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I've been the same as you - and I AM the wellness lady ;). I have 2 degrees in health education, and I've been told I'm a great motivator, yet it can't seem to follow my own advice. I'm an emotional, binge eater and I hide food from my family. This "attempt" has been different. What worked for me: I'm a grazer - I like to…
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I like to work from home every once in a while and find that being here sabotages my "schedule" of eating - but I am very much like you ~ I don't feel the need for breakfast or I'll grab something super quick and forget for the next 5-7 hours. I hate breaking for lunch, so I decided to make myself graze. It's working…
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I'm only 34, but I'm hot all the time. It makes exercise that much more difficult because one flight of stairs can make the waterworks gush forth and I'm not even out of breath. I have an endocrine imbalance - too much prolactin, and low-ish estrogen which I believe to be the cause. A physician once explained a hot flash…
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Karyn, I can def identify with you both as a stress eater. I also lack motivation to exercise, so it's been a double whammy. Then my husband starts running and gets all on to fitness and I eat to deal with my jealousy of his motivation. What am I doing?!? I've tried lots of different things - keeping healthy snacks nearby,…
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I'd love to develop some deeper relationships here. I like you, feel that my family and close friends are not as dedicated/motivated as me. And I'm not super-dedicated, but I am trying. I was an active youth/teen, and gained 50+ pounds in college due to an endocrine disorder/hormone imbalance. I lost weight after getting…
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Slow here also! I hate counting calories because I don't find it to be sustainable (I'm lazy) so I recently took the approach of being true to how my body wants to eat: day-long grazing. I sometimes manage to input my day's foods to get a general overview of how many calories I'm consuming... Usually between 1700-1800,…
