Overeaters Anonymous

[shamrockmommy]

I have been on nosdiet.com for a little over a year. Slow but sure I've been dealing with my issues of snacking, seconds and sweets. I dropped 20lbs in a year, yes, slow but I also have been changing my whole way of eating.

A few thoughts on overeating- the constant snacking causes our pancreas to continue to secrete insulin, which makes us "feel" hungry even though technically we don't actually require additional calories/energy. Your pancrease comes to expect perma-snacking so it's secreting insulin constantly. ONce you decide to stop the snacking, your pancreas needs to reset it self.

Now I do have the occasional slip up and I just move on. My body has sort of reset itself, after about a week of headaches from stopping the constant grazing and I feel good.

There is a bulletin board with lots of great support. And it's SANE and fairly easy- there's no logging or counting calories or points.

Basically the diet works like this: NO Snacks, No Seconds and No Sweets, except SOMETIMES on days that start with S (saturday, sunday and special days- like b'days).

Today's America is used to food being available 24/7. It's now ok to have a snack whenever, whereever. We can even get in our cars and drive around with any type of snack we could want.

America 50 years ago, you ate only at the meals, rarely was there seconds and of course there were no prepackaged snacks so quickly available. Sweets were for special occasions and sometimes on the weekend when the family got together for a big family meal sunday.

This way of eating has brought me back to feeling free again. Free from food. And even though I restrict myself from the sweets (chooooocolate!!) during the week, I know I can have a piece of cake or bake cookies- something really delicious and way tastier than the average oreo or hoho.

This is not to say you have an issue with sweets. Maybe it's snacking. Maybe your portions are too big. Maybe you get too much sodium in your diet, etc.

Anyway, I'm going on and on here but take a look at the noSdiet. It's totally changed my life after years of overeating, struggling with my weight, self esteem, etc.
I've come to a truce with my body and the food I eat.

I wish you success and peace on your journey :)

Tiffani

[residentofcre]

Originally Posted by shamrockmommy

I have been on nosdiet.com for a little over a year. Slow but sure I've been dealing with my issues of snacking, seconds and sweets. I dropped 20lbs in a year, yes, slow but I also have been changing my whole way of eating.

A few thoughts on overeating- the constant snacking causes our pancreas to continue to secrete insulin, which makes us "feel" hungry even though technically we don't actually require additional calories/energy. Your pancrease comes to expect perma-snacking so it's secreting insulin constantly. ONce you decide to stop the snacking, your pancreas needs to reset it self.

Now I do have the occasional slip up and I just move on. My body has sort of reset itself, after about a week of headaches from stopping the constant grazing and I feel good.

There is a bulletin board with lots of great support. And it's SANE and fairly easy- there's no logging or counting calories or points.

Basically the diet works like this: NO Snacks, No Seconds and No Sweets, except SOMETIMES on days that start with S (saturday, sunday and special days- like b'days).

Today's America is used to food being available 24/7. It's now ok to have a snack whenever, whereever. We can even get in our cars and drive around with any type of snack we could want.

America 50 years ago, you ate only at the meals, rarely was there seconds and of course there were no prepackaged snacks so quickly available. Sweets were for special occasions and sometimes on the weekend when the family got together for a big family meal sunday.

This way of eating has brought me back to feeling free again. Free from food. And even though I restrict myself from the sweets (chooooocolate!!) during the week, I know I can have a piece of cake or bake cookies- something really delicious and way tastier than the average oreo or hoho.

This is not to say you have an issue with sweets. Maybe it's snacking. Maybe your portions are too big. Maybe you get too much sodium in your diet, etc.

Anyway, I'm going on and on here but take a look at the noSdiet. It's totally changed my life after years of overeating, struggling with my weight, self esteem, etc.
I've come to a truce with my body and the food I eat.

I wish you success and peace on your journey :)

Tiffani

Thanks Tiffani... I didn't know about the pancreas... that makes sense....

I'm finding out more and more that I am not the only reason for my being fat... I am the solution .... Thanks to you I have another reason to hang in there...

