Hi everyone, would anyone like to join an emotional eating support thread? Essentially to try and keep us positive, motivated to overcome emotional eating (if we want to), share advice.
i’m 41 and have essentially had very disordered eating since university. Up to my mid 20s I had bulimia and used laxatives a lot, but now I just snack all the time. It’s difficult to talk about because I am a ‘normal’ weight (I think BMI of 24) but I eat bits of biscuit, bits of cake, sweets, etc throughout the day. I get quite stressed at the thought of not eating for any length of time. I have had physical health ramifications - IBS and endless fillings.
anyway - would anybody like to start a support thread? I wonder if I’m not the only one. I feel as though I have not exactly lost 20 years to this, but more that 20 years of my life has been tainted by this, and it has seeped into all areas of my life.
my aim would be to just have three good meals a day, and maybe an afternoon snack. That seems a far off goal right now though, but I don’t want to be 61 and have the same problem.