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Binges/OCD/Depression?
itsjilly
Posts: 40
So, After a slow and healthly loss of eating better, working with a trainer, I have successfully lost 70 lbs in a year.
My problem has been every 10 lbs, I seem to go into these binges.
I never understood it till recently when I decided after a binge, that the smart thing to do would be to purge it all. That was my low moment, where I knew I needed help.
I went to my Dr's the next day, where I was referred to an Eating disorder specialist. It seems that this is more common that most of us think.
She told me that it is very common, and part of the issue with this is that people who lose weight, often don't see the skinnier them. Which is totally true. I still go to size 20 in the stores. I currently wear a size 8 :
I have had mild depression my whole life, and after my son was born, 5 years ago, I started seeming a bit of OCD rearing its ugly head. I went on a low anti depression pill. Which helped with the OCD.
I have a couple strategies that I am going to try the next time I have a binge. I am going to allow myself 1 hour to binge and not feel bad about it. I am going to log my entire binge and try to delay it with a walk.
I guess the most common triggers for a binge are being lonely, bored, or stressed.
My binges tend to be for a few days. I never understood it. I used to relate it like being a recovering alcoholic and going on a bender.
She suggested when I look in the mirror tell myself, that I am a Medium...because that is what I am. When the impulses come, try to delay them.
The problem is I fixate on the food.....its been x long since I had X......I deserve X....I am only going to have 1 cookie, well now I had one, I might as well eat 6.
Thanks for this group, reading the posts have been helpful
My problem has been every 10 lbs, I seem to go into these binges.
I never understood it till recently when I decided after a binge, that the smart thing to do would be to purge it all. That was my low moment, where I knew I needed help.
I went to my Dr's the next day, where I was referred to an Eating disorder specialist. It seems that this is more common that most of us think.
She told me that it is very common, and part of the issue with this is that people who lose weight, often don't see the skinnier them. Which is totally true. I still go to size 20 in the stores. I currently wear a size 8 :
I have had mild depression my whole life, and after my son was born, 5 years ago, I started seeming a bit of OCD rearing its ugly head. I went on a low anti depression pill. Which helped with the OCD.
I have a couple strategies that I am going to try the next time I have a binge. I am going to allow myself 1 hour to binge and not feel bad about it. I am going to log my entire binge and try to delay it with a walk.
I guess the most common triggers for a binge are being lonely, bored, or stressed.
My binges tend to be for a few days. I never understood it. I used to relate it like being a recovering alcoholic and going on a bender.
She suggested when I look in the mirror tell myself, that I am a Medium...because that is what I am. When the impulses come, try to delay them.
The problem is I fixate on the food.....its been x long since I had X......I deserve X....I am only going to have 1 cookie, well now I had one, I might as well eat 6.
Thanks for this group, reading the posts have been helpful
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