Binge Eating Disorder Update
I was diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder on the 22nd and started taking Vyvanse on the 23rd. I just had my first month follow-up (a little early) and my dosage was increased from 30mg to 40mg.
I'm really happy to report that I haven't had a single instance of binging since I started the medication. Not one. My thoughts are no longer consumed by food, by what I'll be eating next, by when I can start cooking dinner, by what "snack" I'll get to eat in the car on the way home from the store, etc. I've also regained my ability to "hear" when I'm full during a meal and to stop eating. This was an ability I had lost in the last year. It's amazing. Life-changing. I'm full of relief and hope.
And while my weight is only a symptom of my mental illness, I'm grateful that I'm back down to what I think of as my weight before my dad's brain cancer diagnosis and subsequent death. Two pounds to go until I'm back to my lowest weight ever (178) and only six pounds to go until I'll finally no longer be obese for the first time in my entire life. My weight loss being back on track is a sign that the mental illness is under control.
I can't say that I wish I had done this sooner, because I know I did it when I was ready. But I'm really, really, really glad that I finally talked to my doctor about this.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
Thanks for sharing and I hope the medication continues to do its job. Like anything else, people who have never struggled with this really have no clue what it's like. Even though they may try to understand and be supportive, unless you've actually been there it's hard to grasp.
Surgery Date June 3, 2016
HW: 329 W at first consult 290. SW 238, LW 128, CW 139
Congrats, Gwen! That's wonderful! Good for you taking that step.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
