What will you do when you are fidgety?

It sounds like you may be an "emotional eater." Don't worry. You're in good company with Jessica Simpson. Did you see those high-waisted jeans she was wearing at the local Chili Cook-Off? Hmm now I have a hankering for Chili. Don't know why. Anyway, America is a snacking culture. Look at all the commercials they inundate us with on a daily basis. I have been told that Europeans shop only the aisles on the border of the store and avoid the center aisles. This means that they focus on things that don't come in a box. Not only is is healthier(duh) but you won't gain weight snacking. I read somewhere that people crave crunchy items when stressed. That the physical act of crunching relieves stress. Go grab those little to-go packs of mini celery sticks and sliced green apples that they carry in the refrigerated aisle and keep them in your lunch tote. Eating and snacking is not the problem. In fact, snacking is better than eating 3 big meals because it's better for the metabolism. I hate that weight loss programs focus on the amount of food someone is eating. That couldn't be more wrong. It's not the amount, it's what they are eating. If they just ate things that contains a lot of fiber(apples,jicama; a Mexican potato,brown rice,oatmeal,beans and whole grains)they wouldn't HAVE a weight problem. I'll never forget what my high school History teacher said to me when I told him I was worried about gaining weight and wanted to eat a lot. The school lunch always left me unsatisfied and hungry, and I was lifting some serious weights in the gym at the time. He simply said,"eat salad;you can eat as much as you want of that and never get fat." He was soo right, too. I even used hi-fat dressing, but I chowed down on that salad and started losing weight. I even did a recent experiment. I didn't exercise for 2 weeks, but I had a giant salad(right out of the bag) and whatever dressing I wanted for lunch every single day. Sometimes I would have the salad for dinner. In two weeks, with no exercise, I lost 5 pounds. Just imagine if I had moved my a$$!

hi silindaxu, while you feel miserable work,you have to take liquid diets and or juices instead of food,when i feel like you,i will drink coffee or light snacks,when i feel i am becoming wt,then i will reduce the food and do accordingly,what ever is necessary to wt loss,have a nice day

Like you I am a comfort eater but rather than snacking on all the bad stuff like crisps or chcolate, try carrot sticks and celery. At least if I am comfort eating, I can make sure that my snacks are good for me

I clean, have always done that. Gets your mind off of things for awhile. I think staying busy when u are like that helps. hAPPY WEEKEND.

Because I live with several family members I am almost never alone so when they are all gone I am in heaven!

When I'm really anxious, I tend not to eat. I actually lose weight. I'm just not hungry. I once lost 30+ pounds and got down to 99 pounds, before they threw me in the hospital to gain weight. I couldn't keep anything down or up. Fortunately (or unfortunately, I could afford to lose about 15 pounds, right now), I haven't been that anxious lately.