New to this site! Background information...
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:51 am
Hi all! My name is Marie, and I'm 18 years old. I love movies, television, music, and hanging out with friends. And I have a slight obsession with Andy Samberg.
Now that the VERY BASICS are out of the way, , let's get down to the serious stuff. Although I'm not overweight, I'm at the higher end of my healthy weight, and feel as if I am eventually going to go over because of my disordered eating.
I came across this site awhile ago, but didn't really look into it, until now. Like most of you, I've been through numerous diets (and was ALWAYS hungry or obsessed with food).
I have a problem with compulsive overeating and binging (I have for about 5 years), usually binging about twice a week. The only time that I can get relief from binging is when I'm NOT dieting. This has made me depressed and my life has been very unbearable lately. If I'm not dieting, I'm coming up with bogus diets, or being upset about my weight gain and body image.
Even though I don't binge when I'm not dieting (and I always lose weight, which tells me that I am probably not at my set weight right now), I've always gone back to dieting because I've always had that fear of gaining weight, or not losing - so I would go back into my dieting pattern and binge on a regular basis again, all while the scale kept going up. I felt so uncontrolled - I felt like I needed rules to my eating - or at least a guideline, despite the fact that I was losing weight!
I also have a HUGE sweet tooth. HUGE. After fully looking at examining these problems/things in my life and seeing this site, I realized, this diet might be it...an end to my compulsive eating and obsessive thoughts. I'll be able to enjoy food for what it is - AND lose weight without feeling starved. I like the fact that sweets are reserved for "S" days, not entirely cut out.
I plan on starting tomorrow, and I'm actually very excited. Usually when I think of starting a new diet, I binge the night before because I want to "get as much as I can before the diet" - but this time, I feel no urge to binge. I am hoping for support from you guys...I don't talk to anyone about my eating problems/self-esteem and it'd be LOVELY to have a few people to talk to that really understand. If you are interested in chatting, my AIM screen name is "KABLAMO Marie". Thanks for reading this! I am looking forward to posting in here and starting a new chapter of my life![/i]
Now that the VERY BASICS are out of the way, , let's get down to the serious stuff. Although I'm not overweight, I'm at the higher end of my healthy weight, and feel as if I am eventually going to go over because of my disordered eating.
I came across this site awhile ago, but didn't really look into it, until now. Like most of you, I've been through numerous diets (and was ALWAYS hungry or obsessed with food).
I have a problem with compulsive overeating and binging (I have for about 5 years), usually binging about twice a week. The only time that I can get relief from binging is when I'm NOT dieting. This has made me depressed and my life has been very unbearable lately. If I'm not dieting, I'm coming up with bogus diets, or being upset about my weight gain and body image.
Even though I don't binge when I'm not dieting (and I always lose weight, which tells me that I am probably not at my set weight right now), I've always gone back to dieting because I've always had that fear of gaining weight, or not losing - so I would go back into my dieting pattern and binge on a regular basis again, all while the scale kept going up. I felt so uncontrolled - I felt like I needed rules to my eating - or at least a guideline, despite the fact that I was losing weight!
I also have a HUGE sweet tooth. HUGE. After fully looking at examining these problems/things in my life and seeing this site, I realized, this diet might be it...an end to my compulsive eating and obsessive thoughts. I'll be able to enjoy food for what it is - AND lose weight without feeling starved. I like the fact that sweets are reserved for "S" days, not entirely cut out.
I plan on starting tomorrow, and I'm actually very excited. Usually when I think of starting a new diet, I binge the night before because I want to "get as much as I can before the diet" - but this time, I feel no urge to binge. I am hoping for support from you guys...I don't talk to anyone about my eating problems/self-esteem and it'd be LOVELY to have a few people to talk to that really understand. If you are interested in chatting, my AIM screen name is "KABLAMO Marie". Thanks for reading this! I am looking forward to posting in here and starting a new chapter of my life![/i]