freedomfries

I'm starting my journey today.

Yesterday I binged on a pizza, a dozen chocolate bars and around 1500ml of milk.

Current BMI is 27.5 so I'm overweight.

I'm going to do OMAD and incorporate exercise into my life. Going to start couch to 5k today

Is anyone else on a weight loss journey? How are you keeping?

Dee74

Not a food addict but I've had to lose weight due to type 2 diabetes, so I have empathy for you FF.
We also have a Eating Disorders forum you might want to also look at.

https://www.soberrecovery.com/forums/eating-disorders/

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Lixie

Hi FF! I'm hoping to lose a few pounds before my wedding in two months, so I'm on the keto diet, day three. When I get my student ID I'll be going to the gym, hopefully three times a week. Going to go for walks in addition to that, starting small.
Rooting for you!

D122y

We love ayce places. So those are special occasion only.

But otherwise, I have decided to change my eating life style before it gets too late. Enjoying life can't be about food, otherwise I will end up too heavy and be sad and sick.

if i can quit smoking (2000) and drinking (2015) I can control my eating.

I considered what do skinny people do?

They just don't eat much. Super thin folks eat teeny healthy meals. Eating is not the main thing in their life.

So I have been eating healthy smaller meals just 2 or 3 times a day.

I try to not eat after 4 or 5 pm. But, sometimes it is unavoidable.

Then eat around 8 or 9 am. Break fast.

Then have a healthy snack around 12 pm or so. Yogurts/fruit.

Then dinner. Portion size is small. I always eat slow, drinking while I go.

If I eat too much salt, i hold more water.

But otherwise, i can feel the weight going down.

I work out 4 to 6 days. I am slowly losing weight.

Eating addiction is like any other addiction. Analysis vs emotion.

I really try to make sure my stomach is empty before eating again.

I go for the growl. It hurt the worst on day 1, but now it is easier.

Coffee helps in the am. Water in the afternoon.

I got this.

Thanks.

AlbaSober

Hi FF. Have a wee skim of my diary and you'll see how important food choices is towards my sobriety. I'm addicted to binge drinking, but I'm attracted ( not addicted ) to overeating. If I'm buying crisps for example I'll buy a singular pack despite being far poorer value than a 24 pack. Sadly my poor towards beer is stronger and buying a singular beer would only result in an immediate return to the shop to buy another 20 beers. Overeating lowers my self-esteem and increases my risk of drinking so I've been very strict with eating and exercise during the last 40 days and have dropped about 12lbs thus far. I still have about another 80lbs to drop. For comparison my BMI is 37.

Sober45

I gave myself permission to eat whatever I want when I stopped drinking. My plan was to not change anything until sober for 1 year...I'm at 7 months. I wouldn't be sober now if I didn't allow myself to indulge in food.

I was supposed to go out of town last weekend. On Friday, I took the afternoon off. My plans fell apart because I ended up on the couch and binge watched 3 movies and ate junk food til I couldn't eat anymore. It was fun while it lasted but on Saturday I was so damn grumpy I ended up staying home.

I ate like that before I developed a problem with alcohol...even before my teenage years. And before that, I used to rock all the time, until I was made fun of by an aunt (funny how one little thing can change our course in life). Rocking was actually a positive outlet for me but I moved on to food binging, smoking, alcohol etc. I'm thinking about going back to rocking in hopes that it will give me the same soothing relief as it did when I was a child. Obviously, there are underlying issues around self-esteem I need to work on. But at least I'm sober now and able to look at this stuff.

quitting alcohol is like peeling back an onion layer....there is something underneath to work on. None of us are perfect and we all have something to work on. They key me is staying active and that is what you are doing. Let's keep going!

Lilac0505

I suffer from alcoholism and bulimia. Sometimes together but mostly interchange when I give one up. Whenever I get sober the bulimia and binge eating rear it’s ugly head. I’m working so hard this time to keep both under control. In the last year I had nearly ten months sober. I was eating a clean diet/keto and had no urge to binge. Personal issues exploding in my family led me back to binge eating and then back to picking up the bottle. I signed up with a personal trainer friend I know yesterday to get me back on track so I can focus on my sobriety as well. It’s tough. I understand.

MaximusD

FF, I have always been a binge eater of sweets but never really considered it a problem. I am not that overweight as I am blessed with good genetics. I can see how it could be or could become for me though as I have been really focusing on dieting down and am having some binges still and feeling similar to when I would slip up and drink.

silentrun

I broke my off switch for all sugars, not just alcohol. I wouldn't call myself a food addict but if there are carbohydrates involved I will overeat. If it's sugar there just isn't enough to satisfy me. I am in my third week doing a whole30/keto type eating plan (again). I feel so much better when I don't eat sugar or processed food.

overforty

Food and alcohol binges come as a package for me.
While I'm sober I want to take care of myself and eat well and exercise, when I'm drinking I can easily get locked into a cycle of drinking excessively then binging.
I'm currently doing an 18/6 fast which is helping me massively with my food issues.
You can eat in the 8 hour window a balanced healthy diet and fast for 18 hours - which you are asleep for at least half of that time.
I normally break my fast around 9.30am and have my last meal at 5.30pm.
It helps me put a lid on consuming food or especially alcohol in the evening.
I've been doing it for a month now and have lost 12lbs
I still have 50lbs to lose but it's giving me something to focus on instead of drinking!

Be123

I don't live with food addiction and I sympathise with you FF if you do. Booze is easy! - we simply don't need it so cutting it out altogether is possible. But food we do need and so the level of discipline must be extra hard...it's true for me that abstinence is so much easier than trying to control my addiction.

For me food is a great pleasure and, like a few others have said, vital to my recovery. I eat when hungry and when I crave alcohol without counting calories as I know these calories are better than drinking. The rest of the time I try to eat slow release carbs (eating porridge is my key tip to sobriety, did I mention that 😂 )and I exercise as much as I can without injuring myself.

Do you get specialist support with this FF? If it was me I know I would need that

D122y

After just a few weeks of working to change my lifestyle regarding food, I see a difference.

My gut is smaller, I feel lighter on my feet, and I see more shape in my muscles.

My stomach is growling right now. It has been for about 3 hours. I ate about 5 hours ago. I had a medium portion of pasta with some chicken and left over potatoes. It seemed like a lot, but I guess i was very hungry and it digested fast.

I don't plan to eat for another 7 or so hours. I will have water for now and coffee in about 5 hours.

Like the covid, this is the new normal. This is what thin people do. They get used to being hungry. The fat must start to melt away after a while.

I heard the fat goes before the muscle at least. I am not trying to be a body builder, just want to be strong and look ok.

Thanks.

MaximusD

FF, if I don't keep sweets in the house then I am good. That is hard with others here as they don't always want to not have sweets. Ironically, it is not the same for alcohol. I can have alcohol in the house and not drink it. I suppose if my drink of choice was in the house it might be harder.