Posted by bookgurl99 on February 29, 2004, at 17:09:15
In reply to Is there a cure for stress eating?, posted by Wildflower on February 1, 2004, at 1:23:09
> Anyone know if there is a med or supplement to stop stress eating? My usual coping mechanisms like drinking water or reaching for fruit have stopped working. I don't want to gain weight...
At Overeater's Anonymous, I've been looking into ceasing 'emotional eating.' Right now I'm working on defining my own form of 'abstinence' from overeating, which for me is at a basic level of planning to eat only 3 meals and a snack -- nothing else for the day.
I can eat whatever I want as long as it is the 3 meals and a snack, and that's it. (I'm also getting to another level where I plan my meals more strictly in terms of what I will and will not eat, but I'm not quite there yet.)Maybe you could check out an Overeater's Anonymous meeting (www.oa.org) or some of the literature -- some book titles are "Twelve Steps for Overeaters: An Interpretation of the Twelve Steps of Overeaters Anonymous" and "Take it off and keep it off".
I wish I had more good info for you right now, but I'm a baby in the weight loss battle myself. I'll try to share as I learn more.
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