Binge eating is hijacking my attempts to lose weight

If you are eating badly because of an underlying depression or anxiety problem then if you arecnot getting treatment for that then you need to ask for help

Most people with eating disorders are on some sort of medication for depression or anxiety like sertraline , fluoxetine , citalopram

In terms of talking therapy the wait is a very long time to tge point you need to be very ill and very underweight

BEAT , the charity for eating disorders will be worth contacting

I think we all know that behind over eating is unhappiness or depression and the best thing to do is to be gentle and kind to yourself

Take care
 
s'nic said:
lol, just too many sweets and cakes 😳
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You laugh, but I'm serious about eating pure granulated sugar.

Having a sweet-tooth is natural, given how necessary glucose is for our bodies. And the purest, quickest and cheapest source is granulated sugar. Durely it would make more sense for those seeking sugar to eat sugar, no?
 
beating_my_betes said:
You laugh, but I'm serious about eating pure granulated sugar.

Having a sweet-tooth is natural, given how necessary glucose is for our bodies. And the purest, quickest and cheapest source is granulated sugar. Durely it would make more sense for those seeking sugar to eat sugar, no?
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One of the things my other half mentions is having sugar sandwiches when he was a kid growing up in Rhodesia.
 
Leadinglights said:
One of the things my other half mentions is having sugar sandwiches when he was a kid growing up in Rhodesia.
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I remember sugar sandwiches being pretty common in England also 😉

But even in bread it's a different issue than on its own.
 
Leadinglights said:
Many many years ago before diabetes reared it's head I did Slimming World and at 5'1'' my target weight was 7 stone 10lbs. The lowest I got was 8 stone 12lbs and I looked skeletal.
Never been anywhere near that since.
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Hi I’m newly diagnosed type 2, can I ask how you found slimming world worked with your diabetes please? I started before I was diagnosed and have lost 2 stone but hospital told me not to do it now and consider the shakes and soup plan which I don’t want to do xx
 
Jennie2210 said:
Hi I’m newly diagnosed type 2, can I ask how you found slimming world worked with your diabetes please? I started before I was diagnosed and have lost 2 stone but hospital told me not to do it now and consider the shakes and soup plan which I don’t want to do xx
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Slimming World can work but you would need to tell your consultant that you are Type 2 diabetic and what medication you may be on. They advertise having a program which is suitable.
Careful choices of the meals, picking ones with lower carbohydrate, so avoiding those which are rice, pasta or potato based and bulking out with vegetables or salads.
I think the way it works is different from when I did it as then there were 'green' and 'red' days, but that was long before, 30 Plus years before, I was diagnosed as diabetic.
There is no reason why you would need to do a shakes and soups regime unless you feel you want to go with that approach.
However depending on what medication you may be taking then a low carb approach is one many find successful. You could look at this link https://lowcarbfreshwell.com/and see how it compares with your SW approach, you will probably find the biggest difference is SW goes with low fat whereas low carb tends to say avoid low fat and go with normal fat unless you need to for other medical reasons as fats and protein do not convert to glucose whereas carbs do.
What was your HbA1C as that will indicate how much work you need to do.
 
Hello Elektra
I know this thread is slightly old but I just wanted to mention something. A possible cause for overeating, or contribution, can be ADHD, and this can improve with some medications. As this is a not well known fact, I just wanted to mention it.
Binge eating wasn't even recognised as an eating disorder by what is now called BEAT, until not many years ago, so I'm not surprised health professionals don't understand it.
Be careful trying to restrict your eating with a suspected eating disorder, without the right support, it's not recommended. Eating disorders like 'binge eating' are not based on choice, and there are powerful mechanisms at play, so it's not a case of using willpower to beat it.
I hope you find the right help 🙂
 
I could eat lots of bad stuff given the chance in the past.
But..... I think my Diabetes diagnosis shocked me into thinking about what's important in my life.
I took the decision to do something about it. I knew I needed to change my ways or I would have some very serious health issues to deal with.
I am still only at the start of that journey, but I know it will be worth it.
Short term pleasure v long term better health? for me thats no contest, and an easy decision to make.
As others have said, its really is down to you. You can do it. You really can.

Good luck with it.
 
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