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but I have to admit that without the support of my flatmates...who are doing it too...I really doubt I would have been able to cope. We started off gradual...by allowing ourselves amounts of unrefined sugar like honey....so that was a good way of getting the refined stuff outa the way. It was VERY hard for the first couple of weeks....I didnt think Id be able to go as long as I have...but the longer you go....the longer you dont want it. Its now 52 days for me today and I feel fantastic. Im so proud of myself....Im determined to get to 100....and by then I'll probably wana make it 150...Im not saying Im NEVA going back....I think to deprive myself forever would be a crime...but until Im at a stage where I am happy with my weight and able to start having it again without going back to my old ways....theres no going back!! 
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Re: Hugs!
#253158 - 03/20/06 08:28 AM
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michele
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ALthough I've never had an eating disorder, I've struggled with my weight since my mid 20's. I understand about the obsession over food and I'm not sure how to combat that. I find, for me, its best to have a "plan." Each morning I try to plan on what I'm going to eat and I try to stick to it the best I can. If I slip up or eat too much of something, I try not to beat myself up too much. I think I might take Bevy's advice and check out the WW myself!
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You're not alone. I too have issues with food. There are many of us here who who do as well....as you can see.
I just want to give you hugs and add one more to the list...*hugs*
We're gonna get throught hsi together!
Lots of love,
Sarala
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Sweetie - I'm so sorry for your struggle. You're a very brave woman to acknowledge your difficulties. Sometimes, that's the hardest step of all.
Snow for Sarala got me hooked on a website: flylady.net
It has tons of information on it about managing a house, but they also have a book on "body clutter" which makes you examine why you eat, when you eat and what you eat. I would highly recommend it (I just ordered it). It deals with the emotional side of eating. Who knows? It might help.
Also on flylady, they do menu planning. That way, you plan your entire week so there is no guesswork. That way, each day you know what you're having for breakfast, lunch, supper and what things to buy for snacks. Maybe that will help you take the pressure off "what am I going to eat?". Also, there are medications that can cause weight gain, and increase appetite. I'm 5 ft 2 and I have been through a weight roller coaster since my babies have been born. It's not easy. I lost 40 pounds (not on purpose - postpartum depression), had another baby, fit into size 6 jeans 10 days after she was born, and then had to go on medication and gained 25 - 30 pounds. So I know what it's like to feel this way. I hope this helps.
Let us know how you're doing.
Sending you huge hugs,
Alicia.
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You know, it's funny...I used to be a real meal planner. I would make a menu for two weeks and follow it to a T. Now with the kids so much older and many of them splitting times with their other parents(My hub and I have 6 kids together) and sometimes it's tough not knowing who will be here and who won't. I may try to do a tentative one, maybe with a backup plan. My biggest problem seems to be with sugar though. I LOVE it! I tend to snack a lot at night, when my hub is and I wake up at night and sometimes find myself eating and not even realzing it. I'm feeling a lot better today and can't even express my thanks to you and for your suggestions. Thanks again so very much.
Alyson
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It has helped alot just saying this and getting it off my chest. I really appreciate everyone letting me say this and for the understanding. This is really the one place I feel I really fit in and can be understood.
Thank so much, Alyson
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You're so welcome, sweetie. Weight Watchers says that it takes more than 21 days to break a habit. Your body gets used to something. I would suggest substituting your "sugar fixes" to things that are naturally sweet - like unsweetened applesauce. I don't know. Dried fruit? Bananas? Fortune cookies are great - they're sweet.
Good luck with flylady. She's my hero! With the meal plans - mine are just that PLANS - not carved in stone. For example, I guess the chili I made will last 2 nights when in fact it lasts for 3. So I just bump my menu one day. But at least I have the ingredients for the next meal I'm going to prepare. Besides, you can always freeze extra portions for lunches.
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i'm constantly fixated on my weight as well....right now i'm pregnant, and i freak out everytime i go on the scale, i wont even go on it anymore (unless mike makes me!) so i have no answer for you, except that i know i have a distorted view of myself.
it really may have to do with the fact that we are IBS sufferers to begin with, if the studies are right, about how we develop IBS, from unresolved life things...abuse etc....then it would make sense to have some kind of body image disfunction too. Mike and i were talking about it this weekend...and we sorta came to that understanding, with the brain-gut short circut deal....that some kind of chemical is not balanced right..or something from a stressor.
i know when i lived with my mom...where my source of f9irst time abuse came from...i was very very conscience of my weight. etc, but when i moved in with my dad at 15 it all changed.
just a thought....maybe it makes sense, maybe not...but it's all connected....and everything in life plays a part in the big picture...you know what i mean??
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