Re: A little freak out: (post weight loss binges)

[Guest guest]

Hi Sara: I don't think bingeing after weight loss is an odd reaction. I often

had urges to do the same thing after I had restricted for awhile and then lost

weight. My self talk was something like: " Oh goody! Now I can eat everything I

missed while I was losing weight. " Of course, when I started eating what I liked

more often, I didn't miss anything, because I didn't restrict any 'bad food'. So

I didn't have any 'binge foods'. No matter how much stress I experienced in my

life, I usually binged after I unnecessarily restricted in one way or another. I

say 'unnecessarily', because I consider food allergies a necessary

'restriction'. However, I can only abstain from food allergies without feeling

deprived if I let myself eat anything to which I don't have allergies.

SUE

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> > I have had went to my doctor appt. few days ago. Because with recently moved

to new place in other town. My other doctor was concern due to unable to send me

new mgs on my meds. So, I went to another new doctor in here town right away to

have recheck for my blood result before how much needs to adjust my meds.

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> > However, that's not the reason why I am freak out. The real reason why I am

little freak out. Because 2 months ago I was weight 240 as I am still continuing

learning IE way of life. Few days ago I went to see doctor and the nurse had me

to weight in. I was little shocked as I am weight right now drop down to 217 in

2 months. I come so close to end up binging because of that. I was happy about

lose some of weights because I feel much better with my feet and knees less pain

when I am stand for in long of period and even less pain when I went for

walking. Just the sight of weights on that one little freaked me out. I was in

denial of my pants was quite too big for me to wear any longer. LOL. Please

give me idea how to get past this without freak out even worse.

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> > Eliza

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[Guest guest]

I totally agree with the binging after restricting urges. I was referring to

the urge to binge after realizing I had lost a little weight with IE. I have to

keep an attitude of 'whatever weight I am, that's the perfect weight', and I

have to kind of stay away from mentally celebrating weight loss. If I celebrate

it, it becomes more of a goal, which quickly leads to binging for me. It makes

sense if I think about it, but it's just not obvious, I guess.

Sorry to mislead.

Thanks,

Sara

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> Hi Sara: I don't think bingeing after weight loss is an odd reaction. I often

had urges to do the same thing after I had restricted for awhile and then lost

weight. My self talk was something like: " Oh goody! Now I can eat everything I

missed while I was losing weight. " Of course, when I started eating what I liked

more often, I didn't miss anything, because I didn't restrict any 'bad food'. So

I didn't have any 'binge foods'. No matter how much stress I experienced in my

life, I usually binged after I unnecessarily restricted in one way or another. I

say 'unnecessarily', because I consider food allergies a necessary

'restriction'. However, I can only abstain from food allergies without feeling

deprived if I let myself eat anything to which I don't have allergies.

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> SUE

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