Need words of encouragement...
#205257 - 08/13/05 02:09 PM
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caths
Reged: 07/14/05
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Loc: TX and MA
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I started Heather's diet about 2 months ago and I was pretty good for the first month or so, but this month I've just been awful. I also started birth control so I don't know if that is increasing my "appetite" or what, but I just can't make myself follow the rules. And when I am good enough to control myself for the day, as soon as I break it, i instantly spiral downwards into eating all sorts of bad food. I try to remind myself of the damage I'm causing and the pain I will suffer from my behavior, but I just can't find the self control within that I used to so strongly have to stop myself. I mentioned in another post that I think it has to do with the eating disorder I just recovered/am recovering from...that I'm trying to make up for lost time (or lost food) by eating way too much of it. Does anyone have any helpful tips or other words of encouragement? Thanks 
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#205261 - 08/13/05 02:22 PM
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Alyson McG
Reged: 05/20/05
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Loc: Vancouver Washington (IBS-A, but D prominant)
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or rather still recovering bulimic I can totally relate. I have put on about 10 pounds on Heather's diet and am struggling to keep it at a minimum. I've had to remind myself( and my husband reminds me) that I am feeling better so I can focus on the weight a little later. However, I do believe, at least for me, it is all the sugar I am craving and eating. It's one of the few things that doesn't iritate me, so I eat it. Eating disorders are a real B**** to get over. I've suffered for 21 years. Being on this diet has really helped me to stop and accept myself for who I am. I guess if I have any advice it would be not to beat yourself up and give it time. Slowly try cutting things out. If you try to eliminate a bunch of stuff at the same time, you will struggle. Baby steps are the key, at least for me. As mentioned in a previous post, those of us with EDs have little or no hunger meters. We never feel full or satisfied. Good luck, I hope you find something that helps.
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#205275 - 08/13/05 03:41 PM
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Loc: Northwest Washington State
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I keep a journal of everything I eat and when I eat it. I've been doing this since .... well, long before I even went on Heather's program -- and I can't stop. I have about 7 volumes; I could tell you what I had to eat on any given day for the past 5 years. Great coffee table books, eh?!
My journal is my way of keeping me on track. It lets me know what food is irritating my system. It's also helped me locate other culprits -- prescription DRUGS -- that have caused far more distress in my gut than the broccoli and grapes! I discovered, for instance, that I can go out in the morning for a nice, long kayak paddle ONLY if I hold off taking my estrogen, calcium, and blood pressure meds until after the paddle. Otherwise, I'll get way down the lake and suddenly have an attack, in the middle of nowhere, with 60 feet of water beneath me.
I discovered that, thanks to my food journal.
That's my suggestion for you. If you have to actually put in writing everything you put in your mouth, you'd be surprised how that journal will make you refrain from reaching for that extra chocolate chip cookie. I know I can get away with 3 cookies and not suffer, but if I have 4, OMG! I'll end up on the loo with one heck of an explosion!
Try the journal. It'll prove to be the best Food Police you've ever had on your tail.
Good Luck!
Bev
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hmm, i never knew that those with ED have little or no eating meters, that makes a lot of sense. although i do feel full, i still keep eating, just cuz i like the act of eating. i don't even necessarily like the taste of what i'm eating after a while cuz too much of anything starts tasting not so great after a while. but despite this, i'll keep on eating....it's so frustrating, it's like i can't control myself at all. i used to pride myself on my willpower... i don't think my weight ever reached drastically unhealthy levels. i never fell under 100 and i'm only 5'3''. i weighed myself today and the scale said 112! i know that's probably a healthy weight for me, but what concerns me is how fast i gained it and i'm scared this will just keep continuing. every new day i tell myself that i'm going have normal eating habits but i never make it the whole day. sometimes i find myself sneaking bites of anything throughout the day, usually right before bed and always when no one's looking. whew that was quite a look into my crazy disfunctions! 
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thanks for the suggestion. i actually tried doing that a few weeks ago, and even planning out the next day's meals in hopes that i would actually follow it, but i almost was embarrassed to write down everything that i ate, even though only i would read it. anyways, i stopped because i kept on eating whatever i wanted and could lie to myself and not write everything down in my journal. but i will start doing this again and practice some self respect and self control!
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oh, and YES eating disorders ARE a real B**** to get over! what makes this struggle worse is knowing i did it to myself!
