help, can't stop eating!

[sansouci]

Since Easter Sunday, I've been stuffing myself with everything that comes to hand. I seem to have completely lost any self-control. I start with all good intentions in the morning but fall apart completely after the children are in bed. I am afraid to step on the scales, my largest trousers are tight at the waist, I feel bloody enormous. Please help me to stop or at least to understand what's going on! Thanks.

Are you eating enough proper food during the day dinny.

If you were you would feel more satisfied during the evening and it would be easier to break your habit, as that's what that sound slike.

Also, save a little nice something for the eveing.

I looove my mug of Highlights drinking choc in the evening (only 40 cals a cup), so whatever happens I know at the back of my mind I have that to look forward to if you know what I mean.

Other things I like are a piece of wholemeal toast with a bit of jam, or a couple of cream crackers with cottage cheese. It all depends what mood I'm in and these are healthy snacks that I know are there if I have a munchy head on.

I seem to have had a bit of a breakthrough by buying the You Are What You Eat book and the cookbook. For the first time in years Ia m not counting points.. or sins.. but eating what the book suggests is good for me personally. A lot of it is stuff I have never eaten before (likes seeds and new fruits like papaya)..and am drinking goats milk most of the time (to replace cows) which is lovely. We've bought a juicer and are having fruit smoothies a lot which are really nice and a great way of getting different and LOTS of fruit into you. Drinking a lot of water too and have bought a filter jug.

Have also cut coffee back to one a day and that is not in the morning. I know I was addicted now.. I had 3 days of severe headaches from cutting out my coffee first thing!

Sansouci I know how you feel. I have had so many phases where I just eat and eat.. and don't even enjoy anything but the first mouthful because I know I'm going to hate myself for it after. And that was just the weight thing. These books have made me consider properly for the first time that so many of my little niggling symptoms, tiredness, occasional constipation etc etc are at least partly down to the crap I feed myself. It's like filling a car up with some sort of inferior, diluted petrol and then wondering why it won't go properly.

Anyway, am waffling. Hope the really good advice in this thread helps you sansouci.

SJ x

Brill Sleepyjess. You see, it can be done can't it!

Tell me do you love walnuts and brazil nuts or what!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks for the advice, emmatom. probably don't eat enough during day as never have time (that old chestnut!) had a good evening last night though (thanks to reading this board and being inspired - thanks for starting it, Sansouci).

Take each day at a time then dinny. You've eaten well yesterday. Well done.

Try the same today. Keep plenty of bananas and other fruits handy, but make sure you eat enough during the day of the good stuff so those hunger pangs don't build up.

One day at a time and you'll start to feel the benefits and will want to keep going.

Just to add, remember YOU ARE NOT DIETING.

YOU ARE BEING GOOD TO YOURSELF BY EATING HEALTHY.

hi there - good advice, Emmatom
I tend to be good for a couple of days and then feel it's all pointless as my pre-preg figure seems unachievable and that's when I binge and give up.

Hi emmatom, I'm back from my short break and sad to say I ate all manner of rubbish on holiday . And I've found it really hard to be good again, I also find I completely lose all momentum and will power when I'm tired. And God am I tired a lot.....

I'll need to keep following this thread to try to get back on track...

P.S. emmatom, your advice is brilliant and down to earth and SENSIBLE! Thanks.

dinny, does it really matter if you don't get your pre-pregnancy figure back? Stop aiming so high.

Remember, this is all in the mind.

Who wants to climb a flippin' range of mountains? Can't be asked with that. But, I could manage a slight incline - know what I mean.

Take a day at a time, eat loads of good grub. One day is an achievement, lots of achievements add up to excess weight being given the heave-ho.

Hi ssd - nice to 'see' you again. Ditto the above. Now you're back, go shopping to stock your kitchen and buy loads of good stuff.

You've been mean to yourself throwing that crappy stuff into your body. You deserve to be good to yourself again.

PS, May I also say that if you eat plenty of the good stuff, it don't half keep you regular, if you know what I mean and it's a nice feeling to off-load. God, what a subject!

really does to me, emmatom - don't feel like "me" like this

bumpy bump. Everyone doing OK out there?

I'm so happy that I'm not the only one! Even though it's a horrible state to be in. Thank you for all the support and advice. I gained a stone with that eating frenzy. I've almost lost what I put on but it's taken so much sacrifice. I wonder what causes it? I don't even enjoy what I'm eating. The guilt after is unbearable; it makes me eat more!!! I used to take laxatives to counteract the binging but I don't think this works. Vomiting is not my thing. Fortunately my binges don't occur that frequently.

Don't even go down the vomiting route, my friend. Don't want any more bulimics!

Just try and take each day at a time and think healthy, healthy, healthy, not diet, diet , diet!

hi Sansouci and Emmatom and everyone. Doing OK, thanks. Been doing lots of running and feeling much better about myself.
You're doing great, btw Sansouci

Hi emmatom, I'm finding it really hard at the moment.

I wish I'd never gone on holiday, I can't get back into the momentum..........

Well done dinny, you're doing brill.

Remember that good feeling you've got now when you've been good to yourself and compare that to the horrible guilty crappy feeling you have whenever you stuff yourself.

Remember the crappy feeling whenever you're tempted to stuff. It might help you just at the moment, to prevent the stuffing. Keep it up, one day at a time, then the slog doesn't seem half as bad.

Don't worry ssd, all is not lost.

Why not try tomorrow morning, start off with a really nice breakfast. Are you a toast girl, maybe porridge? Whatever it is, make it a good one and get back on track by making each meal tomorrow, whether it;s a snack meal or otherwise, a good, healthy choice.

Tomorrow can be the start of your being good to yourself again. Take each day again and this time next week, you could easily have dropped a couple of pounds or more.

This week will pass so quickly and just think how fantastic you will feel if you do. You can do it.

Thanks, Emmatom - running going so well, doing runs of 45 mins now. Do you think the fact I am breastfeeding is contributing to my higher-than-uausl weight (ie much bigger boobs than normal).
Sansouci, Ssd, how's it going?

dinny, of course the breastfeeding will make your boobs bigger and therefore you a bit heavier.

They are milk containers after all!!

Even more reason to be eating good stuff if you're passing it on down to your little one.

The running sounds great. Helps lift you mentally as well doesn't it, when those endorphins kick in and spurs you on to keep on the healthy track.

Love running, Emmatom. Am quite stressed at the moment (my dad unwell) and it really helps me get my head together.
Weighed myself in the morning today and I weigh exactly a stone more than pre-preg (2nd time, not first). Feel about 10 stone heavier though - think it's my big boobs making me feel large as was always quite flat before. Bottom half - size 12s now getting a bit loose. Top half - defo a 12/14. Still, the big bosoms are doing their job

Exactly! Just wear your good sports bra, you lucky minx!

I'm just jealous as I've only got a small handful!!