Hi everyone, happy to have found you....
I realized in the past couple years I am a compulsive eater. I have almost all the classic symptoms. One thing I notice is food seems to be fun for me? Like I get excited about picking out goodies.
I lost 50 pounds a few years ago low carbing....its all back. I am a trucker so my lifestyle is terrible for trying to get healthy. I'm not comfortable riding my horses so that makes for even less exercise.
I have some questions regarding OA. (I did attempt to learn about it once online through the websites, but its hard for me now, being on the road, and what not).
How the heck do I learn about this and use it to help me? We have one meeting per week here, Monday evenings, and I don't pull into town till after its over.
In the past 6 months I have been becoming more spiritual, after growing up with a mother who taught nothing about it. I believe in a HP, but maybe not as traditionally as most. Can this work for me?
What literature would you recommend getting? I plan to call the lady here, even though I can't attend the meetings, maybe there will be some support there regardless.
I just need some direction, at this point I feel like I am an ill person. I can sit here and research compulsive overeating and OA and while doing it, be thinking of what I could eat while sitting here.
To top it off.... for the past while, all my weight loss efforts have gone unrewarded. I eat healthy, and exercise, for a couple weeks at a time and cannot lose an OUNCE. Then I give up. Well.... found out a few days ago I have an extremely underactive thyroid. They have started meds but it could take a long time to get the right dosage, I am on the lowest now.
It was somewhat of a relief to find that out, and answers other questions too.
Anyway, rambling here...thanks in advance for reading....
LN