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A PRIVATE GROUP BASED ON OA PRINCIPLES IS A GREAT IDEA. PLEASE INCLUDE ME; AND IF YOU PLEASE, ADD ME AS A FRIEND. HOPEFULLY THE GROUP WILL BE ACTIVE ENOUGH FOR EACH OF US TO PROVIDE AND RECEIVE SUPPORT AS NEEDED. I NOTED COMMENTS ON OTHER THREADS ABOUT OA INSPIRED GROUPS DISINTEGRATING INTO DIET ADVICE AND OPINIONS. WE…

I CAN'T DRINK & LOOSE WEIGHT; NEVER COULD. TO MAINTAIN MY WEIGHT LOSS I'VE CUT MY ALCOHOL USE WAY DOWN ALTHOUGH I'M NOT EVEN A WEEKLY DRINKER. IT JUST DOES NOT WORK FOR ME EVEN IF MY TOTAL CALORIES ARE UNDER CONTROL. NOT DRINKING NEVER STOPS ME FROM GOING OUT. I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN BECAUSE I'M ON A DIET FOR LIFE. WHEN…

WOW, WE REALLY ARE LEADING PARALLEL LIVES. I'VE DONE THE SAME MORE TIMES THAN I CAN REMEMBER. THE EATING WHEN FULL, WAITING FOR ROOM, THEN CONTINUING TO EAT HITS HOME. THAT'S WHY WE'RE HERE. ONLY THOSE WHO LIVE THIS UNDERSTAND. KEEP AT IT. WE MUST NEVER GIVE UP. OVER TIME YOU WILL FIGURE OUT THE CAUSE OF YOUR BE SO YOU CAN…

WannabeStress AND I SHARE MANY OF THE SAME TECHNIQUES. -CARRYING FOOD HELPS ME A LOT. THESE DAYS WITH PEOPLE MORE AWARE OF SPECIAL DIETARY NEEDS, FEW FOLKS TAKE OFFENSE AT THIS. - IT'IS HARDER WITH FAMILIES BUT SEARCHING FOR RECIPES KIDS ALSO LIKE AND SLOWLY CHANGING THE FAMILY DIET CAN HELP. -FIBER, PROTEIN, AND SIMPLE…

INTERESTING. MY OA SPONSOR TOOK THE OPPOSITE APPROACH. SHE WANTED MY DETAILED FOOD DIARY DAILY. I AGREE WITH YOU. WE MUST DO WHAT WORKS FOR OURSELVES. IF IT HURTS WHEN YOU DO "THAT" THEN DON'T DO "THAT"! LOL NO SHOUTING. HARD OF SEEING. ;-) .

NO BINGE YESTERDAY! I NEED TO KEEP IT GOING AS I TRY TO GET BACK TO EATING ONLY WHAT'S PREPARED AT HOME. IT MAKES A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE IN CONTROLLING MY URGES. NO SHOUTING, HARD OF SEEING. ;-) .

GLAD TO BE THERE FOR HER IF SHE WILL HAVE ME. SENDING A FRIEND REQUEST BASED ON A 3RD PARTY'S POST IS AWKWARD. I SUSPECT THIS IS WHY REPLIES ARE UNDERWHELMING. HOWEVER, I'VE SENT YOU BOTH A REQUEST. NO PRESSURE FOR EITHER OF YOU TO ACCEPT BUT I'M HAPPY TO LEND MY SUPPORT. I'M NOT SHOUTING I'M HARD OF SEEING. ;-) .

WELCOME! HOPE YOU FIND THE SUPPORT YOU NEED HERE. OA ALSO MEETS ONLINE AND HAS EMAIL LOOPS AS WELL. MANY DON'T KNOW MEETINGS ARE HELD IN A CHAT ROOM EVERY 3HRS, 24/7. http://www.therecoverygroup.org/ http://www.therecoverygroup.org/meetings/index.html LUV'N THE TERM "BEAUTIFULLY BROKEN". IT FRAMES OUR ISSUES IN A POSITIVE…

I WISH THEY STILL HAD THE SIGNATURE LINE. ONCE UPON A TIME I DIDN'T HAVE TO NOTE EACH POST. FOLKS CAN BE OVERLY SENSITIVE WITHOUT FACIAL QUES. TONE GENERALLY REVEALS MORE ABOUT THE POSTER'S INTENT THAN CASE. MISSING YOUR SUGAR RUSH DOESN'T FLY WITH ME. THE DISTANCE OF THE COMPUTER IS AN EXCUSE TO MISBEHAVE. ONLINE…

IT IS AS INDIVIDUAL AS OUR BED TRIGGERS. WE NEED TO LEARN FROM OUR OWN EXPERIENCES AND ELIMINATE WHAT DOESN'T WORK WHILE EMBRACING WHAT WORKS. . FOR ME THE OPPOSITE HAS BEEN TRUE. I WAS ALWAYS FAT BUT LOST WEIGHT BEFORE HIGH SCHOOL BY STRICT LOW CARB EATING AND WEIGHING DAILY. ONLINE TRACKING WAS NOT AN OPTION BUT I…

