Guest guest Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 , you have some good points. Yes some people are afraid of losing weight and for many reasons. It certainly can be out of a comfort zone. I also " need " /crave something sweet after eating and that started in childhood when my Mom would make wonderful desserts, so we always saved room for it. But I have a craving for chocolate after every meal and don't feel like the meal is done until I do. It is like I am not satisfied. I have found that for me the best thing I do for that is to have a small portion of chocolate pudding that I make from instant, fat free, sugar free mix with 2% milk. Now that fat free, sugar free is still probably diet mentality but for now it works for me. Also I am an emotional eater and under stress tend to eat more, not less like some people. It sounds as if you have had an overload of very intense emotional events recently, and may be using food as comfort. There are times when we may have to give ourselves a break and stop beating yourself up. Maybe your body is trying to ask for some care taking too. And for us women learning to say " no " to too many things, always taking care of others, is a hard thing to do. After all we were not raised that way. You are doing a lot of positive things too, like not weighing yourself. I often have to remind myself that diets don't work. Also that this process is a journey and takes time. After all it took 50 years of getting to this place, I'm not going to get out of it overnight. I am glad you can talk it out here. And anything I said is just my opinion and may not be right for you. That's ok too. Keep posting. Sandy Over the last two or three days I have been overeating. This is pretty abnormal for me. I have found that I eat way too much at meals, until I am disliking it but still I eat, and then afterwards I eat something sweet, way too much, and feel miserable, and don't even enjoy it, and boy is that a waste of good chocolate! I am not sure why this is happening. I think it may be a fear of losing weight. This is one reason I don't weigh myself but even without the scale, I have suspected weight loss recently. I have not figured out why part of me wants to hold onto weight that my body doesn't want/need. Additionally, I was just promoted at work, I'm maid of honor at a wedding in two weeks, I spent Saturday driving my son and his friend to the funeral of a young man who took his own life, I've volunteered for activities that are beyond my comfort zone...maybe it's all just too much change? Whatever the reason, *I don't like this behavior*! It makes me feel sluggish and sick and it isn't accomplishing anything positive that I can see. I just don't know how to tackle the situation I knew, though, that I could talk it out here Thank you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 to me it sounds like a combo of 1) overwhelm and 2) desire to return to a 'known' that you find comforting even though it wasn't perhaps what you really wanted either? I also sense that you are getting lots of GOOD recognition from others (promotion, maid of honor) and somehow that is also stretching you a bit from your own previous internalized image? I'm willing to bet you are a good person and maybe you have a nasty little gremlin who is whispering to you otherwise? Eating is such an automatic and undeniable reaction. Besides the results backfiring on you physically, I wonder if you can embrace this action as a FLAG waving for your attention and BRAVO for you to see it too. Your posting could very well be the opening of the floodgate to release the build up that is presenting itself as overeating. Good for you. I'm honored you shared this with us here. Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Over the last two or three days I have been overeating. This is pretty abnormal for me. I have found that I eat way too much at meals, until I am disliking it but still I eat, and then afterwards I eat something sweet, way too much, and feel miserable, and don't even enjoy it, and boy is that a waste of good chocolate! > > I am not sure why this is happening. I think it may be a fear of losing weight. This is one reason I don't weigh myself but even without the scale, I have suspected weight loss recently. I have not figured out why part of me wants to hold onto weight that my body doesn't want/need. > > Additionally, I was just promoted at work, I'm maid of honor at a wedding in two weeks, I spent Saturday driving my son and his friend to the funeral of a young man who took his own life, I've volunteered for activities that are beyond my comfort zone...maybe it's all just too much change? > > Whatever the reason, *I don't like this behavior*! It makes me feel sluggish and sick and it isn't accomplishing anything positive that I can see. I just don't know how to tackle the situation > > I knew, though, that I could talk it out here > > Thank you, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 to me it sounds like a combo of 1) overwhelm and 2) desire to return to a 'known' that you find comforting even though it wasn't perhaps what you really wanted either? I also sense that you are getting lots of GOOD recognition from others (promotion, maid of honor) and somehow that is also stretching you a bit from your own previous internalized image? I'm willing to bet you are a good person and maybe you have a nasty little gremlin who is whispering to you otherwise? Eating is such an automatic and undeniable reaction. Besides the results backfiring on you physically, I wonder if you can embrace this action as a FLAG waving for your attention and BRAVO for you to see it too. Your posting could very well be the opening of the floodgate to release the build up that is presenting itself as overeating. Good for you. I'm honored you shared this with us here. Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Over the last two or three days I have been overeating. This is pretty abnormal for me. I have found that I eat way too much at meals, until I am disliking it but still I eat, and then afterwards I eat something sweet, way too much, and feel miserable, and don't even enjoy it, and boy is that a waste of good chocolate! > > I am not sure why this is happening. I think it may be a fear of losing weight. This is one reason I don't weigh myself but even without the scale, I have suspected weight loss recently. I have not figured out why part of me wants to hold onto weight that my body doesn't want/need. > > Additionally, I was just promoted at work, I'm maid of honor at a wedding in two weeks, I spent Saturday driving my son and his friend to the funeral of a young man who took his own life, I've volunteered for activities that are beyond my comfort zone...maybe it's all just too much change? > > Whatever the reason, *I don't like this behavior*! It makes me feel sluggish and sick and it isn't accomplishing anything positive that I can see. I just don't know how to tackle the situation > > I knew, though, that I could talk it out here > > Thank you, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 to me it sounds like a combo of 1) overwhelm and 2) desire to return to a 'known' that you find comforting even though it wasn't perhaps what you really wanted either? I also sense that you are getting lots of GOOD recognition from others (promotion, maid of honor) and somehow that is also stretching you a bit from your own previous internalized image? I'm willing to bet you are a good person and maybe you have a nasty little gremlin who is whispering to you otherwise? Eating is such an automatic and undeniable reaction. Besides the results backfiring on you physically, I wonder if you can embrace this action as a FLAG waving for your attention and BRAVO for you to see it too. Your posting could very well be the opening of the floodgate to release the build up that is presenting itself as overeating. Good for you. I'm honored you shared this with us here. Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > Over the last two or three days I have been overeating. This is pretty abnormal for me. I have found that I eat way too much at meals, until I am disliking it but still I eat, and then afterwards I eat something sweet, way too much, and feel miserable, and don't even enjoy it, and boy is that a waste of good chocolate! > > I am not sure why this is happening. I think it may be a fear of losing weight. This is one reason I don't weigh myself but even without the scale, I have suspected weight loss recently. I have not figured out why part of me wants to hold onto weight that my body doesn't want/need. > > Additionally, I was just promoted at work, I'm maid of honor at a wedding in two weeks, I spent Saturday driving my son and his friend to the funeral of a young man who took his own life, I've volunteered for activities that are beyond my comfort zone...maybe it's all just too much change? > > Whatever the reason, *I don't like this behavior*! It makes me feel sluggish and sick and it isn't accomplishing anything positive that I can see. I just don't know how to tackle the situation > > I knew, though, that I could talk it out here > > Thank you, > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 I like an Andes chocolate mint, or a bite-size candy bar myself. Similar idea. Jane > > > ** > > > > > > Over the last two or three days I have been overeating. This is pretty > > abnormal for me. I have found that I eat way too much at meals, until I am > > disliking it but still I eat, and then afterwards I eat something sweet, way > > too much, and feel miserable, and don't even enjoy it, and boy is that a > > waste of good chocolate! > > > > I am not sure why this is happening. I think it may be a fear of losing > > weight. This is one reason I don't weigh myself but even without the scale, > > I have suspected weight loss recently. I have not figured out why part of > > me wants to hold onto weight that my body doesn't want/need. > > > > Additionally, I was just promoted at work, I'm maid of honor at a wedding > > in two weeks, I spent Saturday driving my son and his friend to the funeral > > of a young man who took his own life, I've volunteered for activities that > > are beyond my comfort zone...maybe it's all just too much change? > > > > Whatever the reason, *I don't like this behavior*! It makes me feel > > sluggish and sick and it isn't accomplishing anything positive that I can > > see. I just don't know how to tackle the situation > > > > I knew, though, that I could talk it out here > > > > Thank you, > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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