Portion size is a problem with me... You know those big spoons they sell for stirring the pots... I was raised that these are what you use to serve... 2 of those is one serving... [each spoon holds about 3/4 cup Mashed Potatoes... that's at least 1 1/2 cups...] and if mom really loved you she'd reward you with "a little extra".... afterall... mom was a good cook

20 perm pounds a year... is awesome in my book... It doesn't mean a thing if I loose 40 and then gain 60... You are awesome...

Thanks Tiffani...

[thisday]

Thank you for telling me what F2F means. Yes, I go to meetings and have for many years. It's changed a lot over the years where I live so I drive to a meeting just outside my intergroup area. It's the meeting that falls at the best time for me and has a lot of strength, plus the drive is pretty. But I could use more connections when I'm at home. There is nothing like this kind of online meeting up in my area.

What is Becky's Corkboard?
Thank you.

[residentofcre]

Originally Posted by thisday

Thank you for telling me what F2F means. Yes, I go to meetings and have for many years. It's changed a lot over the years where I live so I drive to a meeting just outside my intergroup area. It's the meeting that falls at the best time for me and has a lot of strength, plus the drive is pretty. But I could use more connections when I'm at home. There is nothing like this kind of online meeting up in my area.

What is Becky's Corkboard?
Thank you.

Becky's Corkboard is a private forum. You can enter these private forums and you don't have to be a premo member....

Since they are private... you have to ask... there's a long list of them...

Go to UserCP then scoll down to the bottom on the left side there is a menu and one of the things on the list is Group Memberships... you click on that ... it'll open up a long list of them.... click on Becky's Corkboard...

I check it several times a day to make sure no one waits to long... once I verify that it's ok... then you will find Becky's CorkBoard on the list of the forums..

When you are scrolling down to click on Health & Nutrition... keep scrolling until you see it... It's above Test....

[residentofcre]

Please join us in Becky's CorkBoard where I post these copy & paste recovery notes daily


Patience

"Patience is the companion of wisdom."

Saint Augustine
(354 – 430) The Bishop of Hippo, was a philosopher and theologian
and one of the most important figures in the development of Western Christianity.

Patience is an area that I have had some REAL problems with in the past. I had a tendency to want - what I want - NOW! That included recovery. Gaining recovery, as I would eventually realize, is not the same as earning a university credit. It is a process not an end result. You have to be willing to learn to do things in HP's time and manner rather than your own. What began to happen was - the more impatient I became - the more life tended to resist my efforts. It took a long time for me to realize this. Instead of calming down, I would get even more impatient and struggle even harder. Eventually, I would have a big meltdown and feel like a fool afterwards.

The end result was absolutely no different for having done this. It took time for me to muster the willingness to do things in HP's time and manner. But when I did - life became much more peaceful and things had a tendency to work themselves out - without all the dramatics.

One Day at a Time . . .
I will learn to patiently and willingly do things in HP's time and manner.

[residentofcre]

A Chapter is going to form in Southern Maryland...

[residentofcre]

[residentofcre]

I haven't left... I'm just posting to Becky's Corkboard

[residentofcre]

Well yesterday I weighed in again... a temporary [water?] gain has subsided and I have lost another 2 pounds.... thats 267.5 now.... thanks to you [this blogging], OA and TOPS....

[residentofcre]

I'm posting to Becky's Corkboard Daily... if you would like more information... let me know....

Here's an ODAT

~ The Future ~

When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.

Oprah Winfrey

I receive the gift of abstinence one day at a time. I am relieved from the obsession to eat one day at a time. With the help of my Higher Power, I can live life on life's terms... one day at a time.


As my recovery builds and builds, I start to imagine all the possibilities for my life. Things I never had the confidence or emotional stability to pursue are options for me. Now that I am free from the despair and self-destruction of overeating, there is space to actualize new adventures. But before I become overwhelmed or grandiose in my thinking, the Program gently reminds me that it is STILL just one day a time.

One Day at a Time . . .
I will work my program so that I have a future.

~ Christine S. ~