Over eating on oatmeal cookies

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I over eat when sad. Figure what's the point on watching my weight doesn't matter either way

That and get dehydrated

Anyone else do this? I've gained 10 pounds

Hi, I overeat to try to quell the loneliness and depression. I have gained 20 pounds in the past five years since my husband and I both lost the jobs we had for 30 years and we then moved 2,000 miles to where my husband found new employment. I have no friends here and only have part time employment. I spend a lot of time alone. I'm really disgusted with myself because I used to be a jogger. (faithful for 20 years) I have not exercised in five years. Where I am living, it's not really safe for a woman to go out on the streets alone. In fact, just last week an eleven year old girl was assaulted and murdered on her way home from school. Guess I should use a tread mill indoors. But I haven't had the motivation.

I definitely have not adjusted to this big transition in my life. I console myself by telling myself that at least I survived. Is just surviving good enough? Shouldn't I be more productive and at least keep the house clean and exercise? But all I do is survive and that involves eating ice cream and cookies. I hope that just surviving is good enough.

Twenty years ago there was a suicide in my family. I saw how utterly devastating that was to family members including myself. I forgive and even understand the person who committed suicide because they were 48 hours into a medication switch for depression when it happened and the autopsy showed a terrible chemical imbalance in their brain. The person was a teacher so the suicide didn't just impact family and friends, it impacted hundreds of kids who had the person as a teacher. That was the toughest funeral I have ever been to. I was a teacher for 34 years, so I know my life has touched hundreds maybe a thousand kids and their families. I hope I never become the source of such pain to people. So I keep surviving.

Sorry that turned into a long and rambling story. But in my humble opinion, if you need oatmeal cookies to survive, then eat them.

I do to when I'm stressed and anxious aswell.

I've been terrible these last few weeks -_- I'm gunna have to do something about it, I'm starting to feel sluggish :'(

I tend to do the opposite and forget to eat :S not that I am thin just a little overweight.

But its not that I don't overeat went to a international buffet for lunch yesterday.

8 bits sheek kebab,
2 onion bhaji,
nan bread,
saffron rice,
lamb rogan josh,
chicken tikka massala,
chips,
noodles,
tofu in garlic and chilli,
chicken fajita wrap.

I wanted more but ran out of time!! I felt ill all afternoon :S I never go for sweet stuff when I overeat it's always savoury.

yeah I overeat and underexercise in general. Ice cream and grilled cheese are the things I eat a lot when I'm at home. Getting high doesn't help the over-eating.

I know its really bad when I under eat though.

my weight fluctuates monthly at least 5lbs. anoying for clothes

I sometimes turn to chocolate-based foods when sad, but not often. Mostly I'll just hide in my bed and starve myself.

Since I do about eight hours of fairly intense exercise a week I have no concern that I might put on some weight during those rare occasions I binge eat sweeties. A bad day once in a blue moon is okay - it's just consistent poor diet and lack of exercise that's the killer.

On another note and update to work taking our fan. Corp said no to installing a ceiling fan
It is constantly so hot up there and we're going into summer where it'll be 80-100 degrees outside. Room already feels like 80ish currently so i dont know how hot it'll be up there then

No AC where you are?

Very little up where I work. Then there's tons of lights making heat and the computer that's on 24/7.

The store before us didn't have anything up there so probably didn't care.