I have never eaten healthy, always eaten junk food, but never like this. For a few months I have been unable to stop eating at once. If I buy a block of chocolate I have to eat the whole thing in one go. Today I had 4 magnum ice creams some mini pizzas, biscuits, cheese and lots of pepsi. I don't know how to stop. I buy diet shakes but last half a day then give in and eat. I don't want to get any bigger I weigh 70kg now might not sound like a lot but I weighed that much at 9 months pregnant.
I do next to no exercise aswell, I don't want to be fat but i can't muster the willpower to stop. I don't know what to do
What if you didn't buy that stuff? If you had fruit and stuff in the house and could only eat those other things when out maybe it would help?
I have no willpower either, but if it's not here I either don't eat anything or I hunt out something less toxic.
Not sure if it helps though
Littlelara, I will just go to the shops and buy bad food if there's none in the house. I've totally screwed up my body if I don't eat sugar first thing in the morning I get the runs, vomit and go into a cold sweat (sorry TMI)
Hmmm maybe you should go see a naturopath, there could be an underlying reason for your body wanting sugar so badly and reacting the way it does when you don't have it.
I used to need to have chocolate every day and if you can survive two weeks of the cravings without having it you lose the cravings. Don't buy the food, give your key card to someone if it means you won't buy it. Do a weekly shop and stock the cupboards with healthy foods. Diet shakes pretty much set you up for disaster I think as your not satisfying yourself at all.
If you really know you just don't have the will power to do it then get yourself into a group with ppl who are struggling with the same things so that you have the support.
Could there be reasons why you are eating unhealthily? I mean emotional?
Even if you cut out the sugary drinks that would make a massive difference, at one point I was addicted to drinking coke zero, I think it was the sensation you get when you drink it, it's so fizzy.
I cut it out and switched to cordial and now can't drink it.
Wish I could help hun, all I can say is I believe you can do it I think you just need someone else who can help you, hold you accountable.
Good luck
Babyluv I get paid cash so I always have money for food lol, I guess we were brought up eating junk and cause it just me and DD I don't see the point cooking a meal as such. All I drink is coke Zero I figure its better than full strength coke, I'm not sure how to approach healthy eating as I've never done it.. I hate fruit and veg, I'll only eat green apples and roast veggies like corn potato pumpkin etc
Hmmm in this case I would say definately get yourself into a program that can set you on the right track. You've already taken the first step and that's acknowledging you have a problem and you want it to change, sounds like you're ready to make the changes you just need the support now
Good luck tattoo-mama you can do it!
The sugar thing sounds like an addiction hun - I once read an article about white sugar, it said that given what scientists now know about its effects on our bodies and its addictive properties, it should never have been allowed for human consumption. The only problem is its been in everything for so long that we're all addicted, so they can't just stop it. I do a detox every now and then, and cut out everything with sugar; the first 3 days are horrendous but I feel SO much better after I get past that, more awake, more energetic, less bloated. The cravings go as well, as long as you can get past the first few days.
WRT coke zero v coke, it's actually better to drink the full strength one if you hafta drink it. While Coke has an obscene amount of sugar in it, Coke Zero uses artificial means to make the taste the same. When I went to my acupuncturist for the first time, he told me and DH to get off the diet drinks, because they're actually used as contraceptives in some countries as they effect fertility, in particular sperm production. Isn't that insane?! Don't get me wrong, I still enjoy a Coke or two (especially with Jack ), but always the full strength stuff.
I know how you feel about binge eating - I don't think I'm binging, but I'm definitely eating more than I need to. Can you make yourself accountable to someone and keep a food diary? I have at times kept a food diary on my blog, and it stopped me from eating bad stuff, because I didn't want everyone to know what I was eating...
Interesting you say that Keike as DH and I drank alot of coke zero until we went to the naturopath (because we'd had 2 m/c) and were told we weren't allowed it anymore.
Hey,
I have the exact same problem hun. I know what I'm doing is wrong...and I know it's an addiction, but I find myself plotting out how to get my hands on my next block of chocolate/bag of lollies/ice-cream/biscuits etc.
I went to the Naturopath a few months back, and she gave me a rude shock about what I was doing to my body. She also explained why I was stuck in such a nasty cycle. Basically, she laid out an eating plan for me (plenty of vegies, fruit, protein and some grains) and just told me to do it. I had about 3 days of feeling more rotten than I have in a long long time (caffeine and sugar withdrawals) BUT after day 3 I started to feel better. Then I hit a patch of time where there was always a morning tea at work, and I was working late, so just grabbing whatever I could, and I got back in to my old ways...and I feel so much more revolting eating this way again that I'm going to start looking after myself from today.
It sucks - I feel run down because I eat rubbish, but then because I feel run down, I reach for comfort food (which is more rubbish) so I keep feeling run down.
I think a combination of a Dietitian and also a psychologist may help. Going by past threads it sounds like a combination of habit and emotional eating. Foods high in fat and sugar are great comfort foods and if you are feeling a little low that tends to by what we go for in the first instance (I know I do ).
There are some great threads on here for Diet and helping you on the right track.
Good luck Tatoo Mama, you are thinking about what you are eating, now you just have to learn to stop eating the bad and start eating the good. You are a strong person, I have faith that you can do it!
If you can grab a copy of a book called sweet poison. Its about kicking the sugar habit and explains how to do it without it causing to much complications. Its a good read and its only about $20 for the book.
Have you considered seeing someone to talk about why you do this? I'm talking from a psychological perspective as well.
I have a friend who is a binge eater and is also bulimic. She has struggled with food issues for most of her teenage/adult years. She says it is definitely more related to how she feels emotionally than physically.
i think it wouldn't hurt you to join something like weight watchers just to teach you about healthy food. they provide you with lots of recipes and tips. it sounds like you need some support.
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Have you considered seeing someone to talk about why you do this? I'm talking from a psychological perspective as well.
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