That's basically my dilemma!
To give a bit more background, I'm 40 years old and have suffered from bulimia since I was at uni. I was never exactly slim, but I also kept within a "healthy" BMI, so the problem went mostly undetected.
About three years ago, I managed to kick the purging habit, but I never really got into a normal eating pattern and I still have times when I binge. As a result, I'm about three stone overweight.
To answer a question I imagine some people will ask - yes, I really am overweight, and I don't really suffer from body dysmorphia. And although I do have concerns about my health, I would be lying if I said that I didn't care about how I look too.
I hate being fat. I hate going out looking for something nice to wear and coming back empty-handed because nice clothes look awful on me. I hate feeling hot and uncomfortable when the weather warms up. I really do want to lose some weight, but I'm scared of being triggered and ending up with my bad, disordered habits coming back.
So does anyone know of any diet plans (for want of a better term) which work, but which aren't very regimented and don't rely on obsessive counting of points or calories, or having to weigh everything you eat?
After years of binging and purging, my metabolism is pretty knackered and I am also perimenopausal, so crash diets are an extremely bad idea.
TIA!
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GraceMarks · 17/04/2019 18:53
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