PMS and when stressed out with school and of course when I am rapid cycling (mostly the depressed state)

Great thread! Can I say all of the above?

PMS (before and during my cycle)
Sleepiness
Pain (I have chronic daily migraines)
Illness (for me or my children)
Social situations (especially when I lack confidence)
Sore muscles
Massage (If I get a massage, the entire day, I struggle...this one was easy to fix...no more massage!) ;)
Evenings are the toughest....if I have PMS, am tired and am sore..watch out! ;)
Seeing lots of tempting foods...if I"m on vacation or at a party I could be really good and hold it together, but then, once I get home, I lose control, which is so frustrating because I don't end up eating anything worthwhile.

Oh and spending the night at my parent's house. I hardly ever do it but they always have amazing foods just sitting there and I binge when everyone goes back to sleep...well, I used to....hopefully I won't do this anymore!

*When my tummy is upset at all. I tend to eat anything I think will calm it down. I don't even consider the calories because I'm hurting and think it will ease it. I have a nervous stomach, so if I'm stressed or anything is wrong, my stomach hurting is a given.

*about 2 weeks before my TOM. I suppose it's when I'm ovulating, come to think of it. I am hungry and I crave salty/greasy foods. Chocolate is mixed in there somewhere (it's the only time I really even like chocolate) And I could eat french fries by the pound. Heck, I'm sure I have before!

When I'm hungry. Nights when I stay up late and don't eat for 8+ hours at a time so I don't wake anyone up, I start fantasizing about my next meal and how I'm going to make a big giant breakfast. Of course I always end up crashing before breakfast time and waking up in the afternoon but those nighttime hungers are a pain...good thing our walls are thin and when I go to cook at night I get some very angry people the next day who had to be up early the next morning!

During my TOM is the worst. I am experiencing that now and have ate up to my calorie limit everyday by calculating what I have left in calories in the evening and finding something to stick in my mouth. I never do this any other time and usually come in under my limit everyday by 50-200 calories.

I'm happy to say that living this journey has improved my willpower tremendously!
HOWEVER haha usually my willpower is weakest when I'm just hanging out with friends because they always offer the very yummy foods they're eating. One of my friends birthday was this past thursday so the apartment is full of cake, cookies, leftovers from our dinner out and last night my friend offered me something that was hard to resist. She was given a variety of very nice chocolate covered strawberries which need to be eaten before they spoil so she offered me one. Chocolate covered strawberries are my old favorite and these were even drizzled and topped with yummy things but I resisted and ate my new favorite, frozen grapes.

Right before my period, I am really really hungry all the time, and I don't really care as much.

Also when I'm with friends. I suck at saying no. I'm working on it, but for now, I just avoid a lot of social situations. Particularly with the friends who don't understand and try to pressure me into eating/drinkg.

When the scale is not moving. If its moving I am okay, if it stalls I start rethinking everything, researching every other plan and then stuffing my face. Pathetic I know :(

I work night shifts, which notoriously mess up your metabolism/sensation of fullness/circadian rhythm.

I am typically RAVENOUS when I get home, but I generally am able to achieve some sort of "fullness" after a bowl of oatmeal, a small amount of berries, and a string cheese.

Sticking to the same food routine helps, but it's like I can FEEL the urge to binge- snack creeping in.... so, as of late, I have not purchased any binge-prone foods, and have pre-portioned out all foods that don't come in single servings.

Social situations are really bad, too. But, I generally know they're coming and have made some sort of effort to exercise and eat primarily fruits/veggies/egg whites beforehand to give me some calorie wiggle room.

Siiiiiiigh.

Night time messes me up- that's when I want food, any food. Badly.