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Sharkie82 · 08-09-2007, 07:06 PM

Hello! I'm new to the forum and so happy to have found it. I have a few different eating issues going on. So here's the story (I'm going to try to be brief).

In college I was living on a super limited income, and I can't cook, so I lived off of mac'n'cheese and Taco Bell for a year. Due to this lifestyle I gained about 10 pounds (I had always been very healthy as I used to be a figure skater once upon a time) and when I moved back home my mother, with her heart in the right place, made it her mission for me to lose weight. She would comment on the fat and calories in whatever I was eating or drinking, she would paste things such as cut outs from magazines of models on the fridge with thought bubbles above them that said "Are you SURE you're hungry?" She would put notes on crackers and chips that said "How about an apple instead." So I began to secret eat. Anytime I left the house I would buy a sub, or a bag of candy, or a bag of chips, and eat it all in the car, or would sneak it into my room and eat.

I ended up gaining about 90 pounds at my heaviest. My mother and I have since had many discussions about her approach and even though things have changed I still can't stop the eating! I also suffer from depression, which is currently unregulated, and so I eat for comfort. I try to eat healthy, stop the hoarding and the secret eating of crap food, but it usually doesn't last long and when I crash, I crash hard.

I am down 10 pounds, but want to continue to successfully go down. Has anyone else on this board dealt with eating issues like this? Any hints or suggestions on how to get back to normal (in addition to getting help for the depression as that has finally begun)?

08-09-2007, 07:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sharkie82 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: MA Posts: 6	Food for Comfort Hello! I'm new to the forum and so happy to have found it. I have a few different eating issues going on. So here's the story (I'm going to try to be brief). In college I was living on a super limited income, and I can't cook, so I lived off of mac'n'cheese and Taco Bell for a year. Due to this lifestyle I gained about 10 pounds (I had always been very healthy as I used to be a figure skater once upon a time) and when I moved back home my mother, with her heart in the right place, made it her mission for me to lose weight. She would comment on the fat and calories in whatever I was eating or drinking, she would paste things such as cut outs from magazines of models on the fridge with thought bubbles above them that said "Are you SURE you're hungry?" She would put notes on crackers and chips that said "How about an apple instead." So I began to secret eat. Anytime I left the house I would buy a sub, or a bag of candy, or a bag of chips, and eat it all in the car, or would sneak it into my room and eat. I ended up gaining about 90 pounds at my heaviest. My mother and I have since had many discussions about her approach and even though things have changed I still can't stop the eating! I also suffer from depression, which is currently unregulated, and so I eat for comfort. I try to eat healthy, stop the hoarding and the secret eating of crap food, but it usually doesn't last long and when I crash, I crash hard. I am down 10 pounds, but want to continue to successfully go down. Has anyone else on this board dealt with eating issues like this? Any hints or suggestions on how to get back to normal (in addition to getting help for the depression as that has finally begun)?