'I Can't stop eating' Club

Thanks Neveragain!

Thanks Neveragain for the Fitday info. I just logged on and entered all of my info. It feels good to be getting off on the right foot.
 
Hey Tkcakes :) welcome!!
Of course you can join us, well first of all congrats on losing 90 pounds! You should be proud of that even if you got some of the weight back.

If you read the posts here you know I'm like you when it comes to "cheating", it takes me just a little screw up to get me to eat like crap for the rest of the day (and sometimes even the next few days); but i've found the support I need here and I hope that you do too, we have weekly weigh-ins every sunday so that we can keep track of our progress (or step backs in some cases).
So just feel free to post here whenever you want, I'm on often so I check out the thread almost every day.

Anyway have a great day :)
 
  • sugar free gum - you cannot eat while chewing it and it lasts for ages and has next to no calories
  • nibble something low calorie instead - e.g celery or other raw veg

Also, I know this is late, and I havent introduced myself.
But, brushing your teeth is a good way also, to help the cravings. Trust me, i know just as well as all of you. Food is soooo cruel, yet so yummy.
 
Hello, My name is Olivia. I've been at this weightloss deal for a while now. I have in total dropped 160lbs.

when I started my journey I was over 287lbs and 5'2.

Now, I gained roughly 10lbs back. And I have to tell you, this is Such a struggle for me.

I have a problem with food as to where, I am fine during the day. But at night, it's like a mental thing to eat, eat, eat. I know just as well as all of you about the destruction of food. Lately I have been eating plenty of things at night. Not horrible things, but large quantities. I dont hve a problem staying away from bad stuff. Its the OK stuff that gets me, I can down 1 box of cereal in a day. And If im not careful, a whole box in 1 hr. I can eat the entire 1lb bag of pretzels...

The only thing that keeps me from gaining tons and tons of weight is that I run on my treadmill for 1 and a half to two hours a day. 10 incline, and burn 1,000 - 1,300 calories.

But im thoroughly tired of teeter tottering back and forth from 130 - 140 .. I just can't stand it anymore, and i just get so depressed, because I HAD willpower. But i lost it. and I'm so confused on when i did. and how can i get it bck? I weigh'd myself today I'm at 138lbs. and my waist is just at 30.... My lowest weight was 127 and a 27in. waist.

I have a problem where if i see positive results. i turn them negative.
EXAMPLE. I for the longest time couldnt fit back into my prom dress that i had worn the month before (yes, this is what i mean,rapid wieghtgain) I mean. it wasnt even NEAR zipping up. Then... i was like screw it... screw it! and lost the weight and put the dress on and felt good , really good... but then that night, and the many nights following i slipped, and slipped and slipped. and i refuse to try on the dress. i mostly even refuse to weigh myself. bleh it just gets me, and it's like i can't slap myself into reality as to say
" OMG you just burned 1300 calories today! why mess that up with bad food!"

I dunno. mainly im just here for tips and support on how to get myself back on focus, My goal now is 115lbs. you can look at my before and after also.
Hope to hear back from you guys. We can get through this together, i know we can.

BTW can anyhow post how much they roughly pay for gym memberships...i have the treadmill but i feel i need more of a variety.
 
Hey cocacola nice to meet you :)! Congrats on losing all that weight o.o omg I would never be able to lose that much, don't have the will power to be honest, and burning 1300 calories a day? Holy crap! That's insaneeee, I don't think I've ever burned that many calories while working out, you're like my new idol :p
How many cals a day are you eating? It's just that by burning so much your body's gotta need a bit of extra fuel, or am I totally wrong? Two more questions, how old are you and are you still 5'2? Ok I'll stop being so nosey :p

Um I'm not going to a gym or anything, I'm sooooo freaking lazy with exercising so I'm just trying to ease into it slowly and then when I'm more "addicted" i'll invest in a gym.
I remember that in the beginning of the year I was looking for a gym and the prices can go anywhere from 20 a month to around 200 (insane gyms for rich people with nothing else to do -.-). But anyway it'll always be cheaper if you get an annual plan or something like that, the prices drop a lot.

Anyway I'm off to bed, good luck with everything, talk to you and everyone else soon :p
 
I only eat extra at night. during the day it's pretty normal. I'm 18. I started weight loss when I was 16. I have a thyroid disease since I was 9... I'm no longer 5'2 . For some reason my height went down. like i lost extra foot fat. I'm 5'0. but keep 5'2 on my weightloss tracker thing cause its only fair to go by when i started. But for accurate results i do use my 5'0 height too. NO NO NO! ask away, I'd love to help or answer questions...
soooo I'ma update weekly weigh in's i guess.im trying to get back on the ball!

