Stress

readyfredy · 02-04-2013, 04:36 PM

is making me want to shove all sorts of horrible stuff into my mouth!

I keep repeating - it will not help, it will not help, it will not help.

Having another cup of tea and some chicken.

Ahhhh... talk me down from my usual way of dealing w stress please....

jhbyrd · 02-04-2013, 04:43 PM

I feel the same way today, It is time for TOM!! I keep telling myself I will not eat that crap it will make me feel worse!! Then my BAD self says yes but it will taste so good!!I have no advice but wanted you to know I feel the same right now!!! trying to white knuckle it!!LOL!!

Jeannie

reddarin · 02-04-2013, 04:47 PM

You could do it Bill Bixby style, back when no one thought it was odd that Dr. Banner's ripped up pants transformed into hemmed up shorts on the Hulk.

Visualize the food as a mafia thug. Leaning in menacingly. Mentioning how it'd be a shame if something happened to that happy feeling you are looking for. His two buddies, self-doubt and horrible-recriminations, keeping an eye peeled for the LC flat foot.

Then transition to the Mickey Mouse Club song not so much for continuity as for nothing beats a compulsion like disjointedness.

svenskamae · 02-04-2013, 04:58 PM

Make a list of comforting, distracting things that don't involve food and then do some of them.

Let yourself articulate the stress instead of stuffing it away with food. Write an angry letter to the situation or person that is stressing you out; you don't have to send it, but writing it may make you feel better. Go somewhere private, and say outloud what you are feeling, such as "I hate how my boss constantly criticizes me and never recognizes what I do well! This is what I wish I could say to him ..."

Eating off plan doesn't solve the stress; it just distracts from it briefly and then adds a new source of stress and makes you feel bad.

You can get through this.

COOLCRUISER · 02-04-2013, 04:59 PM

Breathe
Stop what you are doing, sit up or stand up, and breathe, counted breath. I use 7 seconds in 7 hold 7 out. My sister does 5. consentrate on breathing. When your mind starts wondering to what ever is stressing you out, (and it will) bring it back to counting breath.

I know this sounds silly, but it works, got me through quiting smoking (years ago) though stress eating, deathes, devorce job losses etc

Journaling helps some people,

shamblyn · 02-04-2013, 05:15 PM

Awwwww

I have sooo been there. Maybe take a warm bath and then have a nice cup of warm coffee or tea and just put your feet up and relax. Sounds like you truly deserve it. Hang in there you are doing great.

snowmop · 02-04-2013, 05:34 PM

I know it's hard. A quote I saw on these boards might help: "If hunger is not the problem, then food is not the answer."

readyfredy · 02-05-2013, 09:49 AM

Thank you

I made it. Phew.

dejaht · 02-05-2013, 11:11 AM

Yay, well done. Glad you made it through, lcf is an awesome support.

snowmop · 02-05-2013, 11:29 AM

Good for you!

02-04-2013, 04:36 PM	#1
readyfredy Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 407 Gallery: readyfredy Stats: 178.9/173.0/125 WOE: HCG Start Date: 4/4/13	Stress is making me want to shove all sorts of horrible stuff into my mouth! I keep repeating - it will not help, it will not help, it will not help. Having another cup of tea and some chicken. Ahhhh... talk me down from my usual way of dealing w stress please....

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02-04-2013, 04:43 PM	#2
jhbyrd Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: South Carolina Posts: 572 Gallery: jhbyrd Stats: 235/157/140 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: Feb 2012	I feel the same way today, It is time for TOM!! I keep telling myself I will not eat that crap it will make me feel worse!! Then my BAD self says yes but it will taste so good!!I have no advice but wanted you to know I feel the same right now!!! trying to white knuckle it!!LOL!! Jeannie

02-04-2013, 04:47 PM	#3
reddarin Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 5,466 Gallery: reddarin Stats: 6' 47y/o 265/193/170 WOE: NK Start Date: Aug 13, 2011	You could do it Bill Bixby style, back when no one thought it was odd that Dr. Banner's ripped up pants transformed into hemmed up shorts on the Hulk. Visualize the food as a mafia thug. Leaning in menacingly. Mentioning how it'd be a shame if something happened to that happy feeling you are looking for. His two buddies, self-doubt and horrible-recriminations, keeping an eye peeled for the LC flat foot. Then transition to the Mickey Mouse Club song not so much for continuity as for nothing beats a compulsion like disjointedness.

02-04-2013, 04:58 PM	#4
svenskamae Major LCF Poster! Join Date: May 2012 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 2,926 Gallery: svenskamae Stats: 235/178/135 5'3" WOE: Nutritional Ketosis/Primal/JUDDD Start Date: January 15, 2012	Make a list of comforting, distracting things that don't involve food and then do some of them. Let yourself articulate the stress instead of stuffing it away with food. Write an angry letter to the situation or person that is stressing you out; you don't have to send it, but writing it may make you feel better. Go somewhere private, and say outloud what you are feeling, such as "I hate how my boss constantly criticizes me and never recognizes what I do well! This is what I wish I could say to him ..." Eating off plan doesn't solve the stress; it just distracts from it briefly and then adds a new source of stress and makes you feel bad. You can get through this.

02-04-2013, 04:59 PM	#5
COOLCRUISER Junior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 16 Gallery: COOLCRUISER Stats: (5'4") 138/116/116 WOE: MODERATE CARBS Start Date: 2008	Breathe Stop what you are doing, sit up or stand up, and breathe, counted breath. I use 7 seconds in 7 hold 7 out. My sister does 5. consentrate on breathing. When your mind starts wondering to what ever is stressing you out, (and it will) bring it back to counting breath. I know this sounds silly, but it works, got me through quiting smoking (years ago) though stress eating, deathes, devorce job losses etc Journaling helps some people,

02-04-2013, 05:15 PM	#6
shamblyn Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Virginia Posts: 41 Gallery: shamblyn Stats: 212/164/150 - 5'8" WOE: Atkins Start Date: 09/07/2012	Awwwww I have sooo been there. Maybe take a warm bath and then have a nice cup of warm coffee or tea and just put your feet up and relax. Sounds like you truly deserve it. Hang in there you are doing great.

02-04-2013, 05:34 PM	#7
snowmop Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: florida Posts: 1,350 Gallery: snowmop Stats: 113/89/90 4' 10" 66 yrs old WOE: atkins Start Date: Long, long ago!	I know it's hard. A quote I saw on these boards might help: "If hunger is not the problem, then food is not the answer."

02-05-2013, 09:49 AM	#8
readyfredy Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: California Posts: 407 Gallery: readyfredy Stats: 178.9/173.0/125 WOE: HCG Start Date: 4/4/13	Thank you I made it. Phew.

02-05-2013, 11:11 AM	#9
dejaht Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: New Zealand Posts: 99 Gallery: dejaht Stats: in kg 120/89.5/83 5'11.5'' Start Date: August 2012	Yay, well done. Glad you made it through, lcf is an awesome support.

02-05-2013, 11:29 AM	#10
snowmop Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: florida Posts: 1,350 Gallery: snowmop Stats: 113/89/90 4' 10" 66 yrs old WOE: atkins Start Date: Long, long ago!	Good for you!