I STRUGGLED WITH DEFINING ABSTINENCE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. EVENTUALLY I REALIZED THAT FOR ME IT IS A MOVING TARGET. AS MY NEEDS CHANGE I HAVE TO RE DEFINE THE SPECIFICS; HOWEVER, THE SHORT DEFINITION IS MEETING THE GOALS I NEED TO ACHIEVE AND MAINTAIN GOOD HEALTH. RIGHT NOW THIS MEANS: -AVOID FOODS THAT TRIGGER MY URGE TO…

I NEVER GAVE THIS MUCH THOUGHT YET I RECOGNIZE HOW TRUE IT IS. ON EVERY WL SITE I'VE USED THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE CONSUMED WITH ANGER EVEN AFTER LOOSING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. FOR SOME IT HAS BECOME MORE ABOUT VENTING AT OTHERS THAN MUTUAL SUPPORT. AT TIMES I HAVE BEEN GUILTY OF THIS BEHAVIOR. I BLAME A LACK…

@ih8it4ya CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU. ITS AMAZING HOW WLS HAS IMPROVED IN BOTH SAFETY AND LONG TERM EFFECTIVENESS. NOT YELLING, SIMPLY HARD OF SEEING! ;-)

@Sophrosyne_94 CONGRATS TO YOU!

I'M NOT THERE YET BUT THE BINGE IS LOOSING ITS GRIP. WHILE I ATE POORLY YESTERDAY THE AMOUNT OF FOOD WAS NEARER THE BOUNDS OF NORMALCY. TODAY WILL BE A BETTER DAY. MY MEAL PLAN IS OUTLINED AND I'M STICKING WITH IT. TODAY IT WILL BE ME OVER THE BINGE! FOR REAL, I DON'T YELL AT FOLKS. I'M SIMPLY HARD OF SEEING. ;-)

ITS ROUGH TO ADMIT BE PLUS NO ONE UNDERSTANDS EXCEPT OTHER BINGE EATERS. YOU ARE IN GOOD COMPANY HERE. WE ATE DFFERENT FOODS BUT ALL IN ALL WE ATE UNTIL IT HURT. FOR ME IT LITTERALLY HURT. ALL WE CAN DO IS KEEP TRYING AND POST OUR EXPERIENCES OFTEN IN ORDER TO GIVE AND RECEIVE MUCH NEEDED SUPPORT. I DON'T THINK MY BINGING…

I'M LIVING THIS FOR TH PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE HOLIDAY SEASON WAS FINE BUT NOW I'M OFF THE RAILS. OBSCENE IS THE PERFECT WORD FOR MY RECENT BEHAVIOR. HOW DO I GET TO NORMAL AND STAY THERE? I ONLY WISH THERE WAS A ONE SIZE FITS ALL ANSWER. I'M NOT YELLING, JUST HARD OF SEING. ;-)

RECENTLY THE BINGE IS GIVING ME A THOROUGH BEAT DOWN A FEW DAYS A WEEK. STILL I TRY. WEIGH IN EVERY DAY. FOOD TRACKING. LOOKING IN THE MIRROR. LOOKING AT PICS WHEN I WAS WITHIN MY TOLERANCE FOR WEIGHT AND BODY FAT PERCENTAGE. FELING TTHE DISCOMFORT OF MY TIGHT ILL FITTING CLOTHING WILL HELP... I HOPE. I'M PUTTING IT ALL…

STILL UNDER THOSE DAMNED WAGON WHEELS ON & OFF. I'M FOCUSED ON GETTING BACK TO A DAILY WEIGH IN AND TRACKING MY FOOD. HAD I NEVER STOPPED THE FORMER I BELIEVE I WOULD NOT HAVE BECOME OBESE. HAD I NOT SLACKED OFF ON THE LATTER I WOULD NOT BE BATTLING THIS CURRENT ROUND OF REGAIN. ENTHUSIASM? NONE AT ALL FOR WORKING OFF THE…

YOU'VE GOT SOME GOOD GUIDANCE HERE AND I MUST AGREE: GO BACK TO THE BASICS AND MAKE YOURSELF NUMBER ONE ON YOUR TODO LIST. PROTEIN FIRST SUPPLEMENTS ADEQUATE WATER WEIGH & MEASURE PORTIONS EXERCISE IN ADDITION TO NORMAL DAILY ACTIVITIES MAKE YOUR NECESSARY SURGICAL FOLLOW UPS. AND, NOT ENOUGH CAN BE SAID ABOUT GIVING AND…

