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Emotional Struggle...
Hey Group!!! Long story short I went from 265lbs to 188lbs in 6mos... I know what to eat and what to do but if my life is an EMOTIONAL TURMOIL all that KNOWLEDGE be MIA
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Storms and Potato Chips
So I'm in some pretty bad storms right now. When I was little, my dad used to get us potato chips and we would huddle, my sisters and I, underneath the kitchen table eating potato chips to ride out bad weather. So that's what I want now. Yikes! Anybody else have food memories that create cravings during the bad times?
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Introduction and maybe some help??
hi friends! In a nutshell, I lost about 46 pounds at the end of 2014-2015. Exercising, eating well, sleeping great. Then around Thanksgiving I started to slip. I allowed myself to eat things I KNOW are triggers and would binge like crazy. For the first few months, not much happened, weight wise. Then.... It caught up with…
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What did you exchange food with?
I am/have been struggling to find a better way of coping with my emotional eating. I have a stationary bike and use it to exercise to music. Lately, I have been working toward using it as my coping mechanism. Unfortunately, it is not in a private place that would allow me to rely on it fully. And in those times when I want…
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Last night's cravings
Last night I was craving chocolate and mainly alcohol and bread last night. I ate 2.5 chicken sausages and drank the rest of the whipping cream instead (prob only 2ish oz). I have a dark chocolate bar in case of emergency but I don't really want to eat it- I just like knowing it's there. I think what was really at the core…
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Phentermine
Due to my excessive weight gain over the last 3 months (20 pounds) for no reason, my doctor prescribed me Phentermine. Does anyone have any experience with the drug? I just took my first dose and feel like I have drank a Monster (I haven't touched the stuff in 3 years). Haven't felt jittery? I guess you would call it, in a…
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Never feel full.
When I eat I don't feel full unless I eat a lot of one thing.Then I feel bad.
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An experience I thought I'd share
I'm feeling quite vulnerable about posting this, but I'm hoping that by telling this I might be able to help someone else, and maybe find some people with similar issues for support. I've always had a lot of issues with food. From childhood I've struggled with food intolerances and allergies. I also found out I have IBS in…
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recipes for binge eating
my suggestion is my new recipe, Chapati a flat bread made by all purpose flour and oats and baked in oven. tasty and healthy https://youtu.be/gDeK7etq1PY
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Mini Binge- feeling disappointed.
Hi guys, I haven't written much on this board, but I'm feeling really disappointed in myself, and figured I could at least let it out here, and maybe someone would understand. Quick back story: I started a '6 week challenge' at my gym, has a pretty strict regimen of eating, we are on week 2. Week one was solid, I stuck to…
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Does anyone else.....
Please tell me I ain't alone on this...... Does anyone try something on or get weighed.....don't like it...cry maybe....then eat and eat and eat....sometimes while crying also. It seems daft. It's the reason I'm upset in the first place but still carry on!!!
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Bad couple of days wanting use food to feel better
I have a couple of bad days at work. I'm stressed and angry. I had a glass of wine the first day (hate drinking my calories). Skipped the wine the second day. Today was the worst yet and I am even more stressed so I had a glass of wine with cheese crackers as soon as I got home. I'm not hungry at all right now and I have…
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What I have learned in the last year...
Therapy can be very scary for sure but I have been seeing my therapist the whole last 9 months while I've been working with my addiction issues and behold I have managed to lose 80 pounds so far. I think her help has been critical to my success because this kind of addiction isn't like drugs or smoking or booze. You can't…
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Bingeing
I am so exhausted, I am drained , since i was 18 ive been trying to lose weight and failed so much, I binge eat, i feel like im not getting anywhere, I know it sounds depressing for you lovely people but I do need help, if there is anyone around I would love to be friends and help each other out.
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newbie food addict
Hello, my name is Sara and I'm a food addict. I'm working hard to battle this addiction just as I have every other addiction I've ever had but this one is as toughy! I'm seeing therapists and dieticians to help me battle it this time around because after trying and failing numerous times I decided it was time to bring in…
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Anyone age 55-65?
