Oh god, why can’t I stop eating?

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Just that really. I have spent the past 6 weeks stuffing myself with chocolate biscuits, crisps and fattening shite.

I was on a low carb diet during January and Feb but have since last the plot

As I shove the last pringle in my mouth after promising myself for the 10th night in a row that I wasn't going to eat past 7pm... I sympathise

Ha ha your not alone I'm the same. Just come upstairs with a cup of tea and rich tea biscuits.

I think there's a lot of over eating and over drinking going on at present. Anyone would think it was Xmas...Not!

I've gained 12lbs in 6 weeks

Me too.
My tummy is wobbling. I feel it wobble. Haven’t worn jeans for a while. Everyday I say, right I’m going to stop, but I just don’t. Bread is my downfall, bread and butter.

It's so hard isn't it.

I actually bought rich tea so that I'd be less tempted to stuff biscuits in the eve
, but the kids still had something sweet.... I've demolished the pack in 2 days!

I know I've gained a few pounds by how I now can hardly fasten my jeans button when I'm not in my leggings and pj's.

I think it's all apart of finding some kind of comfort in this nightmare the world has become. I feel like the rugs being pulled from under my feet.

It’s so hard. Even my boobs are bigger. I just can’t seem to stop though.

It’s totally comfort eating isn’t it. I didn’t know I did this, iyswim. It’s quite eye opening.

I’ve put on half a stone in 6 weeks, after dieting since Jan to lose this amount. I’m gutted. Lacking in any motivation to do exercise either, so I’m waking up each morning feeling very sluggish. It’s a vicious circle!

I name changed yesterday to start this very topic

There's no denying that we'd feel a whole lot better and less sluggish if we started the day with exercise but it's that vicious circle!! Plus living in leggings means you don't notice the weight pile on!!

I don’t usually do it though. Usually when stressed I can’t eat. This is new territory. Even if I’m full I will still find something. Every single day I vow to stop, I start off well and then just eat loads of bread.

Me too. I'm my own worse enemy, I need to get my arse in gear!

Me too. I ordered a new top online, bought a size bigger to allow for lockdown lard - but still couldn't pull it over my tits 😱. Not that I would mind if it was just my boobs that had grown - but unfortunately my belly wobble is definitely keeping up. My biggest fear is that one day soon my workplace will open up again and I wont be able to get into anything but my slob leggings 😱😱

Yes!
No clothes that fit. Oh god. Going to try really hard tomorrow.

Yep, me too. Evenings when DD is in bed is the worst time for me. Can’t stop snacking! I’ve put on 6lb in six weeks.

Yep, just come up to bed having eaten a packet of wotsits at 12:15am.... why????

Keep thinking about sit ups and then just have another peanut butter butter sandwich.

Ha! Wotsits, shmotsits. I have just finished off a large pack of pistachios at quarter to one.... I was actually really tired and wanted to go to bed but couldn't because I needed to eat them 😫

Please stop you are making me hungry and I know there is a pack of ginger biscuits open not far away!!

Scrap that last post, I've seen the time, it's a new days calories so it's ok!

A peanut butter butter sandwich sounds fun! Is that a sandwich with double peanut butter, or a sandwich with peanut butter and butter?

I'm guessing it's peanut butter with butter on lovely tiger loaf! I've just downed two slices with a cup of tea. It's even more delicious if you sprinkle the tiniest bit of Demerara sugar on it.

I'm exactly the same. I'm on a very self-destructive path, I wake up every day with good intentions, and then I have toast with jam and cheese, eat stuff the children have left behind, hoover whatever I see that I fancy. I am purely eating for fun/comfort and I know I am. I had lost 9lbs from January, and I've regained about 6 of that now 😭 I think I want to stop, but then food is one of my only pleasures right now...it's not great.

Another one in the same boat. I just cannot stop shovelling shite into my mouth. Food is the main thing I’m getting comfort from/looking forward to. And I’m drinking so much more. And my nice quiet child free hour in the gym in the mornings before work is a distant memory now. Not to mention all the extra alcohol I’m drinking....

I’m reassuring myself that when things are back to normal and I’m more active and eating normally i will be able to lose the weight without much effort (famous last words)

I have also gained a few pounds. I’m trying not to stress though and I think they will drop off again when things get back to normal.