Why do ppl over eat
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mamagruffalo
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I am definitely a comfort eater, I have also used food as a way of not addressing my feelings and emotions, the feeling you get when you basically need a nap after a binge, that was me. I had tons of issues around self esteem, confidence and overall happiness and I craved an escape, I also used to overeat in secret.
With SW, I am finally trying to treat my myself and body with the kindness and respect its always needed, most of all, after years of being a wife, mum and many other hats/labels that a lot of us wear over the course of our lives, I am finally taking some time out and focussing entirely on me. It is hard, but seeing those scales show a lower figure each week certainly spurs me on.
With SW, I am finally trying to treat my myself and body with the kindness and respect its always needed, most of all, after years of being a wife, mum and many other hats/labels that a lot of us wear over the course of our lives, I am finally taking some time out and focussing entirely on me. It is hard, but seeing those scales show a lower figure each week certainly spurs me on.
StarGir1
Silver Member
This is a very interesting thread.
My issues, like many of yours, come from being brought up in a family with a very very tight budget and being forced to eat everything on my plate, as soon as I was working and had left home knowing I could go to the supermarket to buy anything I wanted and it felt so exciting that nothing was off limits as I could afford to have anything I wanted so I did. It got to the stage where treats were no longer treats, they were the norm.
I still find it difficult but I try to go with a strict list and stick to it but changing your mind set is hard and I will no doubt struggle with it for many years to come but it's a fight worth having because of what I will achieve at the end of it.
My issues, like many of yours, come from being brought up in a family with a very very tight budget and being forced to eat everything on my plate, as soon as I was working and had left home knowing I could go to the supermarket to buy anything I wanted and it felt so exciting that nothing was off limits as I could afford to have anything I wanted so I did. It got to the stage where treats were no longer treats, they were the norm.
I still find it difficult but I try to go with a strict list and stick to it but changing your mind set is hard and I will no doubt struggle with it for many years to come but it's a fight worth having because of what I will achieve at the end of it.
Violetwind
Determined
Thanks to this thread I can now recognise another reason. I too am one of you who if i have spare cash, better payday etc find myself in a shop with an overflowing trolley of goodies. Like we got a PPI cheque a few weeks back and immediately i started planning the groceries and meals out!
I also est when Im happy, sad, lonely, bored, frustrated....basically i eat when i feel :-( Im trying so hard to break this cycle as Im desperately unhappy with how i appear. Just dont know how. Im great on sw for a few days, 100% then bang Im back in the cupboards on an over the top binge :-( its taken me from the first week on Jan til today to lose 12.5lbs and thats all down to bingeing. My first weeks were 6, 4 then from that Ive had one on one off :-(
I also est when Im happy, sad, lonely, bored, frustrated....basically i eat when i feel :-( Im trying so hard to break this cycle as Im desperately unhappy with how i appear. Just dont know how. Im great on sw for a few days, 100% then bang Im back in the cupboards on an over the top binge :-( its taken me from the first week on Jan til today to lose 12.5lbs and thats all down to bingeing. My first weeks were 6, 4 then from that Ive had one on one off :-(
MissNix
Gold Member
Don't be unhappy about 12.5lbs since the first of Jan, that's amazing even if things have slowed down since your first few weeks - the key is that you haven't put those pounds back on
Set yourself some mini goals, make it all a bit less daunting, and allow yourself a treat night once a week where you have the things you crave, but just for that one night x
louise1982
Gold Member
I'm an emotional eater. I have stuck to SW since October and have lost 3 stone. However the past week I have been waiting to hear if I've been short listed for a job interview so I've been eating crazily and have been lucky to maintain. I found out yesterday I've been short listed and today I've had a 100% day. I know I need to address this issue as it will continue to sabotage my weightloss journey.
gazter
needs to get a life
congrats on the short listing..
Violetwind
Determined
Thanks Missnix i know this time that Im just gonna take it as it comes and do my best. Not let one slip create the snowball of weeks off plan
louise1982
Gold Member
Thank you. I just need to curb the over eating waiting for the answer once I've had the interview lol.
