I'm Eating Everything in Sight!

[Bamboozle]

Ugh.


Bad day for food.

I have a problem with over-eating. I eat and eat and eat way past fullness at times.


Today started off well. I went for a walk but had to turn back because I almost crapped my pants. Sometimes the bowel movement system acts up during the most inconvenient of times.

I had walked about 5 miles yesterday and almost that amount a couple of days beforehand.

I’ve eaten way too much today despite the fact that my insides are revolting.

At least I work tonight. That means I won’t be able to eat non-stop in the evening.

I need to nip this in the bud in a hurry. I don’t know what to do. Should I chew on pencils? Maybe it sounds weird, but it’s like I have a strong urge to keep shoving things in my mouth (no, nothing pervy ). Why? WTF? I’ve smoked more cigs than normal, too. I can tell myself, “At least I’m not drinking,” but whoppie doo! I’m still damaging myself. I want the madness to stop.

(I’m really anxious today…don’t know why…the antidepressant I’m on has been keeping it mostly in check…but for some reason today it’s kind of bad…I’ve also been awake for the last 13 hours and I’ll be awake for at least another 8...I’m sure that’s not helping…but I couldn’t nap today…Ugh.)

[Live]

I am trying to drop a pants size or two.
For me, if I am vigilant when grocery shopping....then when I go hunting through the frig...I find frozen strawberries instead of ice cream etc.

Also agree on the lots of water! I always have a drink in hand, tho' I like decaf iced tea most.
(caffeine makes anxiety worse)

[Bamboozle]

I blew it on the caffeine today...I ate half a bag of M&M's (a BIG bag) and had a soda (at least it was diet). (and I had two baked potatoes, some jelly beans, two large pieces of chicken, a good bit of pasta salad...I'm sure I'm forgetting something...)


Do I just drink water until I'm bursting full? Does doing that once help? Or drinking water around the day?

What was working up until today was eating smaller amounts more frequently...Ah ha! I think it started yesterday...I blew it in the evening. I had steak and 7-layer salad. I ate it because I really like steak, even though at the time I was full from eating 3 hours beforehand. I should not have done that. I need to be consistent with eating ONLY when I'm actually hungry. *headdesk* Why is this so difficult to do? I know, I'm whining.

[Live]

I am lucky that I really love spinach salads...add almond slivers, strawberries etc....they are really munchy to me....like chips etc are to some people.

If I had the stuff you just ate readily available to me...I would eat it all too. Because i like yummy things.
I seem to want to eat the house down late at night.

I saw a show the other night that has made me aware and saying no to most sugars.
When I really want a sweet I eat a small handful of semi-sweet chocolate chips...they are so rich I am never tempted to eat half or whole bag.

It takes 20 minutes for the food you eat to hit the "full" sensors in your stomach so I don't eat until I feel full......and I drink alot with a meal.

I am not on a diet...just making some lifestyle adaptations.

[Nina Kay]

Hi Bamboozle. I do want to Welcome you to the ED forum of SR and I'm not sure if I already have. Memory probs due to antidepressant. Your entire post sounds just like me and what I deal with as my eating disorder.

Phaleron, I don't know if I've spoken to you personally either. If not, please know that you are very welcome here. I stayed away from SR for a while. (Big Mistake) So I didn't remember seeing you before. Please forgive me if we have spoken before.

It's good to see you here too, liveweyerd, and I hope that you'll keep coming back too.

[californiapoppy]

Hey Bam I drink carbonated water, you know, club soda or perrier. The bubbles fill you up a bit more than regular water. Drink your water spaced out all through the day and not at all once.
I used to go to weight watchers and I found that there I managed to learn to manage my bad eating habits. Before I stuffed myself, ate too fast, ate too many sweets and junk food, used too much butter and oil, etc etc, and since WW I've been doing pretty much what I learned there and it's much healthier ! I think you can find them on the net too, at least you can in France, so I imagine it's pretty much the same anywhere in the world.

[adore79]

Bam, it seems that I read that you are on a med that causes intestinal problems as a side effect? Maybe talk to the doc about something to replace it with.

Also, do you eat when you are bored? That is a common problem for many. Maybe grab the camera and go outside everytime you get a craving and see how long it takes before the craving goes away.

[Sweets79]

Originally Posted by Bamboozle

Ugh.


Bad day for food.

I have a problem with over-eating. I eat and eat and eat way past fullness at times.


Today started off well. I went for a walk but had to turn back because I almost crapped my pants. Sometimes the bowel movement system acts up during the most inconvenient of times.

I had walked about 5 miles yesterday and almost that amount a couple of days beforehand.

I’ve eaten way too much today despite the fact that my insides are revolting.

At least I work tonight. That means I won’t be able to eat non-stop in the evening.

I need to nip this in the bud in a hurry. I don’t know what to do. Should I chew on pencils? Maybe it sounds weird, but it’s like I have a strong urge to keep shoving things in my mouth (no, nothing pervy ). Why? WTF? I’ve smoked more cigs than normal, too. I can tell myself, “At least I’m not drinking,” but whoppie doo! I’m still damaging myself. I want the madness to stop.

(I’m really anxious today…don’t know why…the antidepressant I’m on has been keeping it mostly in check…but for some reason today it’s kind of bad…I’ve also been awake for the last 13 hours and I’ll be awake for at least another 8...I’m sure that’s not helping…but I couldn’t nap today…Ugh.)

HaHa, sorry that was funny, but I know what you mean...I've stopped drinking now for 5 days and I keep feeling like I wanna munch on something (nothing pervy) lol...Even when I am full sometimes I will keep eating...When i drank I would just eat because I was hungry, the alcohol will do that...I have some G.I. problems so it's really not cool for me to overeat...I usually get full after only a few bites of food, but I have always had a tendency to overeat even as a child, so it still happens now sometimes even though I'm full already...I don't know if you like sunflower seeds, the ones that come in the bag salted in the shell. They are fun to eat and it gives you something to put in your mouth and it keeps you occupied...They've been working for me, and they are healthy for ya too.