COMFORT EATING

Here are posts from kids, who say they eat because they are sad, bored, stressed, lonely, depressed, angry, nervous, frustrated, or even when they feel happy. Some say they feel they are 'addicted' to foods. Here are three articles on comfort eating - 1, 2, 3 - and four videos:

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From Caty, Age 14 - 09/18/04 - IP#: 68.33.204.xxx  Click here to reply  
i havnt posted in a long time. 2 my surprise, ive gained 11 pounds! in less than a month. can u blive it. ive been eating more than ever. depression is wut the problem is because i know im having problems at my new school. dont know anyone, hav no friends and yea you got the idea. and i just wanted 2 share this. my friend who is overweight like i am, is very unhappy with her weight nd i just found out that she does pot and she thinks is not addictive. how do i tell her that pot isnt the solution 2 b skinny????!
Reply from Winona, Age 17 - 09/19/04  - IP#: 168.193.169.xxx

From Rina, Age 14 - 09/14/04 - IP#: 68.101.30.xxx  Click here to reply  
OMG I DONT KNOW WATS WRONGGGG I ATE 2,760 CAL. TODAYY I CAN TELL IM GAINING WEIGHT.. I NEED HELP REALLYY BAD ANYONE PLZ HELP ME I USED TO NOT EAT AS MUCH.. WELL I STARTED EATN BF EVERYDAY AND LUNCH AT SCHOOL.. I USE TO GO FROM 6:30 AM-3:30PM WITHOUT NO FOOD.. BUT NOWW IM EATING BF.. I ATE 2 EGGS 3 PCS BACON AND SOME LITE YOGURT FOR LUNCH AT SCHOOL EVERYDAY I EAT A CHICKEN SANDWITCH..WITH WATER I DO GOOD UNTIL I GET HOME AT 3 PM I PIG OUTT AND EAT CHEETOS..3 MINI SNIKERS.. 4 BAGS OF MINI M&MS.. AND SOME CRACKERSS THEN FOR SUPPER I ATE CHICKFILA.. FROM THERE I GOT A CHICKFILA SANDWITCH AND FRIES THAT ABOUT 2760 CAL... THATS A WHOLE LOTTTTTTTTTT I WANTED TOGO ON 1500 CAL. DIET BUT I THINK IM GOING TO GO ON ATKINS SO ON THAT ONE I CAN EATT MORE STUFF AND MORE FOOD.. I JUST DONT KNOW I FEEL LIKE I WANNA CRAWL IN A HOLE AND NEVER COME OUT.. WHILE IM PIGGEN OUT I FEEL GOOD ABOUT MYSELF WHEN IM THREW I JUST WANNA CRY SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME PLEASE.. THATS ALL I ASKK
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Reply from Ngoc, Age 11 - 09/14/04  - IP#: 151.197.47.xxx
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From chelese: me, Age 13 - 09/12/04 - IP#: 24.216.128.xxx  Click here to reply  
i have a huge problem. my older sister looks like a supermodel, and i think i have some of the same facial features as her, but im 70 pounds over weight. and my mom just recently lost like 30 pounds. it really puts me down. im the biggest person in my family!!! its like i'm addicted to food. at school, everyone seems so happy, and i feel so sad. Im not even way over weight. i just take everything out of proportion. i just can't help it. i want to loose weight to feel better about myself, but i can't. what is wrong with me!!! please help!
Reply from lauren, Age 16 - 09/13/04  - IP#: 195.8.175.xxx
Reply from NA - 09/12/04  - IP#: 209.172.247.xxx
Reply from Melissa, Age 14 - 09/12/04  - IP#: 68.19.24.xxx
Reply from emz, Age 14 - 09/12/04  - IP#: 172.186.207.xxx

From Caty, Age 14 - 09/06/04 - IP#: 68.33.204.xxx  Click here to reply  
o jeez..... i just ate 3 slices of dominos medium pizza. i was full but i kept eating. :(
Reply from *KIRSTY*, Age 14 - 09/06/04  - IP#: 68.127.93.xxx

