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  1. positively_purple

    Slimming world vegetarian

    So I've rejoined AGAIN. Lol this time it is different though. I've a whole new mindset and it's working so far. Here's the thing though, I'm vegetarian now months and I'll never go back I don't think but I am struggling planning meals. Can anyone help with ideas please? Nothihg fancy just...
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    Purple's faff free journey

    Oh my god I cant make 1 day!! In from work and I ate 2 tunnocks tea cakes that were looking at me!!!! I have the will power of a flea Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Unwarranted Guilt

    I do this too! One bad moment even if it ends up within weekly syns I feel that ive blown the week so I might as well eat myself to death! :confused:
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    Purple's faff free journey

    Thanks Poppy :) just back as I couldn't stay to class. I'm up 3lb to 16-10.... but on the positive thats 2lb less than I started this journey on. So really all in all its not so bad. This isn't a diet I'm trying to stick to it's a lifestyle change and I have to expect that sometimes life is...
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    Purple's faff free journey

    Day 2 amd I've completed another 20 mins on treadmill plus 5000 steps. I've my first post Christmas/New Years weigh in shortly and om dreading it. Had a sneaky weigh at home and it looks like I'm up to my joining weight again :-( trying not to get upset as I haven't been on plan from before...
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    Purple's faff free journey

    Thanks Poppy :-) Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Purple's faff free journey

    I reached my first day's goal.... 5, 000 steps and 20 mins on the treadmill. Well done me :-) Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Faffed about so much for years now!!

    Yeah I agree with getting to grips with your emotions. But I bet like many on here sometimes its difficult to even realise you're in the midst of a binge and then its too late. Being conscious and mindful also is a good idea. For me personally I think I need to be more honest when recording a...
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    Faffed about so much for years now!!

    Those are all brilliant ideas too. My OH just brought me home a gorgeous purple diary and im away to start making my list! Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Faffed about so much for years now!!

    Hey Gwella Thanks for your reply. I am a big time emotional eater. I eat for every reason and eat unconsciously quite alot of the time. I've tried in the past to get to the bottom of it but its like I just want to eat and eat sometimes. I've no idea when I'm full. And it's always...
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    Purple's faff free journey

    I posted this elsewhere and then thought that it might help me to keep a diary on here....afterall my phone's surgically attached ;-) I joined WW away back in 2005 after trying for 5 years to have a baby. I was 15 stone. I lost 2 stone in 2 months and then fell pregnant with my first son. I...
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    Faffed about so much for years now!!

    So.....well I'm a moron!! This is a long one so you may want to stick on the kettle lol I joined WW away back in 2005 after trying for 5 years to have a baby. I was 15 stone. I lost 2 stone in 2 months and then fell pregnant with my first son. I was delighted and the weight piled on. I...
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    Decision time please help me

    We'll both make it this time x Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Decision time please help me

    Not really :-( my first weigh im was 16 stone 12 :-( Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Decision time please help me

    Just looking at our stats, we both want that magical 10 stone ;-) good luck on your journey x Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Decision time please help me

    Thanks Jo Kate...ive had the pregnancy thing too :-( people are so silly sometimes Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Decision time please help me

    Thanks for all the kind words of support. Had a pretty miserable Christmas as my son (8) annonvced at the Christmas dinner table that he was being bullied and some of the things that were hurting him were that they were calling me fatty and god love him he said mummy I had to tell a white lie I...
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    January challenge - new year new commitment

    Thanks Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    January challenge - new year new commitment

    Can I be added? I weigh in on Tuesdays and would love 7lb for the end of the month. Sent from my GT-I8190N using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Decision time please help me

    I'm afraid cos I've tried sw and failed so many times:-( but I think the rigidity of we may not suit either Sent from my C5303 using MiniMins.com mobile app
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    Decision time please help me

    I've discovered this morning that I'm at my heaviest ever Of 16:5 and I'm devastated. I've tried Slimming world off and on for 5 years...ww once about 10 years ago. There's unislim here but I've never tried it. I feel I need a class as I can't do it alone. Which plan is best please do you...
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    Paul McKenna's Hypnotic Gastric Band

