Hello all! I have been reading this forum for awhile now, but this is my first post. I have struggled with my weight and emotional eating/binge eating for over 10 years. I really can't believe its been that long!
During my first year of college, I went through a bad break-up and coped with the emotions through food. I gained around 30 pounds, eating lots of junk food on a regular basis. Thus began my many years of yo-yo dieting. I have tried many times to start losing the extra 30 pounds, but I will go to the extreme of being too restrictive to the point where I give up, binge, and end up gaining more weight than if I would have just eaten normally. I did lose about 20 pounds for my sister's wedding 2 years ago, but restricted my diet way too much and ended up gaining the weight back (and then some) after the wedding. I feel very much stuck in this pattern and wish I could just have a "normal" relationship with food. When I am trying to lose weight, what to eat causes me so much anxiety and then I give up and eat whatever I want, which is freeing, but also upsetting because I do not like the way I look and feel.
Anyway, I know from reading other posts here that a lot of you can relate. I decided that as I am working on this and trying to do so in a healthy way, this might be a good source of support and advice.
Thanks for listening!
Introducing myself--looking for a change
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