From Belinda, Age 16 - 09/06/04 - IP#: 210.50.56.xxx  Click here to reply  
ADVICE and SUCCESS!:) My peak weight was 106kg.The numbers still flash in my head.I always think "How can u let urself go like that?" Now i'm down to 62kg.I'm vegan now, thanks to my boyfriend, and the weight is practically dropping off. I don't feel the need for chocolate when i'm upset and i have realised that half the stuff i used to eat, i don't really like that much! i go for one hr walks in the morning and again in the afternoon. I love it. i also do weights before my walks in the morning!I know think of the world in a totally different way. I think of myself in a totally different way.I'm happy to hear that all of you's are wanting to and are losing weight.Just keep in mind that everyone has their own ideal weight range and also different body types.Don't just think because ur friend weighs like 50kg, that u have to aswell.Work out your BMI and find out what weight u need... (view more)
Reply from Sally, Age 14 - 09/06/04  - IP#: 4.154.32.xxx

From Caty, Age 14 - 09/03/04 - IP#: 68.33.204.xxx  Click here to reply  
okay so i started school just a week ago. and its been depressing. the school is very big and there is over 550 students for my grade. everyone is so cliquish and doesnt wanna make friends. ive never felt this before and i cry evryday after school and cry myself 2 sleep. iv never 8 lunch alone in the cafeteria or stuff like that. i have tried to make friends but they just dont want to.... ive tried once and they gave me a dirty look and walked away. i wonder what am i doing here? ive gained 2 pounds and after school i just cry and eat. i sound like a crybaby dont i
Reply from Caty, Age 14 - 09/04/04  - IP#: 68.33.204.xxx
Reply from Catherine, Age 15 - 09/04/04  - IP#: 24.19.141.xxx
Reply from susan, Age 13 - 09/04/04  - IP#: 63.189.105.xxx
Reply from Jeremy, Age 12 - 09/03/04  - IP#: 68.59.170.xxx

From **Paige**, Age 15 - 08/31/04 - IP#: 64.12.116.xxx  Click here to reply  
Hey guys! I hope yall are doing well on yall's diets. Well today is my first time on this website and I love it. But I found out that 97% of kids my age weight less than me I am 5'5 and weigh 272 lbs, and that makes me just want to die! I hate my life! I know I have a weight problem, but i had no clue that it was that bad. I guess that explains why I've never had a boyfriend and why I don't have very many friends and I always get picked on! I have stretch marks everywhere and cellulite. Its so disgusting, I hate my body!!!! I hate what i see when I look in the mirror!!! I eat all the time b/c I was depressed or bored, and it comforted me, made me feel better and I saw it as Food was my best friend b/c it was there for me and it never made fun of me. I know thats funny but that how I thought and now I realize food is just my worst enemy. Does anyone know any way I can lose a lot of... (view more)
Reply from Shellz, Age 15 - 09/10/04  - IP#: 82.41.19.xxx
Reply from nell, Age 16 - 09/09/04  - IP#: 64.12.116.xxx
Reply from Jessica, Age 14 - 09/01/04  - IP#: 64.12.116.xxx
Reply from kiran, Age 13 - 09/01/04  - IP#: 68.169.143.xxx
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Reply from brian, Age 15 - 08/31/04  - IP#: 66.41.240.xxx

From kayleigh, Age 16 - 08/31/04 - IP#: 80.3.160.xxx  Click here to reply  
hello! does anyone have any tips to stop cravings/eating 4 boredom...they r always my downfall! from now im gona try soooo hard, i joined a gym and i have a trainer so i have 2 work hard there. any help would b great thanx. xXxXx
Reply from girly!!, Age 13 - 09/02/04  - IP#: 65.69.55.xxx
Reply from Catherine, Age 15 - 09/01/04  - IP#: 24.19.141.xxx
Reply from chelese, Age 13 - 09/01/04  - IP#: 24.240.213.xxx

From Emma, Age 14 - 08/31/04 - IP#: 195.92.168.xxx  Click here to reply  
Hi i'm Emma and i'm 14,when i saw 67% of teens weigh less than me, it made me feel bad. I've tried really hard to diet over the past year but it hasn't worked, my mum says she's worried about me but they say the scales never lie and according to them i haven't lost a pound. I often make myself sick, it makes me feel better but some calories are already absorbed by the time that i'm sick, so it doesn't work. I tried not eating for a week i dropped a few pounds but i added them again. I eat a lot when i'm bored and i'm a fussy eater so fruit etc doesn't appeal to me. I've tried excerise but i end up fainting. I'm starting school on thursday and the thought makes me want to just stick pins in my eyes. I'm really bad at P.E and i have to wear a nearly see through yellow tshirt. I have strech marks all over my legs. Anyone know of any good diets or ways to get rid of strech marks?