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Yea, it sucks. I guess I should clarify, I may "feel" full, but I too just keep on snacking. I even wake up at night and eat. Have been doing that for about 3 or so years and can't stop. A little over three years ago I started on Herbalife and had great sucess with it. I was very proud because I lost every pound(45, went from 160 to 115) by using the products and my willpower( don't know where it came from). I felt better, even learned a better and, what I thought, more healthy way to eat(less carbs, more protein), but I think that's when the snacking set in. for a while it was protein snacks I would go for. Then a little over two years ago, when I met my husband, I put on a little weight and began less healthy eating habits( he can eat anything and never gains an ounce). Since then it's gone down hill. Now on this diet, which doesn't cater to the carb conscious, I have managed to reach just over 135 and it keeps coming. But I am trying not to let it get to me, though some days are worse than others. The way I eat now is so different than it was a year ago before my IBS started. Evenings are VERY tough for me. I can usually make it ok through the day, but I want to clear the cupboards out at night.:( Wish I could find the discipline I had when I went on the Herbalife products. What really makes me mad, I am still a distributor and have all of this stuff in my house that I can't even use. I had to stop almost every single thing because they were making me ill(they didn't before I had IBS).
OK, enough of my rambling...Sorry. Have you tried taking out specific portions and putting the packages away before you start eating, or not bringing them into the house? I know how difficult that can be when there is other people in the house( I have 5 kids still at home that love their snacks). I know another thing I am trying to break, when I find something that I can eat that doesn't bother me, I EAT it and eat it! I've begun limiting myself and have been ok so far. Maybe it will work for you. Hang in there though, you can do it, it will just take a little time. Alyson
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what part of TX are you in? My daughter is stationed at Lackland AFB in San Antonio...
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Ooh, I love San Antonio! I'm from Houston, I go to school in Boston, and I'm studying abroad in the fall in Syndey. But Texas always has my heart!
PS. my boyfriend is skinny as a stick and eats whatever he wants too! *sigh* boys are so lucky! not fair!
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No, i like reading "rambles." it makes me feel like less of a nutcase knowing that i'm not the only one in the world struggling with these problems. my boyfriend also has terrible and unhealthy eating habits (full of fast food, poptarts and brownies) and that probably has a bad influence on me too. fast food is never a problem, just snacks snacks snacks! i too will eat "safe" foods to no end. after reading that arrowroot cookies are safe, a bought a bag and loved them. now everytime i buy them i eat the whole bag in one sitting so i try not to anymore... although sometimes i convince myself that i won't but of course i do. i wonder why evenings are always the worst?
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My mom gave me this book, it's by Julia Ross. It actually addresses the issue(and described me to a T) about eating in the evening and in the middle of the night. It is really an amazing book. The gist of it was something to do with seratonin levels being out of whack and affecting your eating and moods. I don't remember the specifics, but it was truly one of those things where I thought she was talking directly to me. Actually, it may help with what you are going through. The only problem I had with it a few months ago when my mom gave it to me was that I couldn't eat alot of the things that she talked about in it because I was so unstable. I plan on giving it a try here and rereading it. Just a note, I did do what she was suggesting for a few days, ate a lot of the foods and used the supplement she suggested for my type and it actually did keep me from eating at night and in the middle of the night. I only quit because I felt like I needed to focus on one issue at a time. Just a thought...Alyson
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I'm one of those people who discovers something they need/want and needs to get it immediately! that's how i was with heather's books, the day i stumbled across this wonderful website, i went straight to the bookstore after work. now there's another book that i must investigate! what you said about it really intrigued me......seratonin? never would've guessed! anyway, thanks so much for all your help, guidance, and support Alyson. it really helps to know i'm not alone and to hear someone else's experiences. best of luck with your struggles, we will find it within ourselves to overcome this one day in the bright future. 
-cathy
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CathS
#205314 - 08/13/05 08:17 PM
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What part of Houston? I used to live in Spring near The Woodlands but we just moved to Kingwood.
There are a few Houstonians on this site but I don't think you and I have talked about this.
One of the ladies lives in LaPorte and another in Sugarland.
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Hope you enjoy it and that it helps. Kepp us posted. Alyson
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Re: CathS
#205317 - 08/13/05 08:42 PM
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Ooh cool! i live in clear lake...total opposite side of town from you!
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