[/quote] SIZE LARGE IS NOT FAT FOR EVERYONE BUT IT IS FOR MOST WOMEN IN MY FAMILY. I WISH I COULD SAY OTHERWISE. WE HAIL FROM A LONG LINE OF SHORT, SMALL FRAMED PEOPLE. SIZE AS IT RELATES TO BODY TYPE MAKES SIZE TOO LARGE. FOLKS OF OUR STATURE SHOULD BE SMALL TO MEDIUM IN CLOTHING. WHEN AT A HEALTHY WEIGHT WE FIT JUNIORS…

I LIVED THIS WITH MY NOW GROWN DAUGHTER AND STILL PONDER HOW I SHOULD HAVE HANDLED IT. ONE THING I WOULD DO DIFFERENTLY IS TAKE HER DAILY EATING HABITS INTO MY OWN HANDS BY RECORDING OUR FOOD AND EXERCISE TOGETHER AS A MOTHER DAUGHTER ACTIVITY. WE ROUTINELY HAVE MOTHER DAUGHTER TIME. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A NATURAL…

MY DAUGHTER HAD WLS AT 19 OR 20. WHILE I DO NOT KNOW HER TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS, SHE WENT FROM A 3X TO A MISSES LARGE. HER SURGERY WAS RESTRICTION ONLY, NO MALABSORPTION. NEAR SIX YEARS POST OP SHE IS STILL LOOSING. THERE HAVE BEEN UPS AND DOWNS LIKE REGAIN AND RELOSS DUE TO CARELESSNESS; RAPID WEIGHT GAIN DUE TO STEROIDS; AND…

I THINK WE ALL HAVE TRIGGERS AND FOR SOME FOOD TRACKING BECOMES OBSESSIVE AND LEADS TO OTHER COMPULSIVE BEHAVIORS LIKE BE. ITS THE OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE WITHIN US. IF NOT BE THEN IT MAY WELL BE SOMETHING ELSE. FOR OTHERS ITS TRACKING THAT PREVENTS BINGE EATING. WHEN I AM METICULOUS ABOUT TRACKING CALORIES I BINGE LESS. WHEN…

APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE! THIS WILL INSPIRE MANY PEOPLE. NOT SHOUTING, JUST HARD OF SEEING. ;-)

I'VE FALLEN FACE FIRST INTO BE AGAIN. THE WEEK HAS BEEN REALLY BAD WITH FOUR DAYS WHERE I LITERALLY ATE TILL IT HURT. HAVING HAD GASTRIC BYPASS NEAR FIVE YEARS AGO, I'M SURE SOMETHING IS AWRY WITH MY ANATOMY. I SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EAT AS MUCH AS I DID ON EACH OCCASION. YOU'VE HELPED ME ANALYZE MY BEHAVIOR AND…

CONGRATS ON REVERSING THE WEIGHT GAIN. SURGERY IS FOR LIFE SO WE NEED TO STICK WITH IT THROUGH LIFE'S UPS & DOWNS. KEEP AT IT! I KNOW FIRST HAND THE FRUSTRATION OF METABOLIC ISSUES. I'VE BEEN A STEROID USER FOR OVER A DECADE. STEROIDS WERE GIVEN DURING MY RNY GASTRIC BYPASS. NO COMPLICATIONS BUT I GAINED WEIGHT DURING THE…

WHILE IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE IT IS NOT COMMON EVEN WITH DEDICATION. METABOLISM WILL DECIDE REGARDLESS OF THE METHOD YOU CHOOSE. DR IAN SMITH'S EXTREME FAT SMASH DIET IS A THREE WEEK PROGRAM WHICH TAKES METABOLISM INTO ACCOUNT. CALORIES ARE LOW, EXERCISE IS STRENUOUS, AND RULES ARE INFLEXIBLE. IN BRIEF ITS THREE SMALL MEALS…

THANKS FOR SPREADING THE KNOWLEDGE. MAINTENANCE IS NOT AS EASY AS EATING THE RIGHT CALORIES FOR YOUR WEIGHT AND EXERCISING. METABOLISM IS SO MUCH MORE COMPLEX THAN THE DOC'S STANDARD LINE OR ADVICE ON POPULAR TELEVISION. PERHAPS IT IS USEFUL FOR THE PERSON LOOKING TO LOSE & MAINTAIN LOSS OF A FEW POUNDS. HOWEVER, MANAGING…

AT LESS THAN 90 DAYS FROM THE FIVE YEAR MARK FOR MY RNY I FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHY SO MANY STRUGGLE WITH REGAIN AFTER SO MUCH SUCCESS. ITS NOT JUST A MATTER OF BEING UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO CHANGE LONG TERM. A PART OF IT IS BECOMING BORED WITH THE GAME. LIFESTYLE CHANGE SOUNDS GREAT BUT IN REALITY IT IS EUPHEMISM FOR DIETING…