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donnao

it has been suggested to me that working on getting my sugar consumption in line would help me with the rest of my excesses- i simply cannot manage to stop snacking.. especially at night . I eat well during the day, so it is not an issue of being underfed

i have been focusing mostly on trying to ...

donnao

it's the carbs-- you fasted, and then carb loaded for 2 days

i am telling you this from personal experience, as a recovering bulimic
i would restrict for a day or two ( which resulted in destroying my metabolism, by the way) then carb load and either restrict some more after that or purge

for ...

donnao

.. so, along this same line of thinking, is it possible to go the rest of your
life without consuming sugar or processed carbs ?

i know NO ONE who has done this long term, including myself- i have been
sugar free/flour free for as long as 90 days at a time, and then i just
HAD to have some ...

donnao

food addiction--- in particular to sugar and processed carbs

is it real, or is it pseudo science ?

what are the opinions of the people on this board.. ?

thanks !
Donna O

donnao

i am so glad that you shared this !!

it is exactly what i needed to hear !

i added 3 regular meals as a first step to my seriously disordered/ erratic eating a while back, and was wondering what would be the next right thing for me to do..

and thru you, my HP has answered my question

bless you ...

donnao

here is my current mod- i feel that i need to post this b/cause it may help
another person on this journey

i have posted several times that i am a recovering bulimic.
i no longer purge, but i do binge and restrict

when i first stopped purging, i made the commitment that i would keep WHATEVER i ate ...

donnao

sat 3/20 am = afraid to weigh
!

friday 3/19:
bk= 1 p PB toast

Lunch Hummas/ raw veggies; 1 brown rice cake

afternoon: 5 or 6 hershey kisses

5:30 pm= 1 package almonds

6pm-7pm: PB from jar, several peices of cheese, brown rice cake, handful of cereal, handful of pepperoni

10pm- big bowl of ...

donnao

3/18 am wt= 139.4 (!!!!!!!!)

3/17 food: ( many discrepencies)

bk= 1 yoghurt and 1 banana

l= 2 sw egg rolls

sn= 1 pckg almonds
$ 2 hershey kisses, 2 chocolate covered altoids
dinner= 1/2 apple, salad w/ ff ranch, 1 p ezekiel toast w/ hummus
1 piece birthday cake

$$( 11 ish) banana, handful of ...

donnao

i am afraid that i am going to have to do this one "s" at a time

i would love to hear feedback on this issue

FYI, my first "s" will be no sweets ( again)

thanks !

Donna O

donnao

... ok, i'm a sugar addict

i've known this.... the more sugar i eat the more i want to eat

sugar has no place for me, i will have to do this one s at a time

i'll start with no sweets, only for me it will be never again, one day at a time

i still like this board- the people here are normal

and i ...

donnao

you guys are amazing !!

Reinhard should make a book of interesting No S meals

.... and possibly S day treats

Donna O

donnao

sparkle, thank you

i binge on the days that i work ( m,w,F

my job SUCKS right now.. you are right- given my history, i might need professional help and/or medication

i am currently writing my 4th step in celebrate recovery for co dependency
and that is unbelievably time consuming, which is ...

donnao

sunday 2/28 am weight = 137.8

.... after looking at this weeks activity, i now KNOW why I am not losing weight !!

it is the binges a couple of times a week plus the night time eating that is
cancelling out the days of restricted/normal eating and all of the exercise

... i come form a place of ...

donnao

What is everyone eating for dinner ?

I am a terrible cook, and I am looking for simple and delicious ideas

Thanks !

Donna O

donnao

saturday 2/27 am weight= 138.0

... wonder what i will weigh when i stop binging ????

donnao

friday 2/26--- colossal failure

eating since i got home... now i am going to bed

the week in summary: 1 successful day
2 days of binging
2 unsuccessful days

... i may need to go back on Prozac to stop the binges

I WILL NOT QUIT UNTIL I EAT LIKE A NORMAL PERSON
I WILL DO WHATEVER IT TAKES

donnao

2/25- failure

it is that damn after dinner eating that is kicking my ass

AAAGGGHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

am wt= 137.6

donnao

watching TV makes me want to snack- i don't know why

I am like Pavlov's dog- i turn on the tube and soon the food starts talking to me

so, i either don't watch or seriously limit my evening TV time

donnao

What is the best time of day to walk to promote weight loss ?

