[Flipping Frames]

I guess I'm not very good at checking in daily but will keep trying. I figured out another reason that I overeat. Besides the fact that my medications have the side affect of making me gain weight, they make my mouth dry. If I eat my mouth doesn't feel so dry for a while. I am now sucking on hard sugar free candy to keep my mouth moist. It still has calories but not as many as a package of cookies does.

[Standup2me]

Originally Posted by Flipping Frames

I guess I'm not very good at checking in daily but will keep trying. I figured out another reason that I overeat. Besides the fact that my medications have the side affect of making me gain weight, they make my mouth dry. If I eat my mouth doesn't feel so dry for a while. I am now sucking on hard sugar free candy to keep my mouth moist. It still has calories but not as many as a package of cookies does.

Gum works too, but be sure to chew the sugarless kind

[Nammu]

When I dropped headlong into a deep depression I couldn't stop eating. Since I didn't want to leave my apt I was eating a lot of weird food from the pantry and making things like fry bread. But mostly I had pizza. Looking back I figure I gained about10lbs a month.

Now they tell me 1-2 lbs is a healthy weight loss? !!! I can't do a lot since my back surgery it feels hopeless. It's going to take so long I feel like why bother. It's so hard not to feel defeated I've cut down so much and no weight loss. I feel like the only way I'll lose it is to stop eating.

[Angelique67]

Originally Posted by sidestepper

When I dropped headlong into a deep depression I couldn't stop eating. Since I didn't want to leave my apt I was eating a lot of weird food from the pantry and making things like fry bread. But mostly I had pizza. Looking back I figure I gained about10lbs a month.

Now they tell me 1-2 lbs is a healthy weight loss? !!! I can't do a lot since my back surgery it feels hopeless. It's going to take so long I feel like why bother. It's so hard not to feel defeated I've cut down so much and no weight loss. I feel like the only way I'll lose it is to stop eating.

Please don't feel hopeless. I've been watching the brave struggles of people on "my600lb life" and it's very inspiring. I'm telling myself I won't let myself get like that ever.

[Standup2me]

Side, I am feeling your same pain.
I've been put on a new med and all it does is add kilograms to me
Besides fasting, how do I stop it?
I feel like crying

[Nammu]

Originally Posted by Standup2me

Side, I am feeling your same pain.
I've been put on a new med and all it does is add kilograms to me
Besides fasting, how do I stop it?
I feel like crying

Yeah, I hear you. After a week of what feels like I'm starving everyday I've gained half a pound!! I've cut down on everything, making sure the portions are right, not eating chips and stuff, this is what I get?

[Flipping Frames]

I just ate a pint of ice-cream. I can't lose weight this way.

[Standup2me]

I am proud of myself
I had tea instead of a whipped hot chocolate

[Angelique67]

I'm drinking water, trying not to eat or drink soda. I'm very out of sorts today because of how my body feels and the heat in my apartment. I hope I'll feel better soon.

[Nammu]

Since I stopped eating the unhealthy stuff I've not lost any weight but my face is breaking out due to detoxification. Really! Acne at my age!

[Standup2me]

I'm on Lithium, and it makes me so thirsty
I drink so much water in a day that my belly is
stretched tight

[Standup2me]

I am eating myself to death

[Angelique67]

I ordered in a weeks worth of food from a Chinese restaurant and I got things I shouldn't have, like fried foods. And I want to eat more of it right now than I should. I don't know. I'm gaining weight and being in all the time I don't see a way to lose any weight.

[Standup2me]

Frustrated by meds that add weight
So, I ate a bag of nachos
Then four muffins

why do I do this to myself?

[Blue_Bird]

Hello, I'm new to this part of the forum. I don't have an eating disorder but I have a really big problem with overeating and eating way too much junk food. I am starting fresh tomorrow attempting to not give into cravings and eating only when I'm actually hungry. I am trying to lose weight, and I want to feel better physically. I think checking in here will help me

[Blue_Bird]

First day of trying to eat less and somewhat healthier. Had an egg and cheese breakfast wrap and half a grapefruit this morning. I'm craving food like crazy now, I don't need to eat though. I did eat early, at like 5 A.M and it's after 10 A.M now but I'm trying to wait till 1 to eat lunch.

[Blue_Bird]

Just had dinner, now I got to make it through the rest of the evening, if I feel really hungry I'll just have a piece of fruit

[Nammu]

I didn't do so well today, 1/3 of a pizza and mms today. Out of salad and didn't feel like braving the rain and humidity for a trip to the grocery store.

[Angelique67]

All I got for groceries was cheese, turkey, and bread. So I keep eating turkey sandwiches and cheese sandwiches and that's not good. :/

[Blue_Bird]

I am craving food like mad right now, I guess I'll have an apple

[Blue_Bird]

Caved today and ordered Dominos.

I feel like crap about it now like I always do. Anyway, I made myself a weight loss tracking sheet/graph and tacked it up on my wall next to my bed so I have to see it every day.

I am starting fresh right now, I will not give up. This is causing serious health problems, my cholesterol is sky high, I can barely breathe when I'm walking down the street, it's painful to walk, my blood pressure is too high. I'm only 20 years old(well almost 21) I need to make a big change. I'm adding a short walk to my routine everyday beginning tomorrow, and am going to start doing some small exercises with my light weights at home to try and tone up.

I need support in this, if anyone has any encouraging words it would be appreciated. I feel like I'm just going to get fatter and fatter then die young because my weight will just keep getting more out of control.

[Angelique67]

I'm in the same boat, Blue_Bird but I'm a lot older and with back trouble. We just have to hang in there and do our best. I know you can do this.

[Nammu]

Hug to you both. Don't know how anyone can compare apples to chocolate or broccoli to pizza, it's just not the same.

[Standup2me]

Count me in. I am the same age my Dad was when he died.
Am I eating myself to death?
Why do I do that? Chips, cookies, burgers, fries, rolls, ....yum

I am 30% over an ideal body weight (not sure if I am allowed to say that)
But I am only five feet tall so that 30% is hard on my knees

Blue - how many minutes of weights are you going to of a day? Maybe your
determination could inspire me?

[Angelique67]

I'm watching my600lblife and it's so scary. I'm not really that far off at this point. I weigh I guess the amount of most of the 12 month afters. I'm so scared because I'm constantly hungry and because I'm always in I'm just not moving around enough (or at all) plus especially with having been more depressed lately. I feel desperate and scared and hungry.