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Oh my, your post made me tear up. I am so sorry to read about all your struggles, and wanted to say I can identify with everything you wrote. You certainly are not alone in the struggle to maintain. Sending you a big hug and warm thoughts, you will succeed.

Wonderfully spoken words.

I enjoyed reading this, thank you. When the desire to overeat hits me, I often remember the saying- 'this too shall pass'

Thats so wonderful and this is exactly what I am striving for, thanks for your reply. It gives me hope. Congrats on your loss and having kept it off!

Thanks Jenn, I will check out the link. Yes I guess the word 'normal' looks different for every individual. Normal for me is eating a meal without added stress about cutting out certain food groups, and eating now how I would like to when i reach maintenance. It means sitting down and eating the same meal as my husband and…

Thanks for your feedback middlehaitch and ironandwine!

Thats very well spoken thank you. I seem to do well the times i do skip breakfast. I usually have a protein bar or greek yoghurt about 10 am. I think it would be a big benefit eating something extra in the arvo when I am peckish rather than eating breakfast when i am just not hungry..its all about listening to my body.

Thanks for your reply. I also dont feel hungry at breakfast but force myself to eat because again, i believe it to be the right thing to do. Dinner is not always pasta in our house, but I have even become afraid of eating a nice casserole or soup with my family, its ridiculous. I just dont know at what point I developed…

Your first paragraph nailed it! No, you're right- vegetables are great and they do contain carbs, I just want a bit of bread to go with them in a sandwich lol. Thanks for your great tips, the cooking separate meals thing is killing me.

Loved this, thank you for sharing your insight! I too am guilty of an indulgence day turning into many days. Its so easy to get off track, but just gotta keep putting one foot in front of the other until I reach my destination. I have changed my settings to lose 500gms a week instead of 1kg, it will take me longer, but I…

I can relate to your problem and I am sorry you are experiencing hair loss, it can be very distressing. My hair has always been very thick, healthy and long but I have put my body under a lot of stress by not eating enough. I lost 32 kgs (70lbs) in 7 months by eating at a very low unhealthy deficit. I wasn't counting…

Yes I will restrict no more, once I take care of that I hope the desire to binge will fade, I have a long way to go but I dont care how long it takes. I want to take care of my body. I have already prelogged tomorrows food for the day

Ah, support well, I talk to my husband a lot of my struggles with food. He is a great listener but says I should just try and stop at one piece and not eat the whole lot. I wish it were that simple. I dont feel there are any emotional reasons for the binge eating. I think the gorging on foods is really due to the heavy…

I love sweets too Libby283. When I binge its always on chocolate, ice cream, donuts, lollies etc. Food that makes me come crashing down real quick. Thank you for the tips and I am sorry to hear of your anorexia battle as a teen, that must have been so hard to go through.

Thanks Jessalyn, I have sent a friend request. I am so glad you have received help for your eating disorder. I look forward to talking to a professional about my food issues. Thanks for reaching out to me and keep up the great work that you're doing xx

Thank you davisfanny and thank you for the friend request too ;) Really loving the support and information here so much.

Absolutely loved your Mt Everest analogy-just brilliant, thank you!

Oh wow, the last two posters-thank you dearly. I am so close to tears reading the kind, words of wisdom you have shared. Thank you for taking the time to write to me. Mini medic, your post resonated with me and its all starting to make sense. And gosh, you are so right when you say "who wants that?" To be honest, when…

So well spoken and true. I haven't had a good self esteem my whole life. I struggle with feelings of self worth, I think you are spot on. There are bigger, deep rooted issues here I need to deal with too. Thank you for bringing it to my attention, something to think about.

This is sound and wise advice, thank you. I will take what you have said on board indeed. It is going to take a while to deprogramme these negative thoughts around food, I am willing and ready to put in the effort and be kinder to myself, because I want to live a good life and not be controlled by obsessive food thoughts…

Thank you kindly Lillymoo. You made my day! Its my birthday today too, feeling happy, inspired and positive that I can do this. Its taken me a while to admit to myself I have a problem, I am so tired of not being able to maintain a healthy weight all my adult life. This time something has got to change! In the meantime…

Thank you guys, yes I will make an appointment for next week, I will let you know how it goes. I have been thinking of going to my GP for a while now and talking to them about my issues. I admit I kept putting it off because I am worried the doctor will dismiss my concerns as a trivial problem. Fingers crossed they refer…

Gosh, just reading what you wrote has been a bit of a lightbulb moment for me. You are absolutely right-yes I can have one treat and not undo months of hard work. This is how "normal" people should eat. It sounds so crazy, but there's an illogical fear attached to eating foods deemed bad. I have this fear that I will gain…

Wow, thank you for responding so quickly I appreciate your kind response. I am so happy for you that you found a way out of disordered eating. I will certainly have to read up more on IIFYM for sure, it sounds interesting. I guess for me, I have quite an all or nothing type personality. I have never been able to just eat…