Hi there!

[Aquiana]

Hi everyone. I came to this website looking for help with my Abf. I started reading in the eating disorder category and thought it was something I could use right now. I've been guilty the last few months or complaining about my recent weight gain, crying and working myself up about it but without any attempt to really stop it. I see it in the mirror though and it makes me feel disgusting. I get it in my mind that everybody is going to notice it. I fear even the bf is going to run off with someone thinner and more attractive.

I love food. I eat alot of times just because it tastes good. Unfortunately for me I'm only 5 feet tall. Meaning gaining weight is not only easy for me to do it's very noticiable even if it doesn't seem like much.

My biggest problem is with sugar. I do the sugar/caffeine crash system all day. Eat a tonne of sugar, run out of energy, eat a tonne more. I don't want to make light of any addictions but I am addicted to sugar. I crave it sometimes just as strongly as I do cigarettes. It's my biggest downfall really, I don't eat fast food or really any high fat foods, it's all about sugar. I eat everything else rather sensibly but then pack in a bunch of cookies ect.

Sorry to write you guys a novel but I'm hoping I can get some ideas here on how to find better ways to lose a few pounds. In the past I've tried a lot of different ways but I always end up with the more dangerous. I'm an instant gratification kind of gal so I tend to fall into unhealthy ways to drop it. Thanx for listening.

[Pony]

Welcome here. I think we all are an instant gradification kind of people.....it's the world we live in. We want it...and we want it now. Sugar is a sort of sitmulant and many use it as such, although not illegal, it does make us pay on our hips!!!! lol

Well, I have always found that just having a healthy well balanced diet and an exercise program will basically keep you from gaining to much. but if you are over doing on the sweets...sugar stuff, my thought would be to cut it back. Reach of better choices....like fruit (which will also give you energy) protiens....those energy bars help as will through the day. There are some really great tasting sugar free candies and cookies out there that can help also.

Let me knwo who it goes!