Catdog, just read your lovely and inspiring diary!! I noticed your Geordieisms and then noticed you are in Tyne & Wear same as me and they made me smile seeing them written down.
You are doing so amazingly well and I completely understand the binge eating. I am in my early 40;s and I developed binge eating in my late 30's and it is something I continue to struggle with. I recommend a book by Gillian Riley called Overcoming Overeating most recent edition. You can view a sample inside on Amazon. Now I was always sceptical about such books but wanted to give it a go. I did really well for a few weeks at the start of the year but looking back had i kept dipping into Riley and continued writing in my journa/Diary on my bedside table every night I may have controlled those binges and chosen the right foods.
Whilst I am not qualified (given own past failures on vlcd and maintenance) I would say this:even when you reach goal you will need to address the binge/overeating. You are very close to goal given your height. I totally understand in a way it makes losing that extra bit harder and you think "Oh" I'll never be able to lose it" it is a fear you can't but look at how long you've stuck to SnS and how much you have lost since starting? You can lose the rest. Look forward to following the rest of your journey pet!! x
Hi Kira
Im from sunderland so mackem not a geordie ner ner lol, living in south shields atm with OH who is from here, are you living in newcastle? ee ano am terrible for writing down the way i speak lol. Youare 100% right about addressing the binge eating hun, i have come along way from where i was and a lot of that has to do with a group called OA (overeating anonymous) i dont know if youve ever heard of it but its abit like AA (my names catdog and im a complulsive overeater
) i have the twelve steps book and my god hun you have to read it it is amazing, i alway thought i was alone until i found the group and that book, i could have wrote it myself, the problem is i stopped going to meetings as i fell into bad place and just wasnt 'ready' to give it up, i know that sounds awful but unlike an alcoholic who can stay away from drink, we dont have that choice with food and have to struggle with making right choices everyday, i bet if alcoholics had to have drink everyday to survive but had to stop at certain amount there wouldnt be many on the wagon for long! im going to start going back this week, they are held in newcastle city centre on thursday evenings if its of any interest to you hun. My bingeing is a million times better now than it was but my tendancies will always be there, it will always be a battle but one i hope i can keep getting stronger to win.
Thank you for your advice re the book, never heard of that one, will have to google!
I am this time round I have to be I can't go on like this anymore it's changing me makes feel down and sad and that's not like me normally!
Are u doing 3shakes or 4? How long u been on it? Xx
I started off in first week with four packs a day and now and then like when ohs off have 3 packs and a meal but always make sure if its a wanting to binge day i stick to packs as the structure is what i need for that and dont want to trigger a binge, ive upped my exercise and like last night usually being upset would have led me to binge, but instead i get up no matter what the time or weather and take dog out instead, im trying to retrain myself and thoughts on food, the dogs never had so many walks in his life lol. been on sns for 3 weeks and 3 days
did cd before that!
We all have our mad days! Me more than most! Good luck and I am glad you enjoyed the chuckle.
There is a lot going on at the moment so just remember and be nice to yourself in non food ways!
Good luck!
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Thank you hun, got a few treats in pipeline for hitting certain goals- things ive kept putting off cos of weight but im just gonna go for them now
Hope you having a good day chick.
Catdogxx
