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HH, thanks! I def. will be goin gmyself. Dragging him might be difficult. :) He was so willing to come this morning, but I couldnt bare getting up at 5:30. OY! :) And my stomach is def. paying for this weekend. But that's ok. Today and tomorrow will hopefully be recovery ;)
 
Ok Girl Your Not Alone I Fell Off The Wagon Also So lets Rock That Scale And Get It Going Again We Can Do This You Know It And I Know It So Jump On The Wagon And Lets Ride This Rollercoaster!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hehehehe
 
NewLeaf said:
You know.. I have to ask though, anyone else have my experiences with food here? Eating so much you feel sick, just to eat it. Sneaking food so someon eelse won't find out how much you do eat, or crave? I mean.. it sounds awful I realize. Its embarrassing. I just want to think I can get beyond this. I know I can. I would take comfort in knowing I'm not alone. The book I am reading does remind of that.
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You are so not alone! It's an addiction. I watched the half ton man show and the 750lb man last night on discovery. Wow, that was motivation for me to put down the food. But I hear you, it is really hard when all you want to do is eat. Especially when you dont want others to know about it. I noticed that on the discovery show last night ,they were doing scans of the brain while people were either eating, or thinking of certain foods. It was interesting to see the dopamine levels in the brain and how they influenced behavior. The more people eat and the more overweight they got, the more they needed to eat to release enough dopamine to help them feel better. Interesting to see that dopamine is released as well when we exercise. Anyhow, I just thought I'd share that with you. It could be a potential cause for wanting to eat all the time, that "feel good" feeling of a dopamine release.
 
ok, so that means every time you're thinking about food, hit the treadmill! :)

I totally agree about food, tasty food makes me feel wonderful, it is an instant fix to all my problems! Unfortunately, the exercise have not been working for me the same way. During exercise it is just hard work, and after exercise, I'm just pooped and tired. I hope its only me and not you! Would be great if exercise worked as food, then we could all have exercise addiction! :)
 
I know what you mean, I haven't been able to stick with any type of excercise work-out cause on top of being hard I have this 'phobia of repeticity' as my fiance likes to call it, so I have to keep chinging things up.

I don't know, but don't worry, I had a bad weekend too! I gained two pounds :( but I'll work it off by Friday and so will you :D
 
:) Awww you guys rock! :) Thank you so much for the supportive comments. Its just another reminder that I'm not alone, and not the only person going through this evil battle with food! hehe. :)

My weekend diaster (and I mean DIASTER!) just reminds me that this is an on-going battle, addiction or whatever we want ot label it. I loved the saying.. an old friend had, when he was asked if it was really all that hard to lose weight and diet. My friend just responded, its like having an addiction, to say cigarettes. Well you can completely quit smoking cigarettes. You can't quit eating. :) So this just keeps me aware of the challenges I still have yet to over come and its not something that's going away over night. :)

And yes.. I should hit the treadmill. As my fiance reminds me, part o fmy eating problem si that I have nothing else to occupy my mind. I am starting to get my focus back on looking into different degrees so I can go back to school after our wedding in June. That will def. give me something to put my energy into. :) yay! :)
So thank you all again!
 
Exercise seems to be a funny little thing for me too, though a bit differently from what the rest of you are saying. Once I start exercising and get into a good habit, I can't wait until the next one! Its only the ones where I get an excellent sweat going that get me really going, not ones that are easy (and therefore boring ;))... but if I stop exercising, like I have recently, its so hard to get the motivation to start again, even though I know I love it once I start!

I used to be the same with baths when I was a kid, lol. It was always such a fight to get me in the tub, but once I was there, it was just as big a fight to get me out (although until I learned how to use the taps myself, all my mom really had to do was wait until the water got cold).
 
Now, I dont so much have the problem of eating till overstuffed, BUT my problem forever has been one thing ...BAD food. Anything like candy chips nuts cookies...I really think I have this problem because of my Dad(sorry Dad) but I really think it's true! My sis and I were never allowed to eat junk as kids, and it's our biggest downfall! It's like we are trying to make up for it or something. But at the same time, he made us eat right and exercise as kids, and that still sticks with me. If I could get myself to eat to live and not live to eat, Id have half the battle won! One other thing is my total enjoyment of beer or a sweet mixed drink..my downfalls are a full German beer or a Pina Colada...When I want one I want one, and it's not easy making up my mind NOT to when I have friends or family who want me to go here or go there or come over to 'party ' with em. That's why I really try to plan for those times and all......Now that I think of it, I DO like to overeat a little when its something that tastes really really good....But that rarely happens luckily, but I DO have to acknowledge it does happen!

I think it sux that we will have to fight our food addictions in life. Will power can be really weak, for a LOT of us, so if we could just have our over doin' it once in a while, I think we could say we have it under control....
 
Oh, I know what you mean. There are lots of times that I am not even really hungry, just bored and have nothing else to do, and I will just eat and eat. Ugh! Don't you just hate that?
 