    Thanks for getting back to me. I'm def going to give it a go later today then. Congrats on all your massive losses... Here's hoping it works for me
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    Paul McKenna's Hypnotic Gastric Band

    Has anyone tried it without the stopping eating junk and walking for 2 weeks prior? Did it affect you? I tried it about 6 months,ago and nothing happened...I've managed to gain 2 more stone and I'm now at my heaviest ever!!! I really want to fit the band but don't want to do the 2 weeks...
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    sw without sweetener/frylight

    I don't use sweeteners and try to stay away from anything with aspartame. I'd rather use 1 syn for sugar! Though I take black tea and only really use sugar in a receipe eg the banana pancakes in the sw mag. My friend is the same and she uses olive oil. It hasn't stopped her losees..she's...
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    moving to ww from sw??

    My family eat things like homemade lasagne, bolongnaise, wraps etc. Is it more expensive than sw?
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    moving to ww from sw??

    I've been doing sw half heartedly on and off for 7 years now and I'm still where I started. I did ww about 8 years ago for 2 months where I lost 2 stone then fell pregnant. I decided to do sw cos I could cook without weighing and everyone could eat it but it's not working and I'm not working...
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    Homemade burgers!

    Just made some for tea...just mince, egg, Worcestershire sauce, 2 oxo cubes and a finely diced onion and a wee bit of spicy season all/chilli powder...scrummy :-D with salad and chips Tried it on the George foreman this time and it was great
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    We'll done Jodie :-) I'm trying to get into the mindset of aiming for just one lb cos just one a week will get me over 4 stone in a year. I've found in the past that I've also been disappointed with just one lb and that's led me to falling of the wagon big time. Whereas one is slow and steady...
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    Advice on syns please

    Mright try that success express never thought of that thanks :-)
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    Advice on syns please

    Thanks guys for the replies. Kaz, were the same we never get out so we go a bit mental when we do lol
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    Advice on syns please

    Dunno what to do, it's only my 2nd weigh in so really don't want a gain :-(
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    Advice on syns please

    Me and OH were out last night for a long awaited night out.......so I reckon between meal out and drink last night I used 90 syns :-o had used max on thursday too so I'm at or prob over 105.. Would you guys recommend i have no syns then for 5 days or what way do you work it?
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    Slimming World Advice!

    Is it not 20 cal = 1 syn if there's no free food allowance?? Also I'm not so sure it's a rule more like a loose guide, it's always better to check syns online rather than accidentally oversynning?
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    3.5 off tonight so just 8.5 more and I'll finally be in the 14's... 100% on plan week this week (well apart from a few cheeky vodkas on Friday ;-))
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    Lol ok ;-) congrats again x
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    Extra Easy for and against list

    Hey just found it...if you login its in inspiration and support.
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    Wow that's fab! Well done..do you have a diary on here?
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    Green Days I've never done green...is this ok?

    I counted 2 for the ryvita cos at that Stage I was still thinking Ee but as the days gone on I thought I've never tried a green day so why not. As to how much I eat...I find it hard to eat during the day, just wish I could say the same come evening :'(
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    Green Days I've never done green...is this ok?

    Hi I think I'm more green than EE today can some kind soul make sure I'm ok cos I want a 100% week this first week. Breakfast: porridge & milk = HEA HEB Melon Lunch 2 ryvita and banana (2 syns) Dinner. Chips egg beans Is this ok?
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    Well done, that's a fab loss :-)
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    Extra Easy for and against list

    Do you mean reasons for losing list? I think this is a list you draw up yourself giving the reasons to lose and not to lose weight???
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    Boiling! This is the last!

    People are horrible. I agree that it's something you'd expect anywhere but at a SW group. Don't leave your group on account of them though, you let win that way. Turn that anger/frustration/hurt into determination to keep going and wipe the smirks of their faces x PS I'd love to take my own...
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    Boiling! This is the last!

    You're definitely right. This is exactly what I should be thinking of everytime I reach for the crisps or biscuit tin. My friend has lost almost 3 stone from Christmas and is very close to target and she can't believe the difference in the heat. She says it so much easier to deal with being...
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    Boiling! This is the last!

