat to much I don't just put on weight....I get physically ill which adds to my problems. Then my life isn't just messed up but I am too.

Its just well, I don't want to use drugs or drink to unwind from a bad day.......its quick and easy and makes me feel good.

I saw a therapist for awhile who suggested other things but it doesn't work when I am down. I want something comforting......I want to feel like I am treating myself, maybe even getting away with something.

Taking a walk just makes me think of my problems more, petting the cats works for a bit.....but.....I usually turn to food. Do you do this? How do you stop?

i noticed when my uncle died that i was a stressed/depressed eater. when i found out he died i made a pound of spaghetti noodles with some butter and ate them all myself. at once. i weighed 98 pounds then and about a week later i was 103 ( i know, such a heffer ha.) point is i ate and gained 5 pounds just from being depressed.

when i do it now i gain from 5-10 pounds. not a TON but it is still too much since i am "over weight" now and should not be doing the depressed eating thing. well, no one should.

i only feel better because i do this instead of drinking or drugs. but it is still a bad bad thing to do health wise. it really sucks because when i am REALLY depressed i don't seem to feel full. i am not exactly hungry either. but i can eat and it won't phase me. i guess i have never been too depressed though because i have yet to become obese or anything like that from it.

as far as how you stop? i don't really know. i have yet to find a way to avoid it.

i don't "over eat" though, what i do is eat when i am NOT hungry or late at night. so i am not eating a lot at once (not since my spaghetti incident anyways...) i am just eating when i am not actually needing food.

it happens when my mind starts going and won't stop so i can't sleep... so then i THINK i am hungry and eat even though i am NOT hungry. just have an empty feel i guess and food/drugs/drinking/whatever fills that for people.

luckily right now i am not depressed and i am only eating about twice a day. when i eat right/healthy i only need to eat 2 times a day to feel good and productive.

[Anathema]

i don't. i smoke way to much though when i am

[TheLordShaper]

I used to then I got really fat so now I stress about eating, which casues more stress so I drink which casue intoxication which temporarily fixes the issue till I sober up and stress bcasue a drank a 1000 calories of Guiness last night and now I'm not only heavy but poor. Frickin stress.

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[TygerLili]

It really depends on the type of stress for me. If it's something gradual stressing me out, like worrying about not having enough money, I tend to eat a little more than usual and gradually gain ~5 lbs. If it's an abrupt change causing me stress, like a death, a break-up, or changing jobs, I drop weight without even meaning to. When my grandma died I lost about 10 lbs without even trying, same with my last break-up. It's a combination of forgetting to eat(or just picking) and being so anxious that I couldn't sit still.

Actually I have more of a tendency to gain weight now if I feel happy and secure.

[Brenda Starrr]

I don't eat when I'm stressed or upset. I pace a lot, so I'm not just starving. I'm burning calories.

Somehow, I'm still meaty.......

[honeymustard02]

I eat when stressed and not when I'm depressed. I bounce back and forth so much I think that's why I stay fat! :doh