i thought this was an interesting article, it explaines quite simply why some people under stress overinduge

http://www.ivillage.co.uk/dietandfitness/w...ar=ukmsn|health

I thought it was food making us fat?

i think you have hit the nail on the head there

when im stressed i dont eat at all

Interesting. Also, I hear that not getting enough sleep is also likely to make you overeat.

having sugar makes Me SLEEP

I can't eat a lot of sugary foods, because it really doesn't agree with me, but I do tend to eat stupid things like cakes when I'm stressed.
Then follows a few months of dieting/heavy exercise to get rid of it again. It's just not good.

My weight went up massively when i was badly stressed. I've worked it all of now and eat alot better but i definitely agree that stress is bad for your weight. And as well i found that also cos of the stress, i was sleeping badly and that can make you eat more too apparently

Sensible diet and a good sex life solves most problems of weight, but maybe I'm just lucky

Couldn't agree more about the sensible diet, it's not dieting which is important, as making lifestyle changes. You don't have to cut out the choc bars, just don't have 10 a day

Not sure about the healthy sex life, but I guess this is one factor to feeling good with yourself, feeling wanted with a partner, so it will keep the stress levels down.

It's definately a problem with stress and a tendancy to "comfort eat", and unfortunately, comfort eating is so often unhealthy eating. It wouldn't be a problem if we all comfort ate celery and raw carrot.