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cherylpf
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 Posted: 01/15/03 - 11:20 Post subject: emotions and your appetite
Do you tend to eat more or lose your appetite when you are upset? If more, do you eat crappy food or "comfort food"?
Just curious.
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runswithscissors
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 11:22 Post subject:
I always eat a ton regardless of my emotional status, 'cause I'm a dude.
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kristin31
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 11:25 Post subject:
It depends on what I am stressed about. Work, if I am AT work, nibble at stuff more so I try to keep healthy thing like baby carrots and rice cakes here.
Home/personal stuff, I tend to internalize things and can't eat.
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 11:33 Post subject:
I eat more when I'm bored. The Maintain Campaign really helped me focus on not doing that.
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 11:44 Post subject:
When I am upset I am more aware that I need to eat properly and almost force myself to eat. I actually probably eat healthier when I am upset or under a strain.
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prohemp
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 11:50 Post subject:
nothing can inhibit my appetite
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copteacher
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 11:54 Post subject:
| prohemp wrote: | | nothing can inhibit my appetite |
nothing gets in the way of those fresh rolls right Tim. 
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cherylpf
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 12:02 Post subject:
| prohemp wrote: | | nothing can inhibit my appetite |
Thats what I thought about myself too.
apparently not true.
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prohemp
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 12:09 Post subject:
| rtpd113 wrote: | | prohemp wrote: | | nothing can inhibit my appetite |
nothing gets in the way of those fresh rolls right Tim. |
yeah but i don't discriminate either - i like food
| Cherylpf wrote: | Thats what I thought about myself too.
apparently not true. |
what happened?
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cherylpf
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 12:14 Post subject:
| prohemp wrote: | | rtpd113 wrote: | | prohemp wrote: | | nothing can inhibit my appetite |
nothing gets in the way of those fresh rolls right Tim. |
yeah but i don't discriminate either - i like food
| Cheylpf wrote: | Thats what I thought about myself too.
apparently not true. |
what happened? |
My name was changed to Cheyl without my knowledge 
Haven't been able to eat for days
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prohemp
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 12:17 Post subject:
| cherylpf wrote: | | prohemp wrote: | | rtpd113 wrote: | | prohemp wrote: | | nothing can inhibit my appetite |
nothing gets in the way of those fresh rolls right Tim. |
yeah but i don't discriminate either - i like food
| Cheylpf wrote: | Thats what I thought about myself too.
apparently not true. |
what happened? |
My name was changed to Cheyl without my knowledge
Haven't been able to eat for days |
you know after someone points out a spelling error of mine, i do sorta this feeling that i can't even look at food
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Sahara
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 12:25 Post subject:
I have been known to stuff my feelings with food. It's usually the food that most convenient, be it healthy or not.
I used to eat when tired but didn't realize that I was tired.
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 12:38 Post subject:
Cheryl, go get your favorite whatever it is for lunch today without a second thought--and take a good buddy with you to make it more enjoyable. You've been through a lot lately and you deserve a day off from stressing about whether it's healthy or not, so you have Dr. Genie's prescription to eat carte blanche whatever your lil' heart desires today! Tomorrow you can get back on the I need to eat healthy bandwagon.
For me, I understand though.....I used to be an eater when I was stressed but over the last year or two I have swung the other way and actually rejected food physically even though I tried to eat to take care of myself while stressed. I think creating a nice atmosphere, going out with friends for lunch, or alone but sitting down to something nice, really helped me make it a positive, kinda comfort thing, more like "why should I deprive myself and not eat because of (insert stressor or person here)? Screw that--it isn't worth it and I am worth more than that!" Taking that attitude helps me a lot when I don't want to eat for that reason. It's part of the taking care of yourself thing and if you look at it like that rather than "I am really stressed = I need to consume ten times my body weight in chocolate" you won't end up overeating but you will be able to enjoy it.
Do the whole thing for yourself tonight if you have time. Make something you really like for dinner, or pick up take out if you're not much for cooking, take a nice long bubble bath, do some yoga, grab your favorite trashy novel or funny movie and just indulge. Ahhhh.......
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 12:45 Post subject:
I eat less when I'm upset, but more if I'm trying to figure something out.
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Posted: 01/15/03 - 13:03 Post subject:
Typically I eat less when under a lot of stress.
Don't really have any comfort foods. Exercise is my comfort
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