Last night the scale said

138.2 (unfortunately) Oct.9th

Goal for me is to eat less during the night.
 
ohh goshh.. didnt go online for a few days and so many newcomers :) Welcome all!! :D
It's amazing to meet all the new people here who have the same problems as me.. and knowing that Im not that only one whose struggling..

Im so scared for tomorrow.. I think I have gained weight this week!!! scary weigh in day.. I hope I'll do better coming week.. couz my birthday is coming up soon :( my girlsfriends want to go out etc. but Im like the fattest among them.. then I always feel so ugly hanging out with them :(

Btw, Cam> thnx for the fitday tip.. It looks really useful, I'll have a look later :)

ok.. I'm going to bed now.. hopefully I didnt gain that much tomorrow at weigh in!! :)

OH yeahh I think it's amazing that all of u achieved so much already!! really jealous.. I think I have lost my will power a bit as well.. used to sport every day for 2 hours and then eating around 1200 calories per day.. in that period I lost so much and so quick.. but know it's really hard :( dont even know why I lost that will power.. sigh.. how can we find that back?! :S but yeahh.. congratz to y'all and good luck!
 
Oh boy! stupid me! I bought a pumpkin this morning. And decided to have the seeds for a snack. it wasnt a large pumpkin, and probably had about a cup worth of seeds in it. ... wellllll. i toasted it, with only salt, nothing else. and sat down on my computer to check the forums and other things.... And goodness gracious, i was like... WELL since I did an AMAZING job today with eating, i suppose i probably SHOULD look up the calories in THESE since I'm snackin'. and i honestly thought these little things couldnt REALLY be that bad...

Well, they are. a quarter cup of them have over 15g's of fat. over 186 calories.... And I'm very sure I had atleast a half cup.. oh, great you know... I was doin' bombdigity good today... Man, i feel so sad. i put all that fat in my body.
 
Hi girls! I've been having a pretty good day although i've been cravingggg some cake my grandma bought, ughhh I really hope I don't give in later tonight (it's when I screw up the most). I've been having a hard time working out too, it's like my will power took a vacation (not that I had much to begin with).

Rainie come onnn girl it can't be that bad, last weigh in I was uppp a kg!! We all have our ups and downs, it doesn't matter if you gained a little or not, the important thing is that you work harder before next weigh in (if in fact you gained anything, your body may surprise you :p) Oh and you totally deserve to have fun on your birthday and have a little treat. Just make up for it the next day and don't over do it. I think everything goes to hell when a little treat turns into "oh screw it" and you eat anything you can get your hands on (which is what I do x_x)

Cocacola, 186 cals? It's not that bad, I mean come on that's not gonna ruin your diet and you usually burn like 1000 cals or more a day! At least it was a healthy treat and you weren't trying to cheat on purpose or anything so I wouldn't feel so bad about it, really.
 
Perelle: I am eating right now despite the fact that I have a stomach ache from eating too many bbq chicken wings. Talk about disgustingo.
 
ps

oh PS

theres an episode of GREYS ANATOMY where LEXIE is really nervous since her bf Mark (McSteamy) is fighting with her sisters bf Derrick (McDreamy) and she keeps eating all day long as if shes possessed to do it. Finally the two bfs make up and MER says to LEXIE you can stop eating now and LEXIE says oh thank god. with relief and thats how I feel about food.
 
3rd weigh in

3rd weigh in!!!!!!!!!!!

Hey girls.. its already our 3rd weigh in.. time goes sooooo fast!!!!! anyways...

JOEHOEEEEEE I didnt gain this week!!!! lost a little little bit.. but thats ok :)

I decided to also put the pounds down, since we have different measurements, and lots of the times I dont know how many some of u weigh couz I'm not really familiar with pounds.. just to make things easier :) ohw if u girls dont know how much a pound/kg is.. there is a really handy website>>

1.74m = 5"7 (I think :p)

27/09/2009: 78.5 KG (173 pounds)
05/10/2009: 76.7 KG (169 pounds)
11/10/2009: 76.4 KG (168 pounds)

cocacola> I dont think it's that bad.. and besides I think pumpkin seed contains healthy fat.. so dont feel bad about urself.. u should be happy and not feeling disgusted.. I bet u'll manage to do it.. since u already lost so much! :) keep up the good work!!

