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Hey, i'm a guy (i don't know if this is a women's only forum) if it is im sorry. Im just looking for support because I really can't stop eating. I've done alot of stupid stuff in the past year that i've been in college (Taken steroids, fat loss chemicals, low-carb diets) and now I am just so depressed I ravage through the kitchen and eat anything in sight. Ice Cream, wafers, cereal, peanut butter. If theres nothing to eat I will eat mayonnaise on a peice of bread. I wasn't fat before any of this, I was actually in decent shape. Growing up I was a chubby boy, and around 16 I lost 60lbs. Now I am back nearly to my old self. I hate it. Girls don't pay attention to me anymore, reject me, and im sick of it. I need some help and some support.

Hey Brian,

College happened to me too. I put on some weight and am having the same kind of problem with my physical appearance. Although I don't binge eat like you do, I did over indulged on alcohol.

I don't know how to address your problem about impulse eating, but I can tell yo that you are taking the right steps. The hardest part of this whole ordeal is to admit to yourself you have a problem and try to find a solution. I am currently on the Medifast diet plan and it seems to be working, I am not hungry and there seems to be enough food to keep me going all day. The hardest day for the first day.

Best of luck!

I can generally stick to a diet plan and think everything will go okay for a matter of days... then im back into a rack of cookies.

First of all Brian, welcome :) I am new to the forum as well. Second thing is for you to take a breath, relax and let go of some of that tension. It can be such a challenge to be healthy and lose weight and even more of a challenge when you are depressed. Sounds like you may be eating all those foods because they make you feel better right? At least for the moment...then you realize what you ate and the self-loathing starts all over again....am I right? Try and give yourself a break and know that you can do this!!! You do not have to stay in the same place and you can make a positive change. Finally, we are here to help, do not be afraid to post and ask for help!

-G

Thank you. I just want to be my fit self again :)

Hey all! C'mon over to Sarge's Boot Camp. We've already got one guy in the platoon and I'd love to have more. It makes us chicks work harder. All you gotta do is make fictitious "Sarge" a pledge, how many pounds you'll lose that week, stay booze free for a couple of days, add some miles to our current Trek across America, whatever. Point is you promise Sarge something then DO IT, no excuses or he screams at you.

We loves new recruits! Here's the link: http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/chic...ather-5-a.html

Good luck to you all, but hope to see you around boot camp!

Hey there Brian & Welcome to 3FC =)

This isn't "ladies only". Everyone who joins and reads is trying to get a bit healthier and drop some excess weight in the process.

You can do this. Promise.

There's a men's section over in the Support Groups area if you're more comfortable with guys, but I urge you to look around and participate anywhere you see fit.

The most important thing to remember when it comes to getting our eating under control is that this didn't happen overnight, so it's going to take some time to get ourselves into a healthier routine. No one is perfect on this journey. Slip-ups and cookies are bound to happen. The point, however, is to go right back to eating healthier at the very next meal. Don't say "Ah well. Blew it. Ate cookies. Never going to eat healthy again." That's not the way this works.

We have to change our ideas about perfection and weight loss. Being on plan is what we aim to do every day. Most days we do great. Some days... well some days there are cookies. It's not the end of the world. We brush ourselves off, learn a lesson...maybe decide that cookies shouldn't be in the house, or on the counter. Or maybe we realize we have to plan to have just a couple of them once a week to curb the craving. It's individual, but in the end we ALWAYS get back on plan and move forward.

Keep at it! =)