Re: Hello! New member from Australia...

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Hi Bess,

Welcome. I've always wanted to visit Australia!

I certainly don't feel like I've got a lot of answers for you. I think the

answers will be different for all of us as we work through this process. But

there's certainly great support here. It's worth a lot to be surrounded by

others on the same journey to share our experiences.

Looking forward to getting to know you better.

Josie

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> Hi,

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> Your welcome email suggested I tell you all a little about myself.

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> I am SO excited to find a group of people who are interested in this stuff

like me!

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> I live in Australia with my lovely husband (very supportive) and my two

stunningly wonderful girls, 5 and 7 years. I have my own business and love to be

busy, which is a good thing because I always am.

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> I have had issues with food forever. I was taught from a very early age that

if I was sad I should eat. I was taught there was 'good' food and 'bad' food.

Hence, all we wanted was all the 'bad' food, the badder the better!!

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> I have struggled to understand my relationship with food. My weight was never

an issue, always fit and slim as a child. However my first bit of stress as a

young adult sent me into a spin and I gained 25kg in 4 months.

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> After that I entered the horrible world of dieting. I was relaxed about it for

a while, then after the birth of my second child, plagued with postpartum

depression, I lost 52 kg in 12 months. I can say I was basically anorexic for

that time. I ate one meal a day and was on the weight loss drug Duromine at the

time as well.

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> Since then it's been the fight of all time. Mainly me loosing (as in, not

loosing). I think my metabolism was so wrecked by the 10 years of torture that

it just gave up!

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> I was recommended by a dietitian specialising in eating disorders, to give up

dieting. I THOUGHT SHE WAS NUTS!!

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> BUT, I read the book, after a false start (thinking I'd loose 10kg before I

start only to find 2 years later I was in the same spot! HAHA!) I am now

completely on board.

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> I am however, struggling. REALLY STRUGGLING! I feel very out of touch and

desperate. I am binging a lot and just eating without thinking. I don't know

why. I end up feeling sick and miserable. It's depressing, if it makes me feel

sick WHY am I still doing it??

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> I am really hoping that I read some wisdom here that can help me.

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> I have handed over a lot of these issues to my kids too. We are trying to come

out of this dieting hell together. They are very young, they don't deserve to

have whole food groups banned from the house!

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> Sorry for ranting and raving so much, just a bit overwhelmed at being anywhere

near people who might understand. I'm surrounded by dieters, even one friend who

has just had her stomach stapled!

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> I plan to pore over your posts in search of answers!!

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> Thank you.

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> Bess.

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