Hi all!
I've only just started exploring this site but it looks fabulous!
I'm hoping it and the mutual support here will help me achieve my goal - which is to lose 60 pounds by my 45th birthday in July 2012.
I have been a binge eater since I was 12. My general tastes in food are fab (no sweet tooth, love my veggies, don't much like rich foods...) but every once in a while the Binge Demon gets me and I will consume thousands and thousands and thousands of calories in a single sitting (I'll eat foods I don't even like, just on the basis that they are fattening!!).
I am an emotional eater and after 30 years of losing weight on diets only to regain it all and then some with binges, I have decided to take a different tack - this time I am going to follow these basic rules -
(1) Only start eating when hungry (actually, physically, hungry!!)
(2) Stop eating when about three-quarters full (my test is - "Would I feel comfortable hiking half a mile uphill with this food in my stomach?" - if the answer's no, then I've eaten too much!)
(3) Eat whatever I fancy - with no regard to calorie or fat content.
(4) Go to the gym regularly and do lots of walking too.
I'm hoping that this will allow me to lose 60 pounds in 60 weeks. We shall see.
The killer will be avoiding emotional eating in times of heartache or stress, but I'm working on getting a list of things that I can do instead of eating for times like that!
So... sorry for the long intro, but that's me and I look forward to getting to know you!
I've only just started exploring this site but it looks fabulous!
I'm hoping it and the mutual support here will help me achieve my goal - which is to lose 60 pounds by my 45th birthday in July 2012.
I have been a binge eater since I was 12. My general tastes in food are fab (no sweet tooth, love my veggies, don't much like rich foods...) but every once in a while the Binge Demon gets me and I will consume thousands and thousands and thousands of calories in a single sitting (I'll eat foods I don't even like, just on the basis that they are fattening!!).
I am an emotional eater and after 30 years of losing weight on diets only to regain it all and then some with binges, I have decided to take a different tack - this time I am going to follow these basic rules -
(1) Only start eating when hungry (actually, physically, hungry!!)
(2) Stop eating when about three-quarters full (my test is - "Would I feel comfortable hiking half a mile uphill with this food in my stomach?" - if the answer's no, then I've eaten too much!)
(3) Eat whatever I fancy - with no regard to calorie or fat content.
(4) Go to the gym regularly and do lots of walking too.
I'm hoping that this will allow me to lose 60 pounds in 60 weeks. We shall see.
The killer will be avoiding emotional eating in times of heartache or stress, but I'm working on getting a list of things that I can do instead of eating for times like that!
So... sorry for the long intro, but that's me and I look forward to getting to know you!