Published on 12, July, 2020
Why do they refer to comfort eating when it is anything but a comfort afterwards? I try hard to eat well and normally eat only small portions but sometimes the urge to eat more is just too much. I made two helpings of Millionaires Short Bread and ate them both over two days. It felt great at first but when I had eaten, then the guilt trip starts, the loathing. There is little comfort in comfort eating!
Try the apple test. You want to eat so instead of having a biscuit think about if you could eat an apple. If the answer is "yes" you are hungry so eat the apple. If the answer is "no i don't want an apple" then you aren't hungry so don't eat anything. I do find when my anxiety is flaring I tend to comfort eat. Maybe don't do baking. I don't because I just end up eating it all.
I have boiled eggs in a fridge and tinned mackarel in tomato sauce in a cupboard
out_of_step said:to eat so instead of having a biscuit
I do not want to consider what could happen if I started eating sweet things like last winter on regular basis, and I eat a lot, plus many snacks in between, plus comfort eating
Is that for snacking on? I've gone right off eggs but I used to love mackerel before I became veggie. My assessment report mentioned to eat crunchy foods if I'm stressed as a sort of sensory thing. Im trying to diet a bit so I've had the odd cream cracker and last night it was sliced apple. Otherwise it'd be constant crisps or biscuits. I think sometimes it's thirst rather than hunger. I'm going to go on a walk now instead of eating biscuits.
there must be a hobbit among my ancestors LOL
I forgot, there is a box full of various nuts by my keyboard as well :P
that was only for snacking and toping up
there is usualy 2 breakfasts, lunch, 2-3 dinners, dessert, supper, and something to put me to sleep when going to bed, those are regular meals