Im currently reading a book by a OA member the book said she eats 1 fruit and 1 carb serving at breakfast, she ate somewhere around 40 ounces of veggies a day she allowed herself a specfic amount of oil , veggies and protein but didnt say what that amount is. She had 3 meals a day she weighed and measured EVERYTHING she would call her sponser each and every morning and tell her what she was going to eat for that day. She ate nothing with sugar or flour. She lost 170 pounds.
What I need to know and what Im looking for is what to eat and when to eat it. I have been through so many diets during my life that all it has done is make me fatter each time I went off and made me absolutely crazy about what to eat or what not to eat Im literally scared to eat for fear its the wrong thing.
Im 44 I have lived through a heart attack 5 years ago and Im dealing with chronic back pain and fibromyalgia and deep depression and the recent diagnosis of my 17 year old son with bone cancer. I had all but given up the dream of weighing a healthy weight for me and being able to wear a white t-shirt with jeans and actually looking nice in them.. I had basically given up and was just waiting to die--that is until I saw how my son fought cancer and won. He wanted life -he fought for it and He is my hero and he has given me a gift of wanting to be healthy and wanting to try again. And wanting to be part of life. I guess I can say he has given me a new lease on life.
So can anyone help me and tell me what I should and should not eat and when to eat? How much to eat? I want to get a handle on this. I am ready to admit I have a problem with food that I have no control over and Im ready to take steps to get to where I need to be. I dont think I binge but I do know I eat too much and I dont eat right. There are times that I will eat a whole package of cookies but is that a binge? Im not sure. I watch TV and hear people talk about them eating so so much when they binge --a astronomical amout of food but Im wondering is a whole package of cookies a binge as well? Im 342 pounds and I want to be somewhere around 169 that is where Im supposed to be at for my height of 5ft 9in. and bone structure and age.
I would apprieciate any help and thoughts ideas and imput. Any ideas on exercise with fibromyalgia and back pain would also be helpful. That is also a great problem for me I dont exercise because of chronic pain. Im ready to turn this over to my higher power because I realize I cant do it on my own. Thanks Terry