How do I control stress eating?
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First of all, you need to watch what you are eating when you feel stressed. Don't cram junk food because that's what most people go for, it's like a soothing food. Don't let your problems cause you to run straight for food, but also don't stop eating because you are having problems. Eat something light, like some fruit or some pretzels. Applesauce, yogurt, a bowl of cereal. If you want to still eat alot after that, at least let it be something healthy like fruit and vegetables, low fat snacks, and not like whole pints of Ben and Jerry's and a half pack of Oreos. Some people have complete opposite effects when they are upset, some eat and some neglect to eat. It's not healthy for you and you will get hungry headaches when you don't eat or eat enough. If you feel that you are trying to cut back on carbs, calories, don't starve yourself. Still eat what you want, just in smaller quantities.
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I believe stress is the source of 75 percent of all our problems and a major epidemic in people's lives. Finding ways to control stress is vital, because if you don't control stress, it will control you.\n\nIf you want to reduce your stress level and live a happier and healthier life, use the physical and emotional stress relief techniques outlined below. \n\nPhysical Relief \n - Say No\nThe pressure to perform in today's world is intense. As a result, people work long hours and take on much more than they can bear. They juggle multiple roles throughout the day and sacrifice sleep or personal time just so they can get everything done. Saying "no" to a demand is out of the question, resulting in increased stress, both at work and at home. \n\n - Listen to Your Body \nListening to your body helps you take control of your stress because you become aware of the signals your body gives you regarding comfort and discomfort.\n\n- Communicate With Your Heart\nYour heart has an important job, pumping 2,000 gallons of blood throughout your body each day. This merits the heart receiving your attention. To reduce emotional stress your heart needs encouragement, appreciation, and love.\n\n- Clear Out the Past Clutter\nJust as you do a spring cleaning of your house, you should also do a spring cleaning of your heart to wipe away the old memories and messages that are causing you stress. This is important, because the way we fell from moment to moment, the way we behave, and the actions we take are all conditioned to how we feel inside.
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Try to identify WHY you are binging-- comfort? stress? boredom? \nI think eating about 5 small meals throughout the day helps out a lot!\nDrink lots of water throughout the day- especially before meals. When you're hungry, drink a glass and wait 10 minutes.\nEat sloooowly... It takes 20 minutes for your stomach to feel full, no matter how much you ate\nAlso, NOT buying any extra food to munch on helps.\nPerhaps a visit to a nutritionist would help!
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whoa!!!\n\nI know how that feels.. :(\n\nLimit your food intake and try to exercise. Walking or jogging would help a bit... \n\nAnd I'm not sure if it's healthy, but whenever I feel like I gained a lot of weight and I want to stop it, I try to drink at least 2 glasses of water before each meal to trick my stomach into "thinking" that I'm full, that way I won't eat a lot... It does work.\n\nJust don't do it habitually.
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Avoid diet gimmicks and don't look for a quick fix.  The answer is simple.  It starts with your sister.  Don't seek food to relieve stress.  Don't eat in front of the TV.  ALWAYS eat the right portion size.  ALWAYS look at food labels.  Don't drink sugar (no more soda, Gatorade, juice).  Avoid ENRICHED carbs (read the ingredients) and look for food that has at least 4 grams of fiber per serving.  And manage portions.  If you eat out, know that the portions that you get are usually 3 or 4 times the normal size.  Eat veggies and fruit a lot.  Eat SMALL meals 5 or 6 times a day--about 2 hours apart--and she'll never feel like she is hungry.
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CUT DOWN UR SALT INTAKE.AVOID EATING SALTY MUNCHING PASTTIME SNACKS.DRINK LOTS OF WATER ABOUT 20 GLASSES A DAY.REDUCE UR WEIGHT BY EXERCISES /ANY MEDITATION.CONSULT GOOD PHYSICIAN FOR PROPER MEDICATIONS 2 BTAKEN.STAY CALM AND AVOID ANGER AND ANXIETY.
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Eat less.\n\nEven relatively thinner people eat too much.\n\nIt also helps to be in the body so as to know what is\n\ngood for the body. Meditation can help in this respect.\n\nYou must treat your relationship with food as an addiction.\n\nAnd like with most addictions, there is a lot of pain\n\nunderneath the addiction. Food is a way of escaping this\n\nmoment.
