A different sort of reaction to stress

Used to be that any stress had me heading for the frig to drug myself with my addiction of choice...FOOD..But now, today, I'm stressed beyond belief. Deadlines, pressure, more work than I can fathom and I forgot to eat. I'm feeling faint and can't do anything about it. I put two bites in my mouth and I'm so full I can't swallow another thing...What gives with this??? Help.

Try a drink of protein or something like a smoothie with protein in it. It will give you that pick up and you can get more in. Hope that helps

Carla

I have trouble eating when I get stressed too. Everything I eat feels like it might not want to stay there, and I get real shaky and feel awful. I hope things slow down for you and you'll feel better tomorrow.

Thanks for the words of encouragement...I just never had this reaction before...It felt like two bites and my stomach was FULL..Like another bite would send me barfing..(sorry TMI) but I slowed down and left the room to somewhere else and tried to relax...I actually ate some peanuts...One or two at a time and that sort of helped me through it.. I know peanuts have alot of carbs and fat and calories but I think it sort of helped with the jitters. Not like I can't afford them, I guess. Total today I've had about 1100 calories so far.

I'm feeling better now...So I can drink some water and slow down. Hopefully I'll figure out how to handle this sort of feeling the next time...

For me its one extreme or another too~when stressed I either over eat or don't eat at all.  I'm not sure what the difference is in my reactions or what causes one to happen one time and the other to happen another time. I'm glad you're feeling a little better now.

I managed to get 1600 calories and 96 grams of protein for the day so I recovered after I left work alright...I guess I need to find a better stress management coping mechanism...Something more than nothing at all, I guess..LOL.  Good for me I've got support group tonight (Wednesday)...I'm sure it will be a topic of discussion... Thanks, you guys, for listening..I don't know what other people do without support groups...