I appreciate so many of the posts, and catchy titles...so many voices struggling with the same problem. I think I was trying to shorten my life by compulsive eating. Then when my chest/heart started hurting, I got scared because I really do want to live...fully, healthfully. Like many, food was/is my immediate, physical comfort for hurts and disappointments. However, once I decided to make some changes in my life and go in a direction I felt God was leading me, "things" started opening up for me. THEN I re-read Brad Pilon's Eat Stop Eat and got recharged to do it! He's right...and the body does not think it's starving with short fasts...and I've already started my resistance exercise. The challenge: to stay with it in spite of circumstances. That's why I'm delighted to be in this forum. Plus, it reminded me of one of my favorite cooking shows "Two Fat Ladies". Well, to health-FULL bodies everywhere, I salute us!

Frances ; I share many similarities with you, height, weight, goal weight and problems with binge eating. I have found that his forum has given me the strength over the past ten weeks to make big changes in my eating habits and to lose weight. Being able to discuss your problems with other people who understand what you mean but dont judge you really does help. I hope that you find all the encouragement and support here that you need to make the changes in your life that you want.