From lindsey smith, Age 13 - 08/29/04 - IP#: 66.38.87.xxx  Click here to reply  
hi. im annie and i weigh 260 and im 5'5. my belly and thighs are huge and have stretch marks everywhere. my belly hangs over my pante about like 6 inches. im only 14. my belly is so wide and sticks out so much that i have to have certain desks at school cause i cant squezze in. it sticks out atleast 2 feet:( i need to loose 100 pounds. plz help me. i keep gaining weight. over the summer i gained 40 pounds. i never can wear the same clothes for 1 season. please help me. all i do is lay on the couch and eat but i cant help it. am i really fat or obese. plz help me and tell me what to do and TELL ME THE TRUTH ABOUT MYSELF. MAKE ME WAKE UP AND LEARN THE TRUTH.
HELP ME PLEASE CAUSE MY TEACHERS EVEN PULL ME ASIDE AND TELL ME ABOUT WEIGHT PROGRAMS!
Reply from Shellz, Age 15 - 09/10/04  - IP#: 82.41.19.xxx
Reply from ME, Age 13 - 08/30/04  - IP#: 152.163.253.xxx
Reply from Winona, Age 17 - 08/30/04  - IP#: 168.193.169.xxx
Reply from ann, Age 16 - 08/30/04  - IP#: 195.93.32.xxx
Reply from Nikki, Age 18 - 08/30/04  - IP#: 198.81.26.xxx
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From Brittany, Age 14 - 08/24/04 - IP#: 69.11.52.xxx  Click here to reply  
im really curious-how many cals would be in a banana muffin? (no walnuts added) I've looked on a few sites but have found nothing.Please,if you know, post! im addicted to them i've already had two today and yeah i wanna know the damage im doing here, calorie-wise!Britter
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From Caty, Age 14 - 08/23/04 - IP#: 68.33.204.xxx  Click here to reply  
i was doing good on atkins cept i blew it yesterday. there were some family problems nd i cried alot and i turned to food! not onli that, alot of food..... with alot of carbs. i ate cinnamon rolls, hot pocket, donuts and other stuf. i cant blive i ate that much. i was so full but i kept on stuffing myself even tho i felt lyk throwing up.
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From Ashlee, Age 14 - 08/22/04 - IP#: 149.174.164.xxx  Click here to reply  
I havent posted in a LONG time, this summer has been terrible, my mom got extremley sickand came close to dying, she had to get a liver transplant, so she has been in the hospital this whole summer, so i have become "MOM" at my house, and i have turned to food as a comfort,i have gained 27 pounds and i now weigh over 200 pounds which is really scary for me, i was wondering if there is a way for me to not turn to food as a comfort and for me to get under 200 pounds again, and by the way and i am 5 foot 10 1/2
Reply from ann, Age 16 - 08/22/04  - IP#: 195.93.32.xxx
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From Alexis, Age 15 - 08/17/04 - IP#: 172.167.101.xxx  Click here to reply  
I really need some help, i'm in the ninth grade and i just relized that in the last 2 years i have gained 110 pounds and i hate it because i used to weigh 132 and i was a cheerleader in 7th grade, and then I had a lot of problems going on in my life so i got really depressed and started gaining a lot of weight and my life is just now finally starting to go good again and then i went to the doctor and found out i gained 110 pounds. I would really like some help and some encouragement because i really want my old body back so maybe i can be a cheerleader again next year. Well if you can help please respond. Luv yall lots Alexis
Reply from Jill, Age 15 - 08/18/04  - IP#: 12.108.100.xxx

From emma, Age 13 - 08/15/04 - IP#: 195.93.32.xxx  Click here to reply  
!!!!!! PLEASE HELP hi guys i am 13 years old im new here i weigh 75kg which is 12 stones and i am 1.72 in height i get so stressed with ma weight and when i get stressed i eat so much i try goin on a diet but think evrrything i am eating is making me put on weight and when i starve ma self i eat more i am reallyy confused and i love junk food i am tryna cut it but right now i am sooo stressed i feel like not going skool when it starts plzzz hass any 1 got any help 4 me plz i feel so hopeless i feel like killing my self coz i see ma friedns wearin skirts and i cant coz i no ppl will bully me in school i really wanna lose weight can any 1 plzzzzz help me plzzzz either reply here or email me on emtopr@aol.com luv emma xxx

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