Intensive Out-patient Eating Disorder Program

Today is the big day!  Today I start an Intensive Out-patient Eating Disorder Program for Binge eaters, Compulsive over eating, or Food addiction.  (whatever name you want to use, they are all very similar)

I am very excited about this program.  It offers much needed help on this disorder that I have.  I have been searching for this since June.  One of the main components of the programs is blind weigh ins at the place for them and they ask us not to weigh ourselves either.  This is to make sure we focus on relationship with food and not the number on the scale.

They also ask that we do not exercise for 2 weeks.  I am told that if they do not think you have your eating under control that they will not recommend exercise.  Their pamphlet did say exercise restriction is part of recovery.  So since Thursday I have not exercised and it was not as hard as I thought.:smile:   I think not getting on the scale will be more challenging for me.  But I am going to follow their suggestions to the letter for now.  I did weigh myself today and I am not going to weigh myself again until January 1st.   If this works for me I will continue with sporadic weigh ins and measure my success by clothes sizes. 

The intake lady really convinced me that the constant weighing is hindering me.  She said it is not the same for normal people and even some who are overweight are not binge eaters like me.  So this no weigh in stuff is not applicable for everyone.  I did not get up to 600 plus pounds by normal overeating.  I need to get the mind set thing in order so I can stop the yo-yoing that I have been doing for over a year now. 

My schedule is going to be FULL with 4 days of this program (M, Tu, Thu 6pm to 9pm and Sat 8:30 to 11:30)  Plus I have to squeeze in visits to dietitian, daily choirs, ministry & yes work!  I will do my best to check in on weekends.  This is a 4 to 6 week program, thank goodness. 

You all keep up the good work and keep on keeping on!!  I will check in with any tidbits when I can.  Just remember I will be back in about 2 months.  

Hi Molly
First of all you know I always read your posts...thanks!  I am as desperate as you are to get to my normal BMI.  I have a HUGE favor to ask you.  I can't afford to take a class like that nor do I know where one is offered.  I am going to put my scale away today until January because I agree that it doesn't help me.  Would you be willing to post a synopsis of what they teach you at your meetings?  Many people as well as myself need to learn what they teach you.  I know you are very busy and it is asking a lot so if you could just come back now and then.  I'll be looking for your posts.  Good luck and thanks,  Just me

Absolutely!!  I blog and post comments on another site.  If you email me your email address I will send it because each weekend I am blogging and every other day I blog also.  I love the program so far and it makes so much since.  I may not ever get to my BMI and honestly that is not my goal either.  But I want to lose more weight and the focus of this program is not that.  It is to get a better relationship with food and then this will in turn help me to lose some weight.  I believe it will too!!   I was very lucky to find a program that my insurance mostly pays for.  I will send you my link later on this week but it would be better to just join the site and look out for my posts. 

MOLLY WHICH OTHER SITE....IF YOU DON'T MIND...I AM HAVING SUCH A HARD TIME RIGHT NOW WITH BINGE EATING...EATING JUST TO...IT'S KINDA CRAZY FOR ME...KNOWING WHAT I KNOW AND STILL DOING IT. IDK... I JUST FEEL LOST...

Myfitnesspal.com is the other site. 

Link to blog:  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Mollie1037

Molly- I want to hear all about it!  I've done IOP for depression, it sounds like a great idea for food problems!

Pup

Link to blog:  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Mollie1037

Can you let us know where you blog? I would love to follow your progress and ideas.  I really like reading your post :)

Raynetta

Link to blog:  http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Mollie1037

I am following your blog on MFP...sounds like you are doing great.  I think I agree about not counting calories.  If I eat my 6 meals a day with the general exchanges my calories and blood sugars are fine.  I also cut my workout in half because my blood sugars were dropping and sometimes I didn't go to the gym because it was too hard.  I still bike walk and swim but only a little of each.  I also feel more balanced this way.  If you could include in your blog what you are going to do to improve your self image that would be appreciated.  I view myself as a huge woman.  I guess we get that way after a lifetime of being overweight and obese.  I am short, so I try to picture myself as the little woman I am inside.  Good luck to you and keep us posted, Just me