Is anyone else out there a compulsive eater? I think I am and I'm getting fatter and fatter. Basically I just can't stop eating. Not food like Big Macs and chocolate bars, but just handfuls of anything that I have to hand even when I'm not hungry or have just eaten a meal. I have a cosntant need just to chew and swallow pretty much all the time - to the point that I feel sick and bloated, in my rational mind it's not healthy but my irrational mind just keeps me going - a handful of cereal here, a slice of cheese, a scoop of peanut butter, some oat cakes, an apple, a biscuit, a slice of bread, another apple, another biscuit, some grapes, etc etc - all reasonably healthy in themselves but over a day it must be 100's of calories. I have tried dieting and atkins works for me but as soon as I start to lose weight I go back to square one and start overeating again. It's all done in secret too and because I nibble here and there I am able to hide it - but as soon as he nips out or I am home alone I start up again. I can't decide what is wrong - I don't think I need another diet, it's more of a mental thing, I have thought about hypnosis but it's expensive, same with counselling. Help! Anyone else out there had this issue and been able to address it? I just feel so fat.
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