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Well for starts you get away from what is causing you the stress for a while. You then should do an activity you like which will keep your mind off the stress. But if you can't get away from it  taking a few deep breathes and relaxing ur mind will help a bit.
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You need to set some rules for yourself.  Don't leave food out on the table, and don't look in the fridge between meals and snacks.  \n\nSet snack and meal times -- sometimes just knowing you only have to wait 30 more minutes will give you the will power to not eat now.\n\nTake a walk before you eat something.\n\nMake rules about no eating while on the computer. This is a no-brainer.  You can also make it a rule not to eat while watching TV.\n\nFigure out why you are craving.  It's not physical hunger -- you feel like you need to treat yourself.  Are there any other ways you can treat yourself without resorting to food?\n\nAlso, make sure that you do eat 5 veggies, 5 fruits, three proteins, three calciums and five grain/starch things every day.  And plenty of liquids.  Maybe you do have a nutrition problem, but snack foods won't solve it.\n\nAnd, don't beat yourself up about it.  Be kind to yourself -- just try to find a different way to do it than by eating.  Read a book, treat yourself to a movie, take a walk in a beautiful place, go visit (or call) a friend.\n\nGood luck!
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lower your eating, exercise daily and keep stress away\ngood luck!and dont be nervous\nu r bigger than this
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You need to divert your attention.  Start thinking of food as a tool to maintain life rather than something fun to do.  If you can put some restrictions on yourself it will help.  \nFrom now on, each time you want something that isn't healthy or a part of a meal tell yourself you are only allowed to have it if you first walk around the block.  That way it will take your mind off of it.  If you still want it after the walk go ahead and eat it.  Or if you want an even harder fix, figure out how many calories are in the item, then figure out how long you would have to walk or run to burn the calories.  You can then force yourself to do that much exercise before eating the item.  \n\nI know it's hard, but eventually you'll get to a point where it's just not worth it to you to eat the item.  Also, allow yourself a cheat here or there.  Total deprivation never works.
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Don't eat to suppress your hunger, or you will feel awful and guilty when you feel like you need to eat and do.  Everyone has to eat, its perfectly alright to eat if you're hungry.  Instead of suppressing your hunger, switch all the foods you snack on with healthier choices.  Things like fruits and veggies with a little peanut butter on them.  Raisins, apples and cheese, stuff like that.  And start off slow with the exercise;  find a great place to walk and walk there with good music or something.  And if you feel like eating your favorite snack food, do it!  Don't feel guilty about it, just make a goal to only indulge once a week.  Hope this helps.
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Chew gum, especially minty gum. It helps prevent nervous eating. Coughdrops w/menthol help too.\n\nTo keep your stomach feeling full you should eat whole foods and grains whenever you can, especially fruit and vegtibles. Carrots have a lot of fiber in them but few calories, so you feel full eating them but they won’t put any weight on you.\n\nDitto on the water comment.\n\nAlso, you should probably realize that you are going to feel hungry on some level when you loose weight. This is b/c when your body is burning through stored fat it will send signals to the brain (and digestive system?) that your body has run out of food and needs to go find more pronto. That’s what makes loosing weight such a psycological struggle.\n\nhttp://www.43things.com/entries/view/460706
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If your nursing a baby, your body needs to  hand onto the extra fat in order to make milk.  Is it that you eat because of hunger, or habit, or anxiety?  Having a large family, I find that sometimes I just don't know what to do first.  The list is just too long.  The anxiety can be enough to make me eat when I'm not hungry.  Keep celery sticks in the fridge for those anxiety binges.  And make a priority list.  It gives you a focal  point.  Good luck.  You can do it.
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There is a great article in the latest issue of Business 2.0 on how stress causes bad eating choices. I bought a StressEraser and have actually lost some weight and have been eating better without really thinking about it. I learned of the product from an article in a golf magazine. You can see it at www.buystresseraser.com. I'm not sure if the magazine is on newstands yet. I subscribe and just got my issue last night. It is a great article and study.
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find an activity that relieves the stress, recognize emotional eating and replace it with a healthier habit, find out what is stressing you and do what you can to destress
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Eat a lot of healthy stuff and weight train. I stress eat a lot, but only healthy stuff and excercise too. That way you'll gain weight and still be tone other than that you'll gain and be flabby