Cam> Thnx so much for ur support :) I guess bodies are weird.. even though I feel fatter I still lost a pound!! woehoe!! and I know exactly what u mean with the 'ohh whatever.. screw it' part.. I have exactly the same.. haha I usually can't control myself IF I did have a little treat.. usually it takes me a few days before I can get back on path again.. thats soooooo weirdddd... its like.. oh whatever I ate crap yesterday already.. why not another day.. such weird attitude !! Hope u have good results on ur weigh in today!! :)

Any goals/ challenges for this week? I didnt reach my 3x sport goal.. only sported for 2x!! hmm and the water part.. think I didnt drink 2l every day.. maybe like 4 days I did.. and then 3 days not something like that... so for me this week still the same goals:

- 2L water per day
- sport 3x

good luck to all of you :)
 
Tired of being the fat girl

Hello everyone!

I hope its ok if i join this post? (Even if its a few weeks late) but honestly, reading all your posts i dont think itll be a problem as you guys seem very supportive and friendly. :D

Guess I should intro myself, im 18 (19 this Dec) and I have ALWAYS been the fat girl. Stats are, im 5"8 1/2 (sorry im actually australian so this feet thing is a bit weird lol) and im 187 pounds (vomit)

The thing is, because im quite tall, and fairly well proportioned (other than frustratingly small breasts and a MASSIVE waist, i mean seriously I swear it looks like i have 2 sets of A cup breasts hahaha sexy eh??
But because if this, ive been able to lie to myself for so much longer about my weight. For quite a while I was around the 170ish mark, and thta was ok, i was just a bit pudgy, but i saw some photos of me recenbtly, and let face facts, i looked terirble. I looked so bloated. The thing is, like you ladies here, i cant seem to stop bingeing. Ill be eating and knowing i shouldnt, ill actually bfeel phisically ill and il still keep eating! I feel like its always tomorrow ill start erating healthy, tomorrow ill start losing wieght, but it never happens! Im abroad at the moment and im going home for xmas (approx 8 weeks) and i want to e thinner for when I go home, i dont want to come back fatter than when I left. Id like to lose 2 -3 pounds a weeks.
Goal for week one.
2 - 3 pounds lost
25 sit ups and push ups a day
Perelle >> I think from the sounds of it you wne t through hell, and 2while i cant pretend to understand what it was like, i admire the hell out of you for pulling through, and changing nyour nlife. I dont even know what id do, probably hibernate move to a remote log cabin in the middle of nowhere and gain 200 pounds!
Talk to you all soon xx

PS Sorry for the tediously long post
 
Hello Everyone, wow how this group has grown. I made a list of names just to keep track. If anyone wants to add their names to their posts, that might help us to keep track. :grouphug:

Neveragain: Oh yeah the willpower (or lack thereof) I have soooo been there. I hate to workout but once I do, I really do feel better. I just bought a new workout playlist for the ipod so i am hoping that will help this week. (biggest loser workout volumn 3 and biggest loser 70's Disco hits)

Rainie: Happy Birthday (soon) it is a hard time especially since I like to celebrate the whole Birthday MONTH. It's easy to overdo so enjoy on your bday and keep it to that. You know you will get back on track the next day. Thanks for the conversion site, I have just as much trouble figuring out kilos :)

Olivia: I agree the pumpkin seeds are healthier than say macadamia nuts! I think pumpkin seeds have the good fat, so don't beat yourself up too much. I also am a late night eater, especially when everyone else is in bed and can't see me. This week I am telling myself that I can't eat in the family room (where the main TV is) I can only eat at the table. I need to break the habit of eating by the TV. It seems we can eat and eat without being conscious of what we are doing. Maybe this would help you at night. Is there a hobby or something that you could do to keep your hands busy, maybe that would also help. As far as the gym, mine is a yearly fee or $5 if you pay by the day. I need the variety to keep me going. I add swimming to my workout and they have a good lap pool. Do you have 24 hour Fitness Gyms there? I know they are less expensive.

Melissa, I admire your strength, you have been through so much. That would have given me license to go off the deep end and you are moving forward. There will always be struggles and it doesn't help that food makes us feel soooooo good (temporarily) Hang in there, you are strong!

Meece001: Welcome, nice to meet you here. I hope you find the encouragement and strength here to help you to drop those pounds. I've been where you are and I know you can do it. Just wait till you get back home, you'll look and feel great!

