Jean in Newcastle Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Anyone eat when they are nervous? I don't eat when I'm sad or mad. I eat when I'm nervous. I took medicine that made me jumpy today and I was eating and eating. Anyone deal with this? How do you combat it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I do this all the time. Which, as you can imagine, hasn't been so great for my hips, given the OCD. I try to keep healthy stuff around for when this happens. Also, I bite my nails. Way less calories than the bag of chips I can see laying on the kitchen table. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 A maternal cousin eats when stressed. He keeps apples around for that after he was overweight. Ginger Snaps are good for that purpose too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Yep, I eat when I'm nervous or upset, typically carbs. Carbs boost serotonin leves in the brain, so that makes sense from a biology standpoint. St. John's Wort might help, though you do need to double-check that SJW doesn't interfere with the medications you're taking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I eat when I am writing essays. the longer the essay the more desire I have to eat Chocolate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhschool Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 Yes, I have been doing it all my life, except I didn't know it, and when I was young I was thin thin thin. In college I could eat a big bag of chips with onion dip every Friday afternoon and still was thin. I remember eating a whole pint of Ben & Jerry's in college after a hard week with a lot of homework and not being fat one bit. I was 5 ' 4 " and 128 lb when we got pregnant with DS, and I was a healthy weight after DS was 1 year old. So I just kept eating whatever I wanted in any amount. I only started gaining weight after DS started weaning and walking, when DS was about 1 1/2. I wasn't eating any more than I had my whole life, but my metabolism had changed. I didn't even know I was overeating, but my weight just kept going up and up. When I hit 212 lb two years ago I knew it was time to do something. I realized I eat when I am nervous. I cut way down on extra calories, junk food etc. I went down to 190 lb. That is what I am now. (So, 22 lb down, 60 more lb to go. ) The biggest realization was that I eat when I am nervous. In addition to not consuming so much food, I have started chewing gum, which I always considered a filthy habit before. But I am willing to trade overeating, which is not a very nice habit either, for chewing gum. I found that when I think I am starving (but actually just nervous), and I chew gum, I am not hungry at all any more. I just need to be chewing something. On the weeks I run out of gum, I (think I) am starving all the time. But it's just nervousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I do. I eat when I am grading exams or homework. The worse the papers, the more I need to snack. I KNOW what I should do: prepare in advance and have baby carrots or cucumber slices or something else crunchy ready. As it is, I eat chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Word Nerd Posted March 9, 2013 Share Posted March 9, 2013 I do eat more when I'm feeling stressed, but when I'm nervous I can't eat at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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