My name is Alyssa and I'm an overeater...

alyssa,
have you given OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS a chance yet?
your bingeing can be a symptom of deeper issues...................so
while your working on changing some negative habits,how about
attacking some spiritual ones?
just a thought!
((((((((((((((((((alyssa)))))))))))))))))))))

--
rosie
)

the main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the
bad
girls live.
................................. anonymous







"Alyssa" wrote in message
...
of course i understand that and i've lost what i have because i
have made an
effort to get off my butt. but, that still doesnt change my bad
habit of
bingeing.
"Patricia Heil" wrote in message
...

Has anybody ever suggested to you that it isn't just what you
eat it's whether you work it off? With a 2 year old if you
can chase her all over the house that will help. You need
to set her the example anyway of exercising regularly.

Alyssa wrote:

I'm trying to lose weight. My goal weight is 175 and right
now I am at
235
(started out at 245). My struggle with weight has been going
on for as
long
as I can remember. I think that it really became more
difficult as I
became
a teen. Since then its been a crazy roller coaster. When I
started
high
school I probably weighed about 190 or so. I really don't
remember.
That's
heavy but not bad for me. I am 5' 10" so I carry the weight a
little
better. So anyway's, after I started seeing my ex I really
started
packing
on the pounds. He was a big guy that ate like nobody I knew.
Neither
of us
were happy at home and we spent a lot of time just driving
around or
parking
and hanging out in parking lots. Sounds fun huh. We ate a
lot of fast
food and junk from convenience store. He happened to work in a
convenient
store so I used to go hang out there and eat the entire time.
After 4
yrs
of our ridiculous and boring relationship we split. At that
point I was
about 230 lbs. My family was extremely dysfunctional and I
was staying
with
relatives. I was working at a shoe store was which great
exercise for
me
and kept me busy, I was working full time and single and
loving it. I
started losing weight right away. I switched my job to
another shoe
store
and met some people that I partied with ALOT. I ended up
ditching that
lifestyle and moving in with my mom. But not before I met the
love of
my
life. When I moved in with my mom I weighed 175. Shortly
after moving
in
with her I gained 15 lbs which was probably not a bad thing
because from
partying and living a crazy life I was pretty sickly looking.
Soon
after
that I got pregnant and in my pregnancy I gained about 35 lbs
putting me
from 190 to 225. I thought that I would just lose all the
weight and be
happy again. Instead I kept gaining. I thought that nursing
would help
but
I just ate constantly. Being at home all day all the time
didn't help
either. So now my daughter will be 2 in less than a month
and I've
only
lost 10 lbs since she was born. depressing! I'm trying
really hard but
I
am a compulsive over eater/binger. I think I got the
overeating part
taken
care of, I'm really good about proportions and spreading out
my meals.
But
occasionally I break and have a binge, and feel like ****
after. And
when I
binge, I eat stuff I don't even really like, its not like I
just chow
down
on stuff I love, I will stuff anything I see in my mouth. I
have always
been this way, even when I had lost all the weight before.
Ever since I
was
a kid I remember doing this. I need to break this habit! If
anybody
happens to read this that also has this problem, please reply
and let me
know how you deal with this problem. Anyway's that's my big
problem in
a
nutshell.

thanks for the suggestion, i actually dont have any OE anonymous in my area
but i found an online meeting i can check out.
"rosie" wrote in message
...
alyssa,
have you given OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS a chance yet?
your bingeing can be a symptom of deeper issues...................so
while your working on changing some negative habits,how about
attacking some spiritual ones?
just a thought!
((((((((((((((((((alyssa)))))))))))))))))))))

--
rosie
)

the main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the
bad
girls live.
................................ anonymous







"Alyssa" wrote in message
...
of course i understand that and i've lost what i have because i
have made an
effort to get off my butt. but, that still doesnt change my bad
habit of
bingeing.
"Patricia Heil" wrote in message
...

Has anybody ever suggested to you that it isn't just what you
eat it's whether you work it off? With a 2 year old if you
can chase her all over the house that will help. You need
to set her the example anyway of exercising regularly.

Alyssa wrote:

I'm trying to lose weight. My goal weight is 175 and right
now I am at
235
(started out at 245). My struggle with weight has been going
on for as
long
as I can remember. I think that it really became more
difficult as I
became
a teen. Since then its been a crazy roller coaster. When I
started
high
school I probably weighed about 190 or so. I really don't
remember.
That's
heavy but not bad for me. I am 5' 10" so I carry the weight a
little
better. So anyway's, after I started seeing my ex I really
started
packing
on the pounds. He was a big guy that ate like nobody I knew.
Neither
of us
were happy at home and we spent a lot of time just driving
around or
parking
and hanging out in parking lots. Sounds fun huh. We ate a
lot of fast
food and junk from convenience store. He happened to work in a
convenient
store so I used to go hang out there and eat the entire time.
After 4
yrs
of our ridiculous and boring relationship we split. At that
point I was
about 230 lbs. My family was extremely dysfunctional and I
was staying
with
relatives. I was working at a shoe store was which great
exercise for
me
and kept me busy, I was working full time and single and
loving it. I
started losing weight right away. I switched my job to
another shoe
store
and met some people that I partied with ALOT. I ended up
ditching that
lifestyle and moving in with my mom. But not before I met the
love of
my
life. When I moved in with my mom I weighed 175. Shortly
after moving
in
with her I gained 15 lbs which was probably not a bad thing
because from
partying and living a crazy life I was pretty sickly looking.
Soon
after
that I got pregnant and in my pregnancy I gained about 35 lbs
putting me
from 190 to 225. I thought that I would just lose all the
weight and be
happy again. Instead I kept gaining. I thought that nursing
would help
but
I just ate constantly. Being at home all day all the time
didn't help
either. So now my daughter will be 2 in less than a month
and I've
only
lost 10 lbs since she was born. depressing! I'm trying
really hard but
I
am a compulsive over eater/binger. I think I got the
overeating part
taken
care of, I'm really good about proportions and spreading out
my meals.
But
occasionally I break and have a binge, and feel like ****
after. And
when I
binge, I eat stuff I don't even really like, its not like I
just chow
down
on stuff I love, I will stuff anything I see in my mouth. I
have always
been this way, even when I had lost all the weight before.
Ever since I
was
a kid I remember doing this. I need to break this habit! If
anybody
happens to read this that also has this problem, please reply
and let me
know how you deal with this problem. Anyway's that's my big
problem in
a
nutshell.