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Hi Melissa,
Thank you for sharing your experience on this form. I thought to share the understanding of binge eating disorder abbreviated BED. This is considered a food addiction in which at some moments the amount of food consumed becomes uncontrollable. It is very difficult to stop while eating and there are often feelings of shame, guilt and/or disgust after a binge. Feeling physically sick is also a part of the experience and there are no attempts to remove the food that has been consumed that displays the difference between BED and bulimia nervosa. Binge-eating episodes usually occur regularly within a two week time period for several months and can be ongoing. Binge eating behaviours is a condition and you can reach out and get help. Searching in your areas for a binge-eating disorder specialist who offers counselling can be a start to help you with your "falling off the band wagon" experiences.
Take good care,
Susanne Dorder, M.A.
Binge-eating disorder specialist
on 12/15/15 10:57 am - Zachary, LA
I never lost on low carb dieting, and I need to control my comorbidities as soon as possible. I've backed out of this a couple of times before, but this is not my first rodeo and I will learn by my mistakes.
I'm posting this question on several different boards to not only try and get some idea's but also to try and get some action going on OH again :D Here are a few of my challenges, any idea's on how others deal with them? And please feel free to list some of your challenges and I will try to offer some suggestions on what works for me.
GOING OUT TO EAT: I admit I did not go out to eat for the first year and a half after my surgery. Mostly because I did not know what to order. Either what I would like or if the food fit into my recommended 'diet plan'. How do you handle eating out? Is there certain 'go to' meals you look for?
UNEXPECTED DINNER GUESTS: When I plan out my dinners I make just enough for my husband and I because our children are all grown. But on the occasions unexpected guest do show up for dinner I am completely unprepared. I am sad to admit I usually fall back on old bad habits such as ordering pizza etc. What idea's might you have and how do you handle this when it happens?
BAD DAY EATING: This is when I have either a bad day at work or end up working VERY late and honestly don't have time to make what I had planned for dinner! I once again fall back to the old habit of fast food!! Ugh. I tell myself the day was so bad I 'deserve' this! Now I know how wrong that is and am working on looking at it with a better point of view, but as for the day being so late I really need some idea's on what others might do differently.
Any idea's or tips would be greatly appreciated!! Wishing us all the best of luck :D
You are right! No matter what surgery type you have or by which Dr. Once you have WLS, just like with any 'diet' plan, you MUST continue to avoid certain foods and limit the amount you do eat. Many people on this site will tell you that eating low carb will not help you lose or keep weight off. Well each of us is different. You know your own body. Has cutting carbs in the past helped you lose weight? Doing ANY 'diet' or surgery requires a LIFE TIME dedication to the plan your Dr. put you on. Best of luck to us all :)
Being busy and broke is normal for most people! haha But really these are things everyone deals with and it's important for you to be able to get and stay healthy despite of them. We make time for what is important just as a previous poster stated. Try to plan your meals a head of time (the night before). It will help so you don't just grab a quick fast food meal on way home from work/school. Use your lunch hour for walking around the office. Wear ankle weights and do leg lifts under your desk. It may seem odd at first to do some things like this but you will be surprised when your co-workers either are inspired by your efforts to get fit or ask to join in with you! You can do this if you set your mind to it! I wish you the best of luc****ep us posted and come back for support :D
I agree surgery is not the answer to what we need! WE are in charge of what happens to our bodies. While surgery or other weight loss methods might help jump start our loss, in the end, it is up to us to take charge of what and how much we eat. Always has been and always will be.
Hi. I'm starting the Optifast program in Guelph shortly and have my orientation is this week. How is the program working for you? What is the timeline like from Orientation to actually starting the program?
The North American diet (filled with sugars and refined carbohydrates) is literally a killer!
Ample evidence exists that ties diabetes, heart disease and cancers to the stuff that we've been jamming into our collective cake holes.
The most damning (and perhaps least documented) testament to the damage that we inflict on ourselves is the fact that "Big Sugar" is now the new "Big Tobacco" Lobby!
It is morally unconscionable.
Sad to say but (at age 66) I have to admit that I've made myself a victim of an obsession with (addiction to) sugar and complex carbs.
Thank God I am not a heavy weight any more.
I am now a comfortably fit 165 lbs but in the depth of my addiction I managed to push my weight right up to 280 lbs.
I use the word addiction because (for me) that is what it is.
I definitely used "food" (usually foods/beverages made with loads of sugar and flour) as my "drug of choice".
My situation was hopeless and I couldn't stop eating!
Now, I eat meals that are nutritious and filling. ... My meal plan contains absolutely no flour or sugar and I feel fine!
I don't like to sell my program because I believe there are lots of weight reduction plans and programs out there that work.
It is kind of like buying shoes. ... The shoes have to suit the application, have to fit and also need to feel good. ... I believe that if you find something that works, ... great!
For me the what works is FA (Food Addicts In Recovery Anonymous). ... Yes, it is a 12 step program for food addiction.
If you have any interest in finding out more, please check it out.
There are no dues, fees and no one is going to try to sell you anything.
http://www.foodaddicts.org/find-meeting
Recovery from addiction (any addiction) is a mountain to climb, I know.
If you slip and fall, you can always just dust yourself off and keep moving up the hill. ... You will never be a failure if you have a slip. ... You can only turn yourself into a failure if you slip, decide to stop and then turn around and walk back down the hill.
Good Luck in finding your recovery!
Jim G in Vancouver BC
I actually know why this is happening. I am a hypnotherapist and have helped a lot of people lose weight. What this is, and a lot of other problems fall into this category as well, is that there is an emotion(s) that is force feeding you. What we all do is try and comfort and distract ourselves from feelings inside we don't like. I call it the too muches. Eating too much, drinking too much, smoking, *****graphy, shop-a-holics... When we are engaged in that activity we are successful in the short term, of comforting ourselves.
For food it all started when we were very young... it's called a pacifier. When we were having a bad day, sick, or whatever we got a cookie, a treat, they shoved a pacifier in our mouths... we learned that by putting something in our mouths we felt better. (This is where the link with food and emotions started)
I would say this to you, to find out what's going on. For a few weeks, before you eat, stop and ask yourself, how am I feeling? You will probably see a pattern here. What emotion are you trying to stuff down with food? Once you figure that out, then realize that if you ate nothing, or ate a ton of food, that emotion is still going to be waiting for you when you're done eating... SO... once you know the feeling, for example lonely,stressed, sad, whatever - then instead of eating go do something that will actually resolve that emotion. If you're lonely, go window shopping where there are people, call a friend on the phone, etc...
This is why people who have had GBS often struggle after the surgery. Sure, your stomach is now small but all of those perceptions, belief systems, and emotions are still in there. I've worked with at least 30 people who had the surgery and were really struggling.
Emotions dictate behavior every time!
Good Luck! :O)
