Comfort Eating

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Comfort eating for me is self justification for having all the cheese cake to myself... I want to marry cheese cake and never share it with anyone!

But yeah I agree the 'comfort' of comfort eating is only temporary... retail therapy has longer lasting effects =P
 
MO783 said:
wat r u talking about ?
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*sigh*
there was a little running dog in my sig, by accident i deleted it. i couldnt see it but by some miracle jolie still could..the things that girl can do...so yeh. lol.
 
See? Besides the fact of adding up more depression to depression and gaining weight, there's another side effect to comfort eating. You'll see running dogs in siggies and then *puf* they disappear.:D
 
peãrl said:
Comfort eating for me is self justification for having all the cheese cake to myself... I want to marry cheese cake and never share it with anyone!

But yeah I agree the 'comfort' of comfort eating is only temporary... retail therapy has longer lasting effects =P
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Retail therapy....:shade: it's so true innit :p

Sahabiyaat said:
*sigh*
there was a little running dog in my sig, by accident i deleted it. i couldnt see it but by some miracle jolie still could..the things that girl can do...so yeh. lol.
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Lol :p *wub*

bewildred said:
See? Besides the fact of adding up more depression to depression and gaining weight, there's another side effect to comfort eating. You'll see running dogs in siggies and then *puf* they disappear.:D
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;D

lol firstly I'm not despressed and I dont gain weight no matter how much I eat :$ :p

I found this. It explains it in more detail:

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Comfort eating ... the greatest saboteur of weight loss success!
We all comfort eat from time to time. Often when we feel stressed, bored or lonely. Or we just want to cheer ourselves up.

Most of us do it without even being aware of it. That extra biscuit with a cup of coffee. That naughty bar of chocolate at the supermarket checkout. That temptation to have that extra helping because we've enjoyed the first one so much.

Most of the time we comfort eat when we're not really hungry at all.

How it all starts ...
Comfort eating is something that is instilled in us from birth.
When we were babies we cried and our mothers comforted us with their milk. As we grew older we were given treats for comfort or when we hurt ourselves. We were rewarded with sweets or the occasional ice cream when we were good.

We were learning the lessons that food could make us feel better. And the early lessons in life always stay with us. But, unfortunately for many of us, these comfort eating lessons often come back later in life and cause weight loss havoc!

When we feel under pressure or when we get upset or worried those old comfort eating buttons get pressed and no food is safe!

When we are eating for comfort, food becomes a way of making ourselves feel better. It might just be caused by a stressful day or by something that is worrying us. Or it may to down to something more significant

  • poor relationships
  • lack of love
  • lack of confidence or security
  • low self-esteem
The important thing to realise is that comfort eating is not about being greedy and not being able to cope - it is a learned behaviour. A way of trying to make ourselves feel better with food.
Most of the Comfort Eating foods are very more-ish, the manufacturers ensure that they are. We therefore come to associate some foods with comfortable feelings.

If you've seen the Bridget Jones movies you'll have seen a wonderful example of modern day comfort eating. When she's upset Bridget eats. When she's angry she eats. When she's lonely she eats. It's hilarious because there is so much truth in it. So many people identify with it.

http://www.comforteating.com/what.html
 
people do not always eat when they are depressed. some people resort to other things
 
yes, you keep hinting that.
you may want to say it aloud.we wont laugh.promise.
 
Take a deep breathe MO and tell us what's heavy on your mind. You'll feel much better after....lol.
 
bewildred said:
Yup you talk outa knowledge JR.
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Don't pick on Jr, :-\ He's nice!

Now now children, ON TOPIC we're are discussing comfort eating,

What's Mo talking about? :rollseyes

*poKes* BW

*PoKes* Jr

*poKes* Mo
 
lol.

I know what bro Mo is talking about. I guess different people have different needs. They feel secure in different ways I guess.

Are you over your problem yet akhee?
 
When I'm depressed I tell people to get back on topic and try not to bring certain members' personal problems into a public thread.

I also moonlight as Spider-Man.
 

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