Re: new here

[Guest guest]

Hi ,Welcome to the group! I'm glad you posted.Have you read the Intuitive Eating book? It's a great place to start.Working with a licensed professional might also make sense for you, given your past with anorexia. 

We are here to support you!And by the way... forgiveness is often a great place to start! What if you give yourself a big hug, and promise to forgive yourself for whatever you eat? Taking the fight out often helps.

All the best to you,Abby

 

Hello Everyone,

I am new here...I actually joined over a year ago but haven't posted in a long time. I have a serious problem. I binge eat like crazy and I am incredibly sensitive. I eat to numb the sensitivity and I don't know how to stop. One things I do know is that dieting and weight obsession are not the answer. I had a problem with anorexia years ago and I never want to experience that hellhole again. I would love to begin intuitive eating. I don't know how to cope with anything without food and it messes up my natural hunger and satiety cues so much. I really, really, really need help.

[Guest guest]

Don't stop taking your antidepressant without your doctor's permission, please. I'm bipolar so am on 2 medications Wellbutrin and Depakote to prevent the mood swings.  I've been on them a long time and tried a few times to go off and really regretted it.  Also my Psychiatrist says taking any less than the prescribed amount is useless and I might as well flush them down the toilet.  It took me a long time to find the right doctor who knew what meds I needed.  Anyway that may not be your situation.  Always take anything I say or others with a grain of salt, what fits for me may not fit for you. Did your doctor say why you stopped doing so well.  When you live in a place where there isn't much sun, you need light.  There are lots of articles about the type of light, etc.  I'm glad your blood work is so good.  I find that when I'm tired I have less resistance for the sweet stuff and it is a comfort.  The down side to that is that the sugar high is followed by a crash and more fatigue. Doesn't seem fair does it.  Maybe your body is telling you you need down time, resting on the couch. Of course depression can do that too.  I once spent 14 hours sleeping for three days in a row.  Now mostly I have trouble sleeping when I'm manic. I'm glad you are searching for answers and taking action.  Post again soon.  Sandy

 

Oh Sandy.  I don't know.  I actually am on an antidepressant and was doing GREAT for a couple months.  I've just been so tired the past couple.  I'm terrified to stop taking it because I don't want to go back to where I was.  I tried cutting back, but that didn't help either. 

 

I was at the doc about a month ago and all of my bloodwork is darn near perfect.  My D levels are just barely normal which is not surprising since I do live in a wintery part of the country.    But I've been taking quite a bit of D.

 

I think the fatigue is making me want to eat junk food.  But the couch time....I just want. 

 

 

Re: New here

 

Are you in a mild depression perhaps?  If you live in the wintery parts of the country you may be feeling the effects of too many dark days.  Or has something happened in your life that was a major incidence?  Maybe you are grieving something, anything.  Also it seems to me a good place to start might be your doctor and get some tests to see if there is a real physical cause. Blood sugar levels can also results in fatigue. When I was anemic the fatigue was terrible.  I also have low thyroid which regulates everything in the body.  I am bipolar too so I have  days when I'm really down and others when I'm really up. Glad to be reminded of this too because I forget about some of those and don't always make the connection.  I'm not a doctor and am not trying to diagnose. Just know there can be a lot of reasons. Let us know how you are doing.  Sandy

 

I'm fairly new to intuitive eating but not really all that new to the concept.  I recently got rid of all my diet books and print outs and put my scale away.  I've been paying good attention to my body, and I think I really understand when I am hungry and when I'm full.  But I can't seem to stop myself from eating when I'm not hungry or stopping when I am full.  How do you learn to do that?

 

Another struggle I have is that I know I should be feeding myself more veggies.  But I don't.   I used to love veggies.  And other " healthy " foods, for that matter. 

 

You know, it kind of feels like I'm rebelling.  But I don't know how to stop.

 

Another thing is exercise.... I've been so tired.  I keep thinking exercise will help but it doesn't.  So now I don't want to exercise.  I had been hoping to run 5ks this summer.  It just feels like too much work.

 

You know what I really WANT to do?  I want to sit on the couch, eating candybars and popcorn, reading, playing on the lap top and not going ANYWHERE.

 

lol - my whiney intro

 

Alyce