PANDURITO said:

LionsAndTigers said:

After my grandmother passed, I gained about 15 pounds because of it

In some cultures it would be considered inappropriate eating your dead grandmother

Machaela said:

PurpleJedi said:

Yeah, I like to eat.

Not when I'm really, really down and depressed though.

I also like to feed people. It makes me happy.

I eat more when I am bored, or if I have had a few Drinks.

Not really emotional eating, well, Bored is an Emotion I suppose

Mostly when bored, this is why I need to keep myself busy

I have no emotions.

alphastreet said:

When I'm approaching my time of month. I crave all kinds of seafood and food with cheese in it.

I have been craving salmon a lot lately

angel345 said:

alphastreet said:

When I'm approaching my time of month. I crave all kinds of seafood and food with cheese in it.

I have been craving salmon a lot lately

I was like that a month ago and went out to have it twice!!!!

For me it's beer. It happened to me yesterday and I was on a major downward spiral til I went to bed. Not a great day (today's much better)

PurpleJedi said:

Yeah, I like to eat.

Not when I'm really, really down and depressed though.

I also like to feed people. It makes me happy.

FEEDER!!

I think maybe I am a bored eater, and an unconscious one (meaning I zone out in front of the TV/computer and snack)

yes.

Also a bored eater, nervous eater...feh. Breaking the habit after so many years of it is hard. Lucky for me, my father collected a lot of workout equipment over the years. And he's being pretty supportive and whatnot, bringing lots of fruit and salads home. Once I get a nice fleece jacket, we're supposed to walk/power walk 3 miles a day on some wooded trail.

LadyCasanova said:

PurpleJedi said:

Yeah, I like to eat.

Not when I'm really, really down and depressed though.

I also like to feed people. It makes me happy.

FEEDER!!

You hungry?

I looove to eat in general, it doesn't have anything to do with my emotions

I'm not allowed to eat gluten, dairy, wheat, sugar or carbs in general, and I'm not allowed to drink alcohol so it doesn't matter how much I eat - everything I put in my mouth is good for my body

PurpleJedi said:

LadyCasanova said:

FEEDER!!

You hungry?

Not for food...

EmeraldSkies said:

When I am in a crappy mood,I always want something sweet.

Are you an emotional eater?

What do you usually gravitate toward in those times?

[Edited 11/14/11 18:45pm]

finally got my emotional eating managed down to a minimum. especially when i found that feeding the emotion with sweets made me feel crapier the next day. sugar (for me) is so bad.

when i get emotional, i go for the sweet fruits like, strawberries, peaches, plums, grapes, w/small amount of dried pineapple, and maybe a half sand. i also have apple juice on the side.

here's a short side bar on sugar http://www.healingdaily.c.../sugar.htm

i know the link's probably more info than needed, but hey, pls check it out.

PurpleJedi said:

InternationalLover82 said:

That's cute

You hungry?

I'm always hungry

JuliePurplehead said:

I have no emotions.

You don't need to eat then!

Yep, compulsive over or under eating is a way to change, fix, manage, numb, produce emotions. I guess the trick is to manage emotions in a healthier way.