    The sweaty face is unfortunately me too and I agree it is really really embarrassing. And you then get the, ' are you unwell' questions :'(
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    15 stone to 14 stone support

    Can I join in too? Rejoined SW last week and weighed in at 15:12 :-( Hoping to be down to the 14's by the end of August :-)
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    Boiling! This is the last!

    The weather is gorgeous BUT being 6 stone overweight I cannot move without turning into a disgusting wet mess! This is the last straw and hopefully the encouragement I need. I will not spend another summer hiding and sweating. Our consultant said the other night that the Argos catalogue...
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    Question? Can I really?

    Guys thanks for all the advice. You were right it wasn't enough and by 8 o'clock I had a massive blow out:'( I think I'm gonna ignore the calories and just try to trust sw. I'm sitting down now to try and plan a little bit better and draw a line under the binge. Thanks again for being there :-)
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    Question? Can I really?

    Thanks :-)
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    Question? Can I really?

    Is this still being 100% on.plan? Surely in terms of calories eaten it will be way too much.?
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    Shrink yourself online program

    Yes please can.I have the list too. Also if you don't mind how much is the programme? Belfast is only up the road from me and if I thought it would 'fix' me, I'd be up that road like a shot!
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    Question? Can I really?

    Ok ive completely off the wagon forever now at thus Stage. First day back and already I'm fighting the binge urge. Here's what I've had today but my question is, if I still feel hungry/bingy can I go and eat free/superfree til I'm sated and still lose? Breakfast:- banana 10am: porridge...
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    Aspartame Poisoning - My Story

    I read an article once where it said the weight loss industry, doctors etc for a long time believed the problem was fat and so created low fat diets along with the creation of sweetners. Now they have discovered that it was never the fat content that creates the problem it is however sugar and...
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    Extra Easy: Healthy Extra B - Porridge

    Think it's just a weight thing, cos the sachets fall a little short. I recently swapped from microwaving the oats so simple to doing ordinary oats on the hob...the difference is unreal! So much creamier and tastier.
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    So hard with a hangover lol

    I don't get out very often but when i do it tends to get a bit messy lol I have a great night last night with the exception of tripping on my too long maxi dress and too high wedges resulting in a broken toe! Anyway I'm rambling...anyone else fund it brutally hard to stay on plan the morning after?
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    Handy Sheet for EE

    Gonna start using it from Thursday in the hope it helps keep me on track.
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    Handy Sheet for EE

    I had ran out of sheets for keeping my daily logs and created this to try to keep me on track. So I thought I'd put it up here for those of you wanting to try it. I copied it back to back so it was handier for me. Hope this helps someone :)
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    Son's words...devastating

    This is brilliant. I'm delighted for you and your family x
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    Son's words...devastating

    Nail on the head! I do think he equates the 2 things and is just being honest I mean who on earth wants to be unhappy! I just wish it would spur me on but to be honest between this and the news of my dad I've been bingeing since and can't get my head back in the game.
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    Staying focussed through bad times

    Thank you guys, brilliant advice from all of ypu, very much appreciated. My OH is off tomorrow and we've decided to do a load of batch cooking to help take the pressure off a bit. Tomorrow is a new day and you are right, I don't want my kids to feel this so I HAVE to make the change and fight...
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    Just for fun

    Pie
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    Just for fun

    Lettuce
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    Staying focussed through bad times

    I've just found out a few days ago my dad has cancer and am devastated. I've been totally off plan...in fact I've been eating the cupboards out without a second thought. Part of me wants to give this my all and the other part is reeling. Anyone any ideas on how to get my act back together...
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    How to be well prepared? Ready meals?

    Fantastic, thanks so much x
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    Just for fun

    Pain lol I hate ironing too
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    How to be well prepared? Ready meals?

    Can you give me your curry and chilli recipes please?
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    Just for fun

    Forest
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    Just for fun

    Fly
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    Shrink yourself online program

    I bought the programme too... But I've found that I've lost interest in it. I'm about week 8.... some of the insights have been very useful but as you say some of the issues I need to deal with (my mother's long term illness among others) are just not so easily dealt with.
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    Weekends off??!!

