My Stress Eating Has Caught Up on the Scale

@LooeyVille (66)

United States

May 30, 2026 6:50am CST

Ever since hubby lost his wallet on Wednesday, I've been eating more protein bars as a stress coping mechanism. They're not bad for me by any means, but if I eat too many, which I did, the carbs stack up higher than I need/want. For two days they didn't show up on the scale, but yesterday I really went overboard and today the scale is showing me that I overdid it. Thankfully it's temporary water weight gain from the carbs and not "real" weight gain, so within a week it'll come back off.

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6 responses

@MarieCoyle (58639)

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2h

My doctor says it’s normal to fluctuate a few pounds either way. Don’t stress over it. You will drop the excess in short order!

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@LooeyVille (66)

• United States

2h

Yes, I'm not anxious or upset about it this time, but I was so happy with the smaller number this week. It's all good.

@snowy22315 (208238)

• United States

3h

We all want to eat when we are upset

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@AmbiePam (119968)

• United States

4h

So there’s nothing to worry about, weight wise.

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@rakski (155452)

• Philippines

4h

Losing a wallet and the hassle you have to do is really stressing

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@LindaOHio (221874)

• United States

Just now

You'll be fine. It's just temporary.

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@Jehanne (1602)

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3h

as for me due to my heavy workload these past few days, I like eating more so it did show I'm gaining weight.

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