Sorry to go on and on. It is great getting to know everyone. I had a great day yesterday. No cheating and it sure felt good! I even made one of my favorite dinners for the family but I stuck to my plan. I feel like I am getting back in control. For me it is a daily thing. I know I can do this for one day at a time. I can't allow myself to get all worried about tomorrows food. Focus on today!!! Well I did weigh in and much to my surprise, I lost a few pounds. Now I know I can move forward. Every little bit of this helps, the working out, eating better and positive attitude. Thanks for listening. Now I just have to face going to the gym first thing in the morning (5:30 am) yuk !!!! I will go to bed on time tonight, that will surely help. Have a great day everyone and I promise not to be too long winded tomorrow.:seeya:

Starting weight on 9/28: 170 lbs or 77 kgm

week 3 weigh in: 166 lbs or 75 kgm

Nothing tastes as good as looking good feels!!
(well there are times I don't believe that statement since there is some really great food out there!!!!! :smilielol5:

Tricia
 
Hey girls! 3rd weigh innnn my god! Time goes by so damn fast!

Meece welcome!! I'm so glad that there's new people joining all the time :) we can all share our stories, support each other and reach our goals together w000t. And my god I feel like suchh a shortyyy between you girls! :p

I finally lost some weighhhtttt :hurray::hurray:

So

Week 1(starting weight):57 (126)
Week 2(fail :p):58 (128)
Week 3(mostly water weight):55 (121.5)

I was thinking about what I must have looked like before ( at 155lbs/70kg) and I just don't remember, I kept fooling myself into believing that I wasn't that fat but the scale wasn't lying, I was in such bad shape.

Anyway I'm gonna look into joining a gym or something, I can't keep doing nothing, I just finished week 1 of the couch to 5k program and wow I SUCK ass at running, but hopefully I'll be able to be decent at it in a few months :)

Anyway good luck with everything girls, talk to you soon.

Ps: Meece I'm totally flat chested as well -.- I'm considering a boob job actually, if only I had the money.. Oh well...
 
Hey girls!

Congratz on the weigh loss :) hihi.. I feel so happy because this forum IS actually helping us to lose weight :) and I feel more stronger because I know that I'm not the only one.. and we're really encouraging each other!!! :)

Tricia: Thnx so much for the list with all the members... I kinda lost it already.. so many people joining and joining :) It's really nice of u that u wrote a message to all of us.. haha It felt really personal and encouraging!! thnx so much!! I'll try to party on my birthday and then hopefully I'll stick to my healthy lifestyle afterwards again :)

Cam: Dont look back on the days how we used to be balblabla.. only look forward.. living a better life.. tomorrow is more important than yesterday right ? :) u used to be 70 kg.. SO WHAT UR NOT ANYMORE!! thats the most important of all :) If u keep thinking how fat u used to be.. u'll be unhappy.. think of what u've already achieved and how far u've come :) U can do it!! oh.. maybe u can find something that u love to do instead of forcing urself to go to the gym.. couz I hate hate hate hate hate !! to go to the gym as well... but I figured out that I love to dance.. so I joined dancing class.. time goes so fast during dancing class.. and Im sweating like piggy :p hahaha.. u should find something that u actually enjoy to do!!

Meece: welcome!!! of course u can join in now! I'm sure u'll lose a bit before u go back to Australia and see ur family! I had kinda the same when I was on my internship... just think of the compliments u'll receive when ur going back home... everyone will be like.. wowww you look amazing :)

Meece & Cam: flat chested doesnt matter!!! size A can be really beautiful too.. I think natural beauty is the most beautiful thing on earth.. and u know a lot of guys DO actually like smaller boobs :)

good luck this week girls
 
Hi Everyone!!!!! HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!!!!!!

yesterdays weigh in: 168lbs

today's weigh in: Lord only knows because I have stuffed myself silly!!!! aha
 
Perelle, don't worry ur not the only one who has stuffed urself full together.. I did as well!!! :( but yeah.. tomorrow is another day!! :D Stay strongggggg
 
Hi and Happy Tuesday! I had a great day yesterday with food and exercise. Made it to the gym TWICE. It is time to kick it into gear! Luckily, no food related activities coming up so that keeps the pressure off a little to want to cheat and overeat. I know all I need is a few solid days of staying on plan and being commited to exercise and I will begin to have that "in control" feeling back. It is so hard to say NO to going out to dinner etc but once you say it out loud, NO, I can't go, it seems to get easier. Stay strong and focused we are almost 1/2 way through another week. :hurray:
Have a great day
Tricia
 
geez.. whats wrong with me :( seems like I cant get back on track.. eating so much latelyy... sighhh and Monday is my birthday already.. another year with a fat ugly body... :(
 
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