Newbie. Formerly 130 my whole life until 50. Now over 215, health probs and back/arthritis as of 2009. So fat I can hardly move (unfortunately mostly gut fat). First day on this site. Looking to take 1 day at a time. Problem is emotional eating. I m a great ( from scratch, ) fresh food cook and knows tons about nutrition,…
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Breakdown diet
How do you force yourself to eat healthy, regular and smaller portions when you've just had/trying to escape a mental breakdown, lost a job and been dumped all within 2 weeks and live alone with no support and mobility problems? How do you stop emotional eating when you're just trying to survive?
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Frustrated and gaining
I am getting so frustrated with my behavior. I have not been able to control myself lately with candy and sweets and it is showing on the scale. I had ankle surgery over the summer and did so well logging food and not cheating that I actually lost a pound even though I could not exercise. Now that I have been cleared for…
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Being Kind to Yourself
My therapist says that it is possible that I am having a hard time with people at work not saying please when they ask me (or direct me) to do something for them, because it may be that right now in life I am not being kind to myself... In the past, I would probably treat myself (aka be kind to myself) with eating a sweet…
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I think I might need help. (Vent)
This is kind of a spinoff on one of the threads on the main forum (the one about eating cookies) and I have to say that I'm completely upset with myself. It's so hard to want to lose weight, to try to stay within your calorie range, and to try to make the best choices in my day. Having just 1-2 cookies won't cut it because…
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Family
It never fails. When I get around my family it triggers all out binging. They are bad influences, but even when they behave I can't. Plus I binge on sugar before and after their visit. Can't figure out why they do this to me. Fortunately I only see them a few times a year, but its always a major diet disaster.
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Does anyone have this problem?
Hi, I just realized I have a big problem with avoiding and handling conflicts with other people. I have had periods in my life when I was fat and periods when I was skinny. And every time I tried to lose weight, it seemed to me like everyone around me had a problem with it. My closest family members, ex partners, friends-…
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Help with head hunger in the road.
This is the BIGGEST problem I have on my weight loss journey. I go to school everyday 8:30-3:30 and bring my own healthy lunch to eat at 11:30. By the time I get out of school and my mom picks me up it's usually 4 and I'm STARVING. I live about 30-45min from my school and I give in every time to fast food places that I…
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Tempted to eat. SO tempted.
So, me and my friends went out yesterday. We had gone to dinner and then were going to a club. So we were dressed up. And looked good. So I thought. I mean yes, I am overweight. Yes I need to loose weight. And all the other good stuff. But as we were walking, a guy from within a cab yelled out, "You think you are semi hot,…
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Oh dear
So, I kind of boredom ate two homemade cookies (delish) that a colleague brought in today. Didn't even think about it, just hoovered the first one up with a cup of tea this morning and then by this afternoon, I was feeling fed up and bored and told myself I 'deserved' another one and that it would cheer me up as they made…
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Negativity
"Don't let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace." ~Dalai Lama I realize this is great in theory. But how do you actually do it? Have you ever been put in a situation where you were unable to respond to someone's negativity? One statement that made you feel so humiliated and embarrassed and destroyed, but had no…
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Yale research study
If anyone is in the New Haven area- check out this research study: Problems with Overeating? Binge Eating and Out of Control? PARTICIPATE IN A BRAIN IMAGING STUDY. GET A PICTURE OF YOUR BRAIN. EARN UP TO $120. All information is kept strictly confidential. Qualifications include: 18-65 years old Do NOT have diabetes…
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compulsive overeating
Uh, I honestly don't know what I'm doing here. Venting I guess this app works great if I stick to it but the truth is, my life is a roller coaster because of the choices I've made and when I start to think of them I binge eat. Running myself to death in the gym for sometimes of month or more dropping 20 to 30 ponds only to…
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Stress Binge
Over the past few days I've found out some things that my ex-wife is doing in regards to our daughter that has me stressed beyond belief. She (my ex) took a Kindle that was given to my daughter by my mother, and gave it to someone else and then informed me that she didn't have to give it back. Stack this on top of the ex…
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Afternoon snacking
I could really use some help with my afternoon snacking. For some reason this time of day is the worst for me. Lately it's gotten worse and I would like to work on it. I feel out of control with my hunger even though there is no logic for it as I eat healthy fulfilling breakfast and lunch. Yesterday I wasn't feeling…