Now, when I say that my bf is my biggest overeating trigger, I don't mean because he upsets me so I have to eat, or anything like that. I mean that whenever we're together I end up overeating. I think there are several reasons.
1) I am currently attending college 2 hours away from where we both live, therefore I only see him on the weekends. I usually do well throughout the week because I stick to my schedule, but on the weekends I never know where I'll be, not even where I'm staying exactly. So the being off schedule thing, staying at his house, throws me off.
2) He has terrible eating habits (yet he's still a stick). I'm talking eating an entire frozen pizza and being hungry within 2 hours... then eating a whole box of pasta, plus a gardenburger, some morning star 'chikn' nuggets and a cinnamon raisin bagel. He doesn't have many healthy options for me to choose from around his place and I don't really like to be a picky guest.
3) I'm an emotional eater, which doesn't just mean I eat when sad or upset, but that I eat when I'm really happy too. Like a celebration of sorts. So when I'm around my bf I'm really happy and excited and I want to eat to make it even better.
4) He makes me feel too good about myself (is there such a thing?). I guess what goes through my head is that 'well he likes me just the way I am, so I don't have to lose weight' which is terrible because I'm losing weight for me not him. I tend to lose sight of that sometimes though.
I don't know what to do. When I have the willpower and discipline I am able to hold back but its hard. I've tried just walking away or leaving the room when he's snacking cause otherwise I'll want some. Its hard sitting right next to him while he chows down a bunch of chips and salsa without having some. I'm worried too because school is out in 2 weeks, which means I'm going to be spending a lot more time with him. Which is good... except for I'm worried about my eating.