Thanks !
Donna O

donnao

2/24- Colossal failure

am wt= 140.0

i binged yesterday
i ate from the time i got home from work, until i went to bed

i am 45 and un married... what man worth having would ever tolerate
that behaviour ?

the answer is none-- i know this because I would not tolerate that behaviour
in a mate

i WILL ...

donnao

YES !!

and it makes me crazy
especially if i am having a bad day, and the food is really talking to me

i wish that is was taboo to snack here-- i have read that in France

that snacking frowned on

donnao

2/23= day 2
!! success !!!

am wt= 137.4 ( dammitt !!!!)

however today - i have not been successful... i grazed a "dinner"

got home from work, started eating when i got in the door, and never really fixed a meal... as i thought about it this is a violation of the " no seconds" rule
a rule that ...

donnao

good point bright angel

for the record i am 5'8' and i have a fairly active, demanding job

and i am a single parent

what is restricting for me might not be for someone else

the proof is in the weight loss

xo
Donna O

donnao

2/22= day 1

i am going to call it a failure because i ate 2 hershey kiss size chocolates
and a peppermint

the deal is no sugar during the week.... period

it is the mindset that is important, establishing the habit
if i allow little "slips" they will eventually become full fledged sugar binges
for ...

donnao

i get the feeling that you are asking if overexercising and restricting your food, even within the context of No S will be harmful...

as a recoverED bulimic i can share with you my experience in this area:

any time i start restricting my food and over exercising, it will inevitably
lead to period ...

donnao

so, this weekend i sort of rehearsed no s ing

i did have a late night snack on both sat and sunday

today will be the real deal

i work a 10 hr shift today- so i will pick up dinner for me and the kid at Mc Callisters tonight...

i am going to weigh daily- after a pretty good weekend, i am trying ...

donnao

yesterday was no too bad- i had 1 extra snack ( bedtime) and a few bites of a cinnamon role

i LOATHE eating after dinner... of all of my bad esses, I hate, hate, hate

the constant grazing the most, and yet i feel so powerless to stop it

how much of this is an addiction, and how much is a bad ...

donnao

today is officially an S day, but i will spend this weekend getting prepped for the following n days..

last night i did not eat after dinner, which is a HUGE accomplishment for me, even though the day was not perfect...

i just don't want to be a perma snacker anymore, i want to be different

i do ...

donnao

i too, am beginning again

my latest "research" was giving up sugar and white flour in the hopes that
this would cure my desire to eat when i was not hungry

and while my appetite was indeed curbed by cutting the gunk out of my diet--
i was still eating all the time ( perma snacking)

... and ...

donnao

just do the next right thing

thank you for being generous enough to post your struggle

it helps me to know that even long timers are not perfect

thank you !

Donna O

donnao

i have recently given up running because it seems to be making the cellulite on my legs and butt WORSE ( i swear on a stack !)

has anyone seen improvement in cellulite with their walking program ?

if so, how often and how long do you walk ?

Thanks !
Donna O

donnao

body image issues have always sent me straight to my craziest thinking

.. and starving, then binging and then weight gain

one of the things that i have learned along the way is to avoid "slippery places"

... these are places (and people) that put me in the way of my disease
(compulsive overeating ...

donnao

.. big sigh,,,,here goes

Hi! my name is Donna , and I am a graeful recoverED bulimic and a still struggling compulsive eater

by the grace of God, I have not had to vomit since June 27 1999

I am haunted by the possibility that i may indeed be a "sugar addict"

Is the sugar in my diet keeping me ...

donnao

i am very mcuh struggling with the idea of giveing up sugar, diet soda
and white flour permantly

it is a good theory, but i just don't think that i can really do it forever,
and i am absolutely exhausted with unrealistic thinking

the thinking is that these substaces are like alcohol to an ...

donnao

i love the idea of afternoon mini meal

when i was a young, skinny girl, i always ate
breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner

i will modify the following way :

afternoon mini meal at 4 pm, and therfore only 1
"S" day. my mini meal will be 200 to 250 calories
and these are the ONLY calories ...

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no sweets

Food Addiction

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3 meals,afternoon snack, no sugar no w flour 1hr exercise

one "s" at a time ?

sugar addict

What's for dinner ?

Best time of day to walk for weight loss

Donna O daily check in

keep coming back to this plan

cellulite

body image

let me clarify

sugar, diet soda and white flour

after noon snack