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Hi Peeps,

I am writing to introduce myself and tell my story. I am a yo yo dieter, I have been doing this since I was at high school (which is a far few years now). At times I am very good with my food I can control what I am eating, how much and when. Then there are times when I feel stress (always triggered by a stressful event or time in my life). I then reach for food as my comfort and start spiraling out of control eating anything everything and lots of it. Here is where I put on extra weight each time (after my time of being good and losing some weight). I then put on more than what I have lost. After many years of this I have extra weight which wont go anywhere. Now the annoying thing is that I am quite intelligent and read up on food and nutrition very regularly so I know better!! Yet when I am in my binging phase I should know better yet I can control myself. I get frustrated as my kids are affected and although they are not over weight. I know I am forming bad emotional yo yo eating habits in them!! I am not sure what to do how to control the mental side or do I just deal with the physical side first. Also in one of my bad periods (of eating I was told by my Dr that I have pre diabetes I was extremely good for a while yet it hasn't stopped me as I got straight back on the yo yo cycle as soon as something stressful occurred.

I would love to hear back from anyone whom is very similar or has any advice.

Kat

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Hi Peeps,

I am writing to introduce myself and tell my story. I am a yo yo dieter, I have been doing this since I was at high school (which is a far few years now). At times I am very good with my food I can control what I am eating, how much and when. Then there are times when I feel stress (always triggered by a stressful event or time in my life). I then reach for food as my comfort and start spiraling out of control eating anything everything and lots of it. Here is where I put on extra weight each time (after my time of being good and losing some weight). I then put on more than what I have lost. After many years of this I have extra weight which wont go anywhere. Now the annoying thing is that I am quite intelligent and read up on food and nutrition very regularly so I know better!! Yet when I am in my binging phase I should know better yet I can control myself. I get frustrated as my kids are affected and although they are not over weight. I know I am forming bad emotional yo yo eating habits in them!! I am not sure what to do how to control the mental side or do I just deal with the physical side first. Also in one of my bad periods (of eating I was told by my Dr that I have pre diabetes I was extremely good for a while yet it hasn't stopped me as I got straight back on the yo yo cycle as soon as something stressful occurred.

I would love to hear back from anyone whom is very similar or has any advice.

Kat

HI!

Are you looking at having weight loss surgery?

I can relate to what you're saying. I still find my first response when stressed is to reach for comfort food.

And it's the first thing I think of when I want to celebrate!

I have found that if I am eating food I like all the time, I don't binge. My surgeon has suggested recipes from a cook book called, Primal Cravings. I bought the book and love it! I don't feel like Im dieting at all. On their website there are lots and lots of free recipes, too. http://www.health-bent.com/blog/primalcravings

I wonder if you would still binge if you were always eating food you really like---and not feel like you are on a "diet".

I had the Lap Band implanted 3 years ago and soon afterward developed an intolerance to dairy. Two years later I decided to go gluten free -- and wow, did I feel better!!! Then I elimenated sugar and felt even better than that!

A month ago I had the Lap Band removed. I am feeling really good. Still gluten free, but now tolerate some dairy...and unfortunately sugar, too.

But I learned so much being banded and am continuing to lose weight. Still have at least 40 pounds to go.

Thank you for posting!

~hiddn

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Hi Peeps,

I am writing to introduce myself and tell my story. I am a yo yo dieter, I have been doing this since I was at high school (which is a far few years now). At times I am very good with my food I can control what I am eating, how much and when. Then there are times when I feel stress (always triggered by a stressful event or time in my life). I then reach for food as my comfort and start spiraling out of control eating anything everything and lots of it. Here is where I put on extra weight each time (after my time of being good and losing some weight). I then put on more than what I have lost. After many years of this I have extra weight which wont go anywhere. Now the annoying thing is that I am quite intelligent and read up on food and nutrition very regularly so I know better!! Yet when I am in my binging phase I should know better yet I can control myself. I get frustrated as my kids are affected and although they are not over weight. I know I am forming bad emotional yo yo eating habits in them!! I am not sure what to do how to control the mental side or do I just deal with the physical side first. Also in one of my bad periods (of eating I was told by my Dr that I have pre diabetes I was extremely good for a while yet it hasn't stopped me as I got straight back on the yo yo cycle as soon as something stressful occurred.

I would love to hear back from anyone whom is very similar or has any advice.

Kat

Hi Kat, welcome -- and your entry reads like the inside of my brain at times. I can be so diligent and I am an expert dieter but at this point my weight is not going to come off. I have tried everything. Very excited to be having a band placed three weeks from now.

Hddn, I'm going to get that book! My son cannot have dairy and husband is gluten-free (celiac) -- I am so much better when not having either of those. And sugar of course. I do have some trouble with the elimination of entire categories of foods -- I can be a bit too restrictive with myself in that way and there has always been a bounce-back. What I'm hoping for from the band is not to be thinking about food all the time, to listen to my body and eat what I need to be healthy but no more than that.

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The lap band will not help with stress eating. It does not control the amount and quality of food you chose to eat. It's only job is to make you go three to four hours and not be hungry on a smaller amount of food. It is up to you to control your emotional eating. You have to make the choice to either give up on eating for stress and try to get help with that or no surgery is going to get rid of that part of your brain.

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This sounds like I had written it! I will follow this blog and take all the wise words you get to my needs too. Thanks! Joanne

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You sound like me!! I swear!! I have prayed to not just be hungry. I am hoping that this surgery will help me be on my way. Good luck to you.

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I haven't not been back on here for a while, been working too much. I thank you all for your comments an so glad I am not the only stress/ emotional eater!

food addiction is harder that alcohol and or drugs (I have done both at some stage in my life, please don't judge) I feel as with both of those you need to give up and not touch again which all though is hard it is sustainable. food unfortunately you need to live so you cant just not touch it and never eat again. As soon I eat something "naughty" that's it I cant stop. However if I deprive myself I binge as well... Aaargh!

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