Help! Addictive personality, I do the same thing every day

surreychic wrote: »

pinuplove wrote: »

surreychic wrote: »

Fantastic advice here thank you!

Much of the above resonates and I have tried to pm you jndmcharme, but for some reason my fitness pal isn't letting me.

I love the idea of replacing morning routine for something else. I think willpower alone isn't enough! Starting the day on a positive note rather than coffee and food when not hungry.

I also feel I potentially have some depression too. The apathy for everything else in life. Maybe that is just mindset too though.

Lots of food for thought, and honestly this thread has been so encouraging. Thank you.

That ridiculous doing the same thing every day, and so destructive.

My depression manifested largely as apathy. I'd encourage you to speak to you doctor.

pinuplove wrote: »

surreychic wrote: »

Fantastic advice here thank you!

Much of the above resonates and I have tried to pm you jndmcharme, but for some reason my fitness pal isn't letting me.

I love the idea of replacing morning routine for something else. I think willpower alone isn't enough! Starting the day on a positive note rather than coffee and food when not hungry.

I also feel I potentially have some depression too. The apathy for everything else in life. Maybe that is just mindset too though.

Lots of food for thought, and honestly this thread has been so encouraging. Thank you.

That ridiculous doing the same thing every day, and so destructive.

My depression manifested largely as apathy. I'd encourage you to speak to you doctor.

Thank for your sharing and honestly: I think depression pmt is part of it and now tackling this. Hope you are better (?) x

Much better, thank you That was several years ago. Good luck, and I hope you find the right mix of treatment and lifestyle for your own well-being!

perkymommy wrote: »

Lounmoun wrote: »

surreychic wrote: »

Ah sleep, not much. Probably about 6-7 hours but often broken sleep.

Look up "sleep and weight"
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/adult-health/expert-answers/sleep-and-weight-gain/faq-20058198
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep_and_weight

You seem to be reaching for coffee and food to make up for the poor sleep
When I was sleep deprived I definitely overate to compensate. Things are better when my sleep is better.
You may want to explore your sleep issues to help resolve your eating issues.

I agree with this. When I don't get enough sleep I tend to overeat the next day.

This and what I want are foods that don't satiate me.

@surreychic you may be giving your blood sugar a roller coaster ride - try eating a much higher proportion of protein first thing in the AM. That relief you feel from eating carbs is short lived and will set you up for another crash.

• Try adding protein powder to your coffee (but you may need to let it cool just a bit or the powder will clump.)
• You could eat eggs, or non-traditional breakfast foods.
• FYI, nuts are better at providing fat and calories than protein

I have other questions about what you are eating which would be simplest to resolve if you would please change your Diary Sharing settings to Public: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/account/diary_settings

See if you can improve your sleep. I think your vicious cycle here is worth trying to climb out of. When I started working nights I over ate to compensate for my lack of sleep and lack of energy. Food is a temporary fix to the sleep problem, it gives you energy for a few hours but then you crash, especially eating lots of simple think "easy" carbs and sugar. Coffee is fine in moderation but the dependency on it is not. You seem to be using a lot of coping mechanisms and perhaps there is some underlying anxiety (thinking about work triggering a binge) and depression (losing your zest and the I'll try again tomorrow mentality). Don't be afraid to speak to a doctor if you feel out of control. Sometimes medication can be just the thing to get the ball rolling and allow you to cope better with the stressors and therefore get back to your good habits. The good habits will often (not always) turn around the depression and if you can manage that sometimes you can exercise a bit more and that can help tremendously with anxiety.
The biggest thing is picking something you can take a step in the right direction of. Take a 10 min walk, have one less coffee, don't eat a second helping, try to go to sleep earlier or take a nap instead of the mindless eating when tired. If nothing helps, see a doctor.

Best of luck!

Working through the EDA workbook really was the key for me personally healing my dysfunctional relationship with food. When it becomes a compulsion it is hard to break the cycle initially. The workbook guided me and helped me confront my behaviors to change them.