    My friend has successfully lost 2.5 stone from February by sticking 100% to SW 4 days and using very little syns then partying and eating what she wants at the weekend. Mind you she walks 3 miles every night and goes to the gym 3 times a week too.....
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    June challenge - i like to move it move it

    I'm gonna join 2 and ideally I'd want 8lb cos I've set myself a target of 2lb a week from now to Christmas!!!! Becky7777 5lbs (0lbs lost 5lbs to go) Ceebeee 5lbs (0lbs lost 5lbs to go) cherryheart 5lbs (0lbs lost 5lbs to go) Constantlydizzy 6lbs (0lbs lost 6lbs to go) corrin87 7lbs (0lbs lost...
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    running

    Sorry I got RunDouble through Android, maybe it's not available with Apple?
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    Christmas LBD plan :0)

    I'd love 4 stone off by Christmas....that's about 1.5 a week! Bit it would be do nice to be able to walk into any shop and pick anything up and know that it fits! Not shopping online cos nowhere has anything nice for an elephant lol
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    Son's words...devastating

    Brilliant help and support from you guys, means so much! Thank you all x
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    running

    I used an app called run double tonight...the voice tells you what to do, how fast etc
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    running

    Just heading out the door Nettie ;-)
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    Son's words...devastating

    Today is a new day and aiming for 100%. I gave my son a mission lol He has to help me to lose the weight by reminding me and coming with me each evening for a walk. Explained about my being overweight and that I only ever give him healthy meals etc. Hope this will help!
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    Disappointed ....

    Delighted for you :-)
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    Son's words...devastating

    Nettie I think you've hit the nail on the head...I'm really unhappy with myself and obviously he is picking up on this... I've sat him down and talked about healthy eating and me being overweight and I've asked him to help me by walking with me in the evenings. I don't exercise at the mo so this...
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    How to be well prepared? Ready meals?

    Thanks guys for these great ideas x
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    How to be well prepared? Ready meals?

    I find that I am so busy during the week that I've very little time for the prep needed for sw friendly meals. I don't really freeze food cos I've no idea what I'm doing. Can anyone give me ideas for batch cooking to make my meals almost like ready meals? I'm useless at planning lol its for a...
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    Son's words...devastating

    Thanks for your kind words Bevsy. It has me totally gutted...I've no self esteem as it is, this just makes it worse and I have to admit it caused a huge binge :-(
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    Son's words...devastating

    My oldest son (7) is and always has been a poor eater and would be at the very lowest end weight for his height ..dinner time today he ate only 1/4 piece of chicken and nothing else...breakfast was a piece of toast and lunch was a yogurt ...when I challenged him today he says he doesn't ever...
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    Disappointed ....

    For me that usually works if I can get back on track with plenty of speeds and superspeeds. Bit like you say everyone is different. In fact I find my losses to be better with a flexi syn day rather than 7 100% days.
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    Extra Easy So hungry. .does it settle?

    Do you find it hard with crohns? My brother has it and isn't allowed to eat fruit or veg!
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    Disappointed ....

    Draw a line and start back on plan again. After all you are only human. Don't be do hard on yourself, you've had an amazing loss in such a short period of time and to be honest you probably will still manage a small loss or a sts if you can get on track now :-)
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    Extra Easy So hungry. .does it settle?

    Our consultant would say that if you're hungry you're not doing it right. Why not eat something? Doesn't have to be a syn item but even fruit and yogurt or some pasta or lean meat?
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    running

    Thanks for the brilliant replies...will definitely give it a go
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    running

    I really think I would enjoy running and I've heard such good things about the C25K programme but I'm scared cos I'm so heavy and unfit :(
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    Binge eating and SW

    I'm a binger too. And I agree it has nothing to do with willpower. I gave up at 40 a day smoking habit 10 years ago and it was a cake walk compared to weight loss! I eat if i'm happy, sad, angry, if I got more wages than expected lol, if something good happens, basically I over eat for all...
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    Eating in the same category as alcoholism?

    Over eating and binge eating rewires our brain and makes it increasingly more difficult to be aware of both fullness and hunger. Every time we overeat to suppress or deal with an emotion we teach our brain to cope with the issue with food making it a very difficult cycle to break. As if a...
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