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One cheat day per week
Hi all, I have been watching Elle Ip documentary Beyond Expectation, and read her 7-rules. One of the things she mentions is to have a cheat-day per week where you can eat whatever you want, and she explains it here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tx-AJIgClA Has anyone tried it? It makes sense, but it is so scary to do…
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Need advice on changes at home
Hi, I want some advice on what to do - I am totally addicted to sugar, it is literally like alcohol addiction, I have read about it and symptoms match. If there is lot of sweets at home, I can resist for a bit, but it is a torture, and often I end up giving in. So my solution was to not keep it at home, afterall my home…
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Feel like giving up
So I have been seriously making another attempt to get back to a healthy weight for last 9 months (after 10 years of on and off dieting). Lost only about 17lbs, with 28 more to go. Been stuck for last 1 month with 0 progress. I am so sick and tired of getting up every day and watching what goes in my mouth, counting…
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Buddies - Women with food addiction
I am looking for buddies to support each other in the weight loss journey by daily messaging, keeping each other accountable. I am thinking about writing daily blog, diary and having someone look at it and comment / support will keep each for accountability. Profile - (self) diagnosed food addiction, have more than 30lbs…
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Dealing with emotional rollercoaster
Hi, My life has been an emotional rollercoaster for many years now. My partner has no sense of stability or family. Today he is here living with me, tomorrow he is packing his bags to chase the next thing he wants to do in his life, then back again and then gone again. I did not realize for a while, but this…
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Using food for comfort
This is probably not new to anyone, but I am finally realizing that I always use food for comfort. I live alone and lonely, and after being hurt badly by family and spouse, I decided to build my life alone. And during the course of getting over all that emotional hurt, I got into the habit of sitting down with a bowl of…
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Changing job to stop overeating
Does this make sense or I am totally crazy? My current work environment is such that I have very easy access to free fatty food like cookies / ice-creams / cakes. For me its a constant battle to keep myself in check about not gobbling them up, and I have not been able to do that for years now. The sensible thing of course…
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21 day challenge - for the chocoholics
Hi, I have to finally admit that I am a chocoholic. I think I have always been. Its like alcoholism, its an addictive. A nutritionist recently told me that if you stay away from a craving for 21-days, you can get over it. It sounds like a very long time, but then I want to get rid of this habit for good. The - "don't…
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Any success stories from women with child obesity
Any success stories from women who were obese as a child? I was always the fat kid, fattest in class, fattest on the play ground, and as a child I did not have any unhealthy relationship with food. I ate 4 times a day like other regular kids, and good balanced diet. It was just the way I was. Then I lost all the weight as…
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I want to understand why I do this
I have been trying to loose weight for over 10 years now, and it getting harder and harder as I am getting older. I have all the right things - I love to workout, I run marathon, do lot of hiking, do weight training, go to gym. I have all that nailed down. But I also eat, I eat all the time as if there is no tomorrow. I…
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Am I a chocoholic?
Hi, I recently joined this forum. I was born fat, but in my teens I lost lot of weight and was considered thin. Then I moved into an environment where I am surrounded by chocolates / cookies and other fatty junk food. I very quickly gained all the weight back, and some more, a total of 50lbs. That was 10 years ago. Since…
