Could use support

[madison1101]

I am eating disordered. I binge eat, and use food to help me cope with uncomfortable emotions. I weigh 300 pounds, and have not had control of my eating since May. Then I lost 12 pounds, but have since gained it all back and then some. I have purged in the past, but refuse to do that anymore.

I know what is triggering my eating, and have tried to change it. I go to Overeaters Anonymous for social support.

Just reaching out to any and all who can relate.

 

[milasmom]

OA has worked miracles for me. More than just social support... to me it is my lifeline. Do you have a sponsor?

 

[Nikoel]

I do not know much about Overeaters Anonymous, but I am a big time emotional eater, and it has caused me to gain over 100 pounds in 3 years!! I really want to get my problem under control...

 

[madison1101]

OA has worked miracles for me. More than just social support... to me it is my lifeline. Do you have a sponsor?

Yes, I do have a sponsor. She has been a godsend.

I have managed to be abstinent for four days. It is hard, but I am determined that I will honor God with my body.

Thanks,
Hugs,
Madison

 

[RedTulipMom]

I too am an overeater. I believe our disorder is called Binge Eating Disorder (BED), it is different from Bulimia because we don't make ourself purge, we just binge and binge and can't seem to stop and therefore gain tons of weight. I have gained and lost ALOT over the years but mostly gained. I have tried every diet known to man and have even succeeded on some atleast for awhile, but can never stick with it. I get so angry at myself sometimes.I have been in and out of OA also..right now i am out of it. Its so hard to follow a food plan which excludes so many foods. My BED gets me into depression on and off which really makes it hard. I am in depression right now and struggling to get out of this mess. Please keep me in your prayers. I would love to talk with others with BED.
karen

 

[perfection]

http://www.drphil.com/show/show.jhtml?contentId=3088_wlc.xml


I liked the approuch of Dr.Phil, i don't know if anyone of you all has seen his episodes but i really liked them, the people in the program really seemed to lose weight. A harser method but maby neccessary could be gastric bypass, although i am not qualified to advice over such a thing, it may be a last resort. But don't quote me on that, as i wash my hands in innocent, because it does have a mortality rate which i should warn about.

Anyway, i found a great way to lose weight in a fun way. http://www.redoctane.com/pumpitupbundle.html

This is a dancepad in which you can dance on music in a fun way, and lose so much calories while doing it. Basically i think its important to make exersising fun instead of it being a torment. You can choose to go from low level to high level. It's not healthy to be fat, so it must be an integrated part of your life, to start walking a bit. I am actually not really fat at all , but obesity runs in my family and i can do with one meal a day and still become fat yikes. But i try to dance and run as much as i can, and fight that horrible feeling of wanting to eat.

 

[squeak]

I pray for you... That's all I can do

 

[WhereareyouGod?]

BED is mostly known as COE in England, Compulsive Over Eating, i go through COE, Mia and ana at different times my eating habits are majorly screwed up at the moment, i am willing to help if i can

Love n Hugs

Lizzie

 

[Endearing lil Influenza]

eating disorder can sometimes be an 'addiction'... and I agree... whether the addiction is drugs/self injury/eating disorder/whatever... they all have one thing in common... a frantic effort to escape from emotional pain... for me my addiction is the internet... I always use internet to distract me from emotional pain

at the hospital I went to... there was an 'addiction unit'... and in there besides the support for detox/quitting... they also strongly emphasised the emotional support... since emotional pain was the reason behind the addictions... it was important to treat emotional pain... or else relapse was almost garanteed...

we who have addictions become reliant on whatever we're addicted to for emotional escape... and quite often a person who free's himself from one addiction becomes addicted to something else... my mate at the hospital started smoking around the same time she quit alcohol

the real way to treat addictions is to help the person find healthy ways of coping with emotional stress... smokers have a hard time quitting because they don't seek help for emotional problems...

you are binge eating to cope with emotional pain... it would be very difficult to quit this habit if you don't find healthy ways to cope with emotional stress... this is where professional help comes in... have you ever been to counselling or psychotherapy?

 

[Misty Minister]

My understanding of the terminology is
Anorexia = starvation
Bulimia = gluttony
Bulimiarexia = gluttony + purging
Being lazy we shortened bulimiarexia to bulimic.

Madison,
How is your blood sugar?
Have you been checked for daibetes?
Are you lonely?
Are you horney?
Are you exercising enough?
Are you with people who as a support group will help you stop cramming food into your mouth?
Are you going through menopause?

There is a program which has a 60 to 80 percent cure rate. It is not OA but OA can be used as a components of it.

You are a psycologist. Are you familiar with this program?

Misty

 

[Misty Minister]

to heal
not too heal

 

[madison1101]

My understanding of the terminology is
Anorexia = starvation
Bulimia = gluttony
Bulimiarexia = gluttony + purging
Being lazy we shortened bulimiarexia to bulimic.

Madison,
How is your blood sugar?
Have you been checked for daibetes?
Are you lonely?
Are you horney?
Are you exercising enough?
Are you with people who as a support group will help you stop cramming food into your mouth?
Are you going through menopause?

There is a program which has a 60 to 80 percent cure rate. It is not OA but OA can be used as a components of it.

You are a psycologist. Are you familiar with this program?

Misty

I think I will ask my doctor to check me for diabetes. I am lonely, and haven't had sex since April. I don't exercise enough. I do go to OA. I am perimenopausal. I am not familiar with any program other than OA, so please tell me about the program you are talking about.
Madison

 

[Misty Minister]

Zoloft perhaps

 

[Misty Minister]

OA has worked miracles for me. More than just social support... to me it is my lifeline. Do you have a sponsor?

How long have you been abstenent?

 

[Misty Minister]

Zoloft perhaps

 

[Misty Minister]

I will give it some thought

 

[Misty Minister]

How long have you been abstenent?

how much fat have you lost?

 

[Misty Minister]

I think I will ask my doctor to check me for diabetes. I am lonely, and haven't had sex since April. I don't exercise enough. I do go to OA. I am perimenopausal. I am not familiar with any program other than OA, so please tell me about the program you are talking about.
Madison

This one makes sense.
Bulimarexia, The Binge/Purge Cycle

Marlene Boskind-White, PhD

and William C White, Jr., PhD.

W. W. Norton & Company, 1983

 

[Misty Minister]

OA has worked miracles for me. More than just social support... to me it is my lifeline. Do you have a sponsor?

If you are trying to keep weight off, how long have you kept it off?

 

[Misty Minister]

How did the diabetes check work out? I found out I had it and metaformin really helps my energy level.