Oh I hear ya girls.. I hear ya!! :) Just wish my life wasn't spent a majority of energy on controlling the issue. :) ALAS! :D

We shall over come!!!
 
hey NL, sorry to hear you dont feel well. hopefully with some rest and ibuprofin, you will start to feel like yourself again. i also think it is great (you may not ,lol), but you are realizing your habits/obsessions if you want to call them that, and that means you can truly change your lifestyle and when that happens, you will be at your goal weight, strong, healthy, beautiful and be able to maintain b/c you will know your "triggers" to what you are trying to avoid. i dont think this ever gets easier but i do think knowledge is power and the more we know about ourselves and our habits and our needs (and non-needs ;)), the better off we will become!
 
I agree with Skyler. The more we know ourselves, and the more we're aware of things that we do and crave and overeat, and times it tends to happen, the better we can control it, even though making the right decision is not always "easy".

You'll do great, NL! Just keep going!
 
skyler said:
hey NL, sorry to hear you dont feel well. hopefully with some rest and ibuprofin, you will start to feel like yourself again. i also think it is great (you may not ,lol), but you are realizing your habits/obsessions if you want to call them that, and that means you can truly change your lifestyle and when that happens, you will be at your goal weight, strong, healthy, beautiful and be able to maintain b/c you will know your "triggers" to what you are trying to avoid. i dont think this ever gets easier but i do think knowledge is power and the more we know about ourselves and our habits and our needs (and non-needs ;)), the better off we will become!
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Thank you! :) And I think it is great too. its like.. a twelve step program, the first step, admiting you have a problem. ;)
 
Hi there!
How many times a week do you try to exercise and for how long?
I have a hard time fitting in my goal of 4 times a week 1 hour to 90 minutes in length. It is hard, though, to get it in. That's why I was considering the BL dvd.
How's your back pain prob?
I hope you had a good Monday!!
 
Hello, I am BizeB and I have a problem, too :D LOL Yup, I do, I do! (and I have no excuses! I just plain eat too much if I let my focus slip even a fraction!). Mostly chips and cookies, but if anything is around I'll eat it if I don't watch myself carefully - its kind of like a recovering alcoholic going into a bar...

hope your back is feeling better today. Try to have a good day. Keep up the good work :)
 
MommyOf2 said:
Hi there!
How many times a week do you try to exercise and for how long?
I have a hard time fitting in my goal of 4 times a week 1 hour to 90 minutes in length. It is hard, though, to get it in. That's why I was considering the BL dvd.
How's your back pain prob?
I hope you had a good Monday!!
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Howdy!! :) I try to fit in exercise 6 days a week, one day of rest. The length depends on the day sometimes. Usually I vigilantly attempt to get at least 30 minutes in, if not 45 to an hour of cardio. Then I lift weights/strength train from 15-20 minutes. On the weekends or any days I have off work, I try and get in at least 60 minutes of cardio if not more. Whether it means hiking, or walking my dogs, or staying longer at the gym its what I attempt to do ! :) Just depends on my schedule w/ work etc. :) You sound like you're doing reallyt well! The BL is great for squeezeing in a work out if you can't hit the gym etc. Or just want to double up in one day. Sometimes I hit the gym in the morning, then do a BL dvd at night.

The back is much better today.. the throbbing is not as significant or anything! It may worsen a bit while sitting at work, but its muchmuch better than yesterday! ;) Thanks!
 
Welcome Welcome!!! I'd like to call to order the first meeting of O.E.A. Over Eaters Anonymous! :)

Hehe.. morning guys! :) Oh I feel so much better today. You all have really perked my spirits up. Thank you all so much, I feel so out of my funk!

Tuesday, Feb. 28th, 2006
Water: 92 oz
Exercise: 30 minutes on the bike, 20 minutes upper body weights
Breakfast: 2 hard boiled eggs, no yolks & low-fat yogurt 160 calories
Snack: protein shake 110 calories
Lunch:tuna w/ crackers 210 calories
Snack: trail mix & protein shake 250 calories00
Subtotal: 730 calories
Dinner:stir fry chicken w/ veggies 300 calories
Total: 1030 calories

Good news:
I weighed myself this morning, after MUCH water yesterday and being SO well behaved, and I came in at 154lbs!! I am HALF a pound away from my ticker being accurate. I am SO geeked!! :D

So has anyone else tried doing higher protein diets, and found that they are actually less hungry through out the day? I only started trying out this little way of eating that Paula does, which is much more protein than I am ever accustomed to. I found yesterday I wasn't REALLY hungry at any point int he day. Maybe that was from my weekend binge (although I was starving in the morning first thing). Wondered if its all the extra protein and lack of breads I've been eating :)
 
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Ok Girl Lets Rock It Some More You Can Lose That Extra Half A Pound At Least By Tomorrow When We Start The Challenge! I Know You Can Do It And Heck Half A Pound Have You Used The Bathroom Healthy Lately? Hehehehe Lets Rock Them Scales Girl!!!!
 
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