[shortandcute]

I am so tired of dealing with my eating and weight issues. I wish I could just "eat like a normal person," and maintain a good weight w/o it being such a big deal.

[bos314489]

do you overeat or undereat?

[shortandcute]

Originally Posted by bos314489

do you overeat or undereat?

My problem is overeating. But I have gone thru stages where I would undereat to "counteract" my overeating or to lose weight.

[bos314489]

I am an emotional eater. I try to do the same thing, if I had too much to eat one day try to even it out the next day. One thing that has really helped me is exercise. I have started running and feel my body toning up. I am not really obsessed with the number on the scale, I just want to feel healthy. I have gone through periods where I was obsessed with the number on the scale but as I get older it is more important about feeling healthy. I know it is frustrating.

[whoswho]

Yeah, I know the feeling. I am so jealous of people who can eat just one piece of cake, or one or two cookies... I'm living in Europe at the moment, and they always like to have their afternoon coffee and cake... for me this is like a nightmare! But why does it have to be that way? Why can't I enjoy it like everyone else...?

I've never had a normal relationship with food. My entire family is super morbidly obese. I was too as a kid, and picked on for it. Now I just get stuck cycling through anorexia or bulimia... for the last... almost 9 years. Wow, that's almost 50% of my lifespan right there!

I don't have to look perfect or have a perfect figure... I wish I could just eat, and enjoy what food actually tastes like... and not have to try to figure out what thing on the menu has the least amount of calories in it... and not eat in the strange ways that I do. But I can't even imagine what "normal eating" would be like... it's almost scary to think about!

[shortandcute]

Sometimes, I wish I could get away with just not eating at all, instead of trying to control myself while I eat. Seems like it would be easier that way. I often wish that we didn't need food because it's always been a struggle for me. And it's not even that I have a big appetite; I just want to stuff myself--it's almost like a drug to me.

[sunsetsunrise]

I hear ya. I can eat absurd amounts of food. I ate a 3 egg omelette. 1 egg plus 2 whites and 1 1/2 ounces of cheese. I wanted another one as soon as I was done. But I had to, once again, become the food police. I am tired of being the food police. But when I do not do that, I end up ashamed of my body. So I have to deny myself the food I want. Constantly. It is a constant battle and deprivation. I want food all the time. I count the hours until I can eat lunch. Then the moment I am done eating lunch it starts again. I have 5 minutes of peace during the day. And 5 minutes at night. lunch and dinner. And neither one are as fattning and delicious as I would want. Its pretty horrible. But it is my addiction to live with. I keep it in check. But the cravings never stop.

[Lorilouise]

Originally Posted by shortandcute

Sometimes, I wish I could get away with just not eating at all, instead of trying to control myself while I eat. Seems like it would be easier that way. I often wish that we didn't need food because it's always been a struggle for me. And it's not even that I have a big appetite; I just want to stuff myself--it's almost like a drug to me.

ME TOO! I can sooo relate to you.

[hamster-bamster]

Try sitting less. Sitting is detrimental to health anyway, and you will eat less if you have your meal standing in the kitchen. It is super easy. Or, unless it is a liquid meal, pace the floor.