I have food issues.

[TheOriginalFAB]

I don't want to have food issues.

I think about food a lot.

I have arguments with myself about food.

I need to lose weight.

I get cross if I think I can't eat and then annoyed with myself when I eat too many biscuits or a whole bar of chocolate.

I am so annoyed with myself.

Have you read the Paul McKenna thread? It really could hel with your food issues. I had loads, some the same as you & some different. It's working for me, and though Im not perfect, Im getting there. It's the only way of eating that has ever felt natural to me.

No I haven't. Is it in this topic?

Thank you.

I know how you feel. It's an addiction to me, an emotional crutch. However, I am doing well after joining a thread on here (the Sugar Begone low-carb one- Couldn't get on with Paul McKenna though plenty swear by it...) It's made a huge difference- I list my food intake at the end of every day and it keeps me going. I have gone from having an overweight BMI to normal, but I know that it's keeping it up that will be the biggest challenge.

I have to face that this is a battle that I am going to have to fight every day- Sounds dramatic but overeating really did comfort me, whilst at the same time making me loathe myself. I have issues with food that I don't think will ever go away... I have to take it one day at a time.
Good luck OP...

FAB I have food issues too.
I need to lose weight.
I am so unhappy about my body, but am not strong enough to change.
I cannot stop thinking about chocolate.
I wake up and eat it during the night.
Not having it in the house doesn't really work because I get really stressed, the side-effects of not eating chocolate are horrendous.
I am a compulsive eater too, it can be crisps or bread, whatever is around.
I eat when I'm hungry and eat when I am not.
I really don't know how or what to do to change.

I remember asking my BIL if he only ate when he was hungry and he said yes. It seemed so shocking to me as I don't. I did well on Pig to Twig which helped me a lot in terms of emotional eating and I lost a stone but I couldn't keep it up after 3 months because of all the different things to remember and the fact I had to cook for the kids then later for me and something different for DH.

I am walking the kids to school and trying to only eat when hungry. I also am drinking more as I had got lazy about that. I know roughly what I weigh atm but won't weigh myself for a bit.

My dh got me a magazine subscription as I lost 7lbs by Christmas and my new incentive is £50 to spend at Hobbycraft when I have lost a stone.

The kids will really moan about the extra walking but I ignore then, yes?

FAB, it's crazy isn't it? I don't even know what hunger feels like. I want to eat right now, but I can't be hungry, just fed up and bored I suppose.

Have your kids got bikes or scooters they could take out when walking?

I want to know what this paul mckenna thing's all about.

Fab - me too... have just read your thread and joined the Paul McKenna thread! I'm permanently cross and disappointed with myself. I was reading something the other day (can't remember what or where) - a woman saying why was this the one area of her life she was crap at - she had a good job, kids, husband etc.etc. but was overweight and couldn't lose weight. I definitely related to it - it's very annoying...

Try the Paul McKenna thread - the principles are sound and you don't even have to buy the book - the principles are very helpfully set out at the beginning of the thread! I've just downloaded his app though - am going to give it a go... - and good luck

The children have a bike each and the older two have a scooter too but I mist admit I have been too scared to take all 3 on their bikes as we do go near a fairly fast road in parts . I also need to buy bike locks but can't find them anywhere.

I will go and look for the PM thread now, thank you.

Being large is a family thing but I want to break the cycle now. Fortunately DH is thin and the children are taking after him at the minute.

Well, I'm taking this as a sign. I have just spotted the paul mckenna book with disk in the charity shop for £3!! I bought it so will give it a go and will also have a look at the thread.

I couldn't find the thread SM so if you can link it to me, that would be great, thank you. Let me know how you get on with the book and CD. I was wondering about getting one to listen to while I go off to sleep. Maybe sublimanal messages would get through .

Fab - it's here

Maybe!! I don't have a stereo though so will have to play through the dvd player before I go to bed!
Will link the thread later, can't do it now as I'm posting from my phone

Thank you DottyDot.