Some stats: 25F, 5"2', ~170lbs (waiting for my scale to arrive), probably have some disordered eating issues but nothing diagnosed.
I've been doing CICO for about 3 weeks and have been sticking to 1250 calories without too much trouble so far. I also want to track macros but it's all kind of confusing and overwhelming for me to try and learn all at once, but that's for another day.
Today I'm noticing that I really want to just EAT. I have been pretty stressed lately between working longer hours and sleeping less over the past couple weeks, but it hasn't been affecting me until now. I think it may have something to do with my hormones, but (small TMI) I had a hysterectomy about 2 and a half months ago, and I have no idea how to track my cycle now (I was on continuous birth control to suppress my cycle for a few years prior, so I don't even have a baseline at all).
With the exception of my cycle, I think I can easily identify situations that trigger me to want to eat excessively. Boredom is a big one for me, and (current situation) noisy environments. I believe I have misophonia, so - for example when I'm at work and 60% of the office is coughing, or when my boyfriend and I have people over and it gets loud - my instinct is to eat to self soothe, as it is kind of like white noise in my ears, and of course the general pleasure of eating.
My issue is, I don't know what to do with this information. I know why I want to binge, but what am I supposed to do about it, especially when some of my biggest triggers are absolutely unavoidable? I've made it a point to only have healthy food in the house, but obviously it's still possible to binge...
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