I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone's overeating triggers are. I personally have a few...
-If I am having a good time, I will generally want to make it even better by having some sort of treat
-If I am bored, eating distracts me for awhile
-If I am upset or annoyed I will eat so that I don't have to deal with it
-When I am watching tv, I had better have something to keep me occupied during the commercials otherwise I make a beeline for the kitchen and just eat whatever is there
-Any sort of salty snack I will not be able to stop eating, such as chips and salsa, potato chips, *POPCORN*
Those are the ones I can come up with off the top of my head, although I am sure theres more.
Anytime I feel stressed or overwhelmed (which seems to happen more often than it should) I tend to go to the kitchen.
As for the foods that really get to me... pizza, I have a heck of a time stopping at just 1 or 2...or 3. Fritos, cheesecake...I'm sure there are lots more but salty crunchy cheesey or gooey, all of those are some serious triggers for me. These are the foods I have to seriously limit or avoid, becuase I will totally go off the deep end.
Oh yeah, going out to eat is a hard one for me too. Not so much that I want to overeat, or even that I can't control it but the portions are so large and it seems like stuff in restaurants is so much more fattening with tons more calories
Any situation in which I feel anxiety. This could be "happy" anxiety (excitement), "indifferent" anxiety (boredom - yes, boredom makes me anxious) or "bad" anxiety (fear, depression, etc.).
when i'm bored, i start to think about what i ate that day. then i think about what i COULD be eating instead, which is probably something more delicious and considerably less healthy. then i somehow justify eating said food.
when i surround myself with people/activity, i find i have greater success not overeating.
Seems like for me it is when I don't feel good, whatever that entails. I suffer from alot of headaches, so if I feel crappy, food will pick me up. I also have a sleeping disorder and so food gives me quick energy! But, I do want to live to see more grandkids, so the effort has to be made. I find that if I keep alternatives to stuff like chips - fatfree popcorn or icecream - weight watchers latte bars, etc. it really, really helps alot. Plus, trying to get motivated to move more helps - the problem is, it's hard to keep the motivation going. Two weeks at a time seems to be my theme. Any ideas????
If I'm bored, stressed or have any negative feeling. I also find that even if I've experienced something negative that day and dont directly feel bad about it I'll binge.
Peanut butter! I CANNOT stop once I start. I will eat it right out of the jar with a spoon. I did not have it in my house for a long time. Now, my BF hides it from me until I want some and then monitors me while I measure my two tablespoons. Pathetic, huh?
And with my husband not working and going back to school instead while I am the only one bringing home the bacon (oh, is it in poor form to reference "naughty" foods here ) I find myself wanting to eat more and more.
I cannot have cheese or peanut butter in the house. I will eat the entire jar of pb, and the cheese will get sliced and melted in the microwave. Never really had the urge to binge on the broccoli, though.
I should probably start paying attention to this better. There are some days where I don't overeat at all, then all of the sudden, I will. But I never tried figuring out why. Hmmmmmm.
If the food is there, I will eat it! If I know it's around waiting to be eatin, I will eat it. My other trigger is boredom as well. I have found that doing some short of craft while watch TV or a movies is helpful, but it doesn't always do the trick.
Overeating triggers
) I find myself wanting to eat more and more.
