Can Anyone Help Me?

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Nocontrol

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Hi!
Everyday is a constant struggle for me. It seems food has taken control of my life. I'm 26 years old and all I think about is food - my entire day is spent trying to avoid it and control it and most of the time I fail. It seems if I even get a taste of anything sweet I go completely out of control. Just tonight I consumed two donuts, an apple turnover, two ice-cream bars, chocolate bar, popcorn, pasta....the list goes on. It's embarrassing and what I can consume in two hours most people eat in 3 days. I feel aweful and I cry afterwards but I can't stop - it's like a monster inside me. Can anyone help me? I'm not sure how to fix this. I'm so tired of this - gaining and losing, gaining and losing. No one understands it. After tonights binge I looked online and found this sight - I'm not too sure if I'm in the right place. If I binge at night I can sleep - if I eat like a normal person, my nights are spent tossing and turning, thinking of ice-cream, pie, etc. HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:
 
Perhaps overeaters anonymous might be a good place t ostart. They base their entire program, well it's not really a program, on the 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. Very well worth checking out.

Perhaps taking up an involving hobby, reading self help books etc.. anything to change the way your brain thinks.
 
I've had periods of binge eating, so I can partially understand what you're going through. It sounds awful for you. Perhaps you could consider consulting a professional - maybe a therapist who can help you understand what's going on?

I have (had) a sweet tooth, but once I started losing weight I made a personal goal to avoid sugar. I shop once a week, and don't buy anything sweet. I don't keep anything sweet in the house, I don't buy snacky foods. I don't even carry money to work to avoid the mid afternoon sugar hit I used to need.

If I'm at home and I want a snack, the closest thing to a sugary snack is an apple. After a while I stopped wanting sugar so much, now I don't find it all that desirable.

Can you get all the food you know is so bad for you out of the house? Forget the non sweet stuff for now, eating two thousand calories of savoury food requires a lot more effort than eating two thousand calories of cake and ice cream.

Also consider filling up on water if you're desperate for something in your stomach, a bit of diet cordial in that won't hurt you either.

I wish you all the best in this, it can be so hard at times! There's plenty of support for you here if you need it. Consider starting a diary here and posting your thoughts. If you feel you're in danger of binging, get online and type something.
 
You can do it, everyone can!

I have NEVER been able to lose weight before, and I have tried every conceivable diet under the sun!! I started the Cohens Lifestyle Program, It's called the 1st Personal Diet in the US and the weight is melting off me!!! I'm not hungry between meals, I don't crave fatty or suggary things at all! in 8 weeks I have lost 30.3lbs or 13.8kgs!!! It is a GOD Send!!!!
That kind of weight loss is completely normal on this program. it is brilliant!:D
 
Hi No contol, I have a new name for you 'totalcontrol', I know exactly how you are thinking , I did it too ,for many years, and gave it up, and still now [not as much as I used to] I get up during the night to eat sometimes. I have to try hard not to eat during the night. I used to get up and binge on cheesecakes and biscuits while my family slept. Now I try to have a water or sometimes when there are sweets in the house I will wake up and eat a few lollies, and then go back to bed. It' has been one of the hardest bad eating habits I have ever had to break, and a lot of people cannot relate to it. Still now I am trying to break it. I don't binge anymore that's a victory. When I first started on my "change of bad eating habits journey" my very first goal was to be able to go from 7pm at night to 7am in the morning without eating. Even now when I do that, I feel rewarded. I did not even look at daily habits, just to be able to do that was all I wanted to accomplish. It took me 6 months and I finally did it. I been good for 5 yrs now but I still get tempted. It's not 100% licked yet but it will be.No where near as bad as it used to be. I challenge you to start with this goal, and I will pray for you,nothing is impossible to those who beleive, all the best from Suzy
 
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