Any stress eaters out there?

luvtorun

luvtorun

Cathlete
I know some of us have PMS eating problems where our good nutritional goals go out the window, but does anybody else eat at times of high stress? I am stressing today because of something my grown son is going through and... well I won't go into all that I ate.... kind of embarrassing... Blew my exercise plans.... if I did an intense workout now, I'd throw up.... :-( ;(
 
Tomorrow is a new day. So many other things you can do when your going thru stress other than eating. Call someone you have spoken to in a long time, you would not believe how much time will pass. Drink some chammomile tea which will help you to relax and light some candles.

Charlotte~~
 
You bet Jane, If I'm stressed I will eat a rediculous amount of food. If I'm mad or stressed I don't want to even exercise, all though I know it will make me feel better. I told my friend the other day that the slightest thing will cause me to indulge enormously. So girl I am there with you. And I can eat so much that its hard to imagine that a female can eat that much.

they say yoga is relaxing and is supposed to calm your body. Maybe I will try that next time.

kim
 
oh my gosh. I don't think I would ever really need to eat anything other than the recommended daily allowances just to stay alive if it wasn't for stress! I have discovered that Dreyer's Splenda ice-cream is the best stuff without sugar in those times (I would really rather have peanut butter Twix)of high blood pressure times. I would have no body image problems if it wasn't for stress. Darn that stress!
 
I eat crunchy things when I'm stressed, which is everyday. My favorite de-stressing foods are Cheetos and peanuts. I just don't keep any of them around anymore. I do keep apples. That way I get the crunch as well as good fiber.

Pinky
 
I'm a huge emotional eater. I eat when I'm stressed, happy, anxious, feeling guilty about putting off chores/exercise - you name it. I would be a whole lot lighter if I didn't do this. It sucks. And its always the sweet stuff that I crave. I drink tea now for stress. The whole tea making and sipping ritual generally helps calm me down. I have lots of different types of tea, pretty mugs and teapots - LOL! I make the tea nice and sweet with splenda as well. I'll even have plain dark cocoa with hot water and splenda if I feel like it. It normally gives me a good seratonin boost. Hope you feel better soon. Take care.
 
My friend's husband (well, I guess he is a friend too) has always said to me "no one can eat like chicks can". How right he is.
 
Thanks so much for all of your responses. This has been so therapeutic for me to hear there are others out there with this problem. I love the tea idea... I love herbal tea. I am going to try this... I am feeling a lot better now, still a little queasy...:9 tomorrow is another day... thanks for reminding me. I am new to the forum, and I really love it. So much help and support out there. Thanks guys.
 
I am a sucker for bananna splits. And I can eat the whole thing myself. If I stress I will go all out with my eating. And MD's chocolate milkshakes,Ummm! They are the best. But thank god this doesn't happen often.

kim
 
Jane, when I saw your post, I was feeling the pretty nauseous myself & absolutely knew I'd forgo my workout today. I was reading a book that had become quite absorbing, flopping on the bed & had had a terrible case of the munchies all day. What really topped it was that I made myself some popcorn, the one you cook in oil on the stove. I had forgotten I had that bag in there until I went scavenging. Anyway, I decided to get creative & put my oil in, chile powder, cumin, salt, a little garlic & red pepper. After I had gone through 2/3rds of the bowl, it sank in that that was A LOT of oil. I kept tasting OIL. Yuck! Talk about nausea. I can't get the taste out of my head.

So tonight, it was a slice of watermelon & a salad with kidney beans. But still, no workout.x(

Marla
 
Hey Marla,

I saw your reply this morning... I feel much better today. I always say "I'll never do that again" and then, especially when I am under a lot of stress or PMS, it is like I am watching this person (me) fill her body with an unbelievable amount of food. I am going to try the herbal tea a couple of the others told me about and see if this will help. Thanks for sharing. This forum may be better therapy for me in this area than the tea. The support of phenomenal.
 
I can relate. Whenever I'm stressed out at work, I call my DH and tell him to get ready to go out to dinner. It's a way of releasing tension for me to go out to dinner, drink a few glasses of wine, and eat my favorite dishes.

I break all the rules when I'm out to dinner. For example, it's the only time I eat bread. If it's been a bad week, I'll sometimes even order dessert and we'll split a mud pie or something. I have no clue how many fat grams I'm consuming, and don't care. Most of my worst damage takes place at restaurants. And when I'm depressed, and really don't care anymore, we're talking Indian restaurants. Those are by far the worst! :9 :9

Editing to say that I can't do too much damage at home because we just don't have any real junk food around. The worst thing is the Healthy Choice ice cream, but I usually buy that on my way home from the restaurant, and blame the alcohol for the lack of discipline. }(

-Nancy
 
I'm a definite stress eater. Then, once I eat I feel even more stressed. That kind of stress also doesn't lend itself to wanting to exercise. Isn't it strange how when you're under a lot of stress, egg white omelettes and sliced kiwis aren't appealing but a Snickers bar is?

As you can see by all the posts, you are not alone. I'm sending some positive thoughts your way! :)

Lunacat
 
Definitely a stress eater here, and junk food no less. I can pretty much eat clean most of the time, but when stress happens I can really put away the junk. Making stops at all the candy dishes in my office. You are not alone.

Diana
 
Another stress eater here. I can't eat if I'm angry, but if depressed, lonely, sad...lemme at it. A while ago when DH and I were having some problems, he'd call to let me know he was on the way home from work, and when he'd hang up I'd head straight for the refrigerator. I didn't realize the connection for a long time.

My coping strategies: don't keep a lot of your comfort food in the house or in a convenient place (I love bread and keep in in the freezer so it's less of a temptation; I buy cookies a couple at a time from the bakery rather than keeping a whole box/package in the house). Drink instead of eat - chocolate milk and instant hot-chocolate feel like treats to me and aren't nearly as many calories as eating. Turn your back on the kitchen and go do ANYTHING else for 15 minutes when you want to stress-eat...the feeling might pass.

Allison
 
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