May I join you? I've been looking for a thread that would address my "issues"...and this one seems just right.
As an introduction, I am re-losing for the umpteenth time, the same weight that I've been losing since my 20's (I am in my mid 50s). Whenever I've lost a substantial amount of wt., it was by starving myself. As a former athlete who could pretty much eat whatever she wished until about the age of 14, my eating habits have been horrendous and "THE BINGE" has been my downfall and the start of every minor and eventually major wt. gain. In 2004 I decided that I had enough and lost a considerable amt. of wt., reached my goal of 130#, proceeded to take care of the ravages with two cosmetic surgery interventions and spent the following two years regaining about 90% of the lost wt. Since then I've been fluctuating by about 30#s at a time.
Despite my disastrous history with eating and wt. issues, my health has always been excellent despite a problematic family history. As of about 2 years ago, my cholesterol and BP are catching up to my habits and genetic history. I am currently taking cholesterol lowering medication and see my MD quarterly for the script. Before seeing her I panic. EVERY TIME!
Recently I saw the CNN special (by Dr. Gupta) and I had an epiphany: not only do I need to lose the wt. but I can no longer eat the foods that I love the most (re. the ones to which I am addicted, such as sugar, saturated fats...you know the lot).
Now I am in a situation in which I need to change everything at the same time: lower calories, healthy choices (which are completely unappealing to me), reduce the incidents of overeating and no longer binge at all! I have no clue how to accomplish all those things at once, so momentarily I am concentrating on food selection and keeping my calories at a level that will probably limit my wt. loss to one or two pounds a month. Once I experience some success with that, I will limit my calories.
Thank you for providing a forum to share my story and congratulations on your successes. I will definitely use you as role models.
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ONEDERLAND!! - 3.30.11 
