Oh, suck. 11 hours on your feet? That's awful! When I'm feeling stressed at work, I take a half-hour walk and carry my iPod with upbeat songs playing. Not sure if you're in a job where you can do that... Do you have health benefits? At my company, our insurance benefits come with a 24-hour helpline that can help you find solutions to things like managing stress and other issues. I hope you find a solution that works for you!

isnt that against the law working that long without a break

I too find a huge trigger for a binge is stress at work. I have a job where I have to give presentations to clients. Many times these presentations get scheduled and re-scheduled a million times and I am always in limbo. I have to prepare the slides, pack samples, and usually fly somewhere to the meeting. I have a husband and 2 children and sometimes these changes cause a ripple effect. The pressure of it all gets to me sometimes. I can only think of food. It's the only thing that gives me instant gratification. I have been trying REALLY hard to do other things to get my mind off it. Sometimes I pop a bag of popcorn and eat that while doing someting indulgent (like watching a soap) or I pop a bag to eat in the car on my way home. At least that's not so bad as eating a 1/2 gallon of ice cream or a pack of cookies!
If I could figure out a better way to manage it, I would!

I think the important thing is that you did stop yourself, and that's great!

I understand, though - I totally deal with any kind of stress by eating, especially, these days, relationship stress.

I've realized that I use food to comfort and soothe myself, and, so,in an effort to find other ways to soothe myself, I made a list of 10 relaxing things, and taped it up in my closet. Hopefully, I'll remember to take a bubble bath, instead of eat a bag of cookies.