Guest guest Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Hello, Robin. I'm brand new here, but I couldn't resist responding to your inquiry. (My name is Dawn and I live just north of Dallas and I'm a 54 yo stay-at-home gramma for 19 mo old .) You mentioned you're feeling sad, life is feeling flat and boring and you're not sure what to do with your time besides eat. Probably everyone else knows you and all, but if you'd tell me what else is going on, maybe I can offer some help. Like have your kids left home recently, if you have kids. Have you recently gone through a job change or might this be approaching menopause? I hesitate to ask that, but it helped me alot to know that alot of what I was feeling was related to menopause and my symptoms started when I was just 40. So, I'm just asking... Dawn I have been doing very well with IE the last 4 days but I have been on the verge of tears and very depressed everyday but today. I am finally starting to come out of it. I think I have been Mourning getting older (my birthday is in a couple of weeks and I am going to be 48), Plus I was feeling kind of flat and bored with life. Which is very unlike me. Today I do feel better though like I walked through a small threshold by not using food to mask my feelings. I VERY NEW thing for me. Also I'm not sure I know what to do with my time besides eat. I guess I'll learn. Has anyone else experienced this? Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Hi Dawn, Yes I am approaching menopause (pre-menopausal now) and am having issues with that. Yes, you hit that on the head. My daughter still lives at home (she just turned 19) but she is having a lot of problems lately that are weighing heavy on me. I am co-dependent so I have a hard time not taking on her pain. You are very insightful. I too am new to IE. I Read Women Food and God 2 weeks ago which has brought me to this group and IE. I used to be very overweight but lost all my weight (190lbs through diet and exercise) about 10 years ago and have kept it off with the exception of 20lbs which I keep yo-yoing back and forth with over the last 4 years. To tell you the truth even though I lost the weight I never stopped using food and dieting as an escape. This is a first for me. Thank you for your insight. Robin > > > > I have been doing very well with IE the last 4 days but I have been on > > the verge of tears and very depressed everyday but today. I am finally > > starting to come out of it. I think I have been Mourning getting older > > (my birthday is in a couple of weeks and I am going to be 48), Plus I > > was feeling kind of flat and bored with life. Which is very unlike me. > > Today I do feel better though like I walked through a small threshold > > by not using food to mask my feelings. I VERY NEW thing for me. Also > > I'm not sure I know what to do with my time besides eat. I guess I'll > > learn. > > > > Has anyone else experienced this? > > > > Robin > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2010 Report Share Posted June 20, 2010 Thanks so much Laurie! It is hopeful to hear that you felt this way to and have been successful for a month and a half. They say 6 weeks is a turning point for changing a habit, so that is awesome!!! I too have allowed myself to actual cry and feel the pain and like I said today I feel better. I think you are right I do miss the drama of overeating and the thrill of my next diet fix. My favorite was juice fasting after a week of bingeing. That way I could experience both radical extremes of bingeing and then starving myself. I feel like kind of a boring person and for some reason that made me feel alive. Not sure if that makes any sense to anyone else? Thanks for the support, Robin > >>>I have been doing very well with IE the last 4 days but I have been on the verge of tears and very depressed everyday but today. I am finally starting to come out of it. I think I have been Mourning getting older (my birthday is in a couple of weeks and I am going to be 48), Plus I was feeling kind of flat and bored with life. Which is very unlike me. Today I do feel better though like I walked through a small threshold by not using food to mask my feelings. I VERY NEW thing for me. Also I'm not sure I know what to do with my time besides eat. I guess I'll learn. > > Has anyone else experienced this?<<< > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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