Table 1:

Summary of EMA variables

Variable	Statement/Question	Response options or coding
Stress	Right now I feel stressed.	Likert scale: 1=not at all, 7=very much so
Anxiety	Right now I feel anxious.	Likert scale: 1=not at all, 7=very much so
Food craving	Right now I am craving food.	Likert scale: 1=strongly disagree, 7=strongly agree
Dietary temptation	Since the last prompt, a) I was tempted to overeat, b) I had a sudden urge to eat a tempting or forbidden food, c) I was exposed to tempting foods or beverages, or d) None of the above (check all that apply).	If response was a,b,or c, it was classified as a ‘dietary temptation’.
Intensity of temptation	What was the intensity of the temptation?	Likert scale: 1=not strong at all, 10=extremely strong
Self-control	Did you eat the tempting food? (only asked when a dietary temptation was reported)	If response was ‘no’ this was coded as ‘self-control exhibited’
Eating episode	Have you eaten since the last prompt?*	Response options: ‘yes’ or ‘no’.
Overeating episode	If an eating episode occurred, participants were asked to check all that apply: a) I ate past the point of feeling full, b) I ate more than usual, c) I had unplanned eating (i.e., consumed food when I don’t usually eat and was not making up for a missed meal, or d) None of the above.	If response was a, b, or c, it was classified as an ‘overeating episode’
Stress-induced overeating episode	Any eating episode classified as ‘overeating’ in which the participant reported a ‘high’ stress score (≥ 5 on 1-7 Likert scale) on the previous prompt.
Anxiety-driven overeating episode	Any eating episode classified as ‘overeating’ in which the participant reported a ‘high’ anxiety score (≥ 5 on 1–7 Likert scale) on the previous prompt.

^*Participants were not given explicit instructions for what constituted an eating episode. This was open to their discretion.