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Hi a and welcome to our weight loss family. I say that because

everyone here is sooo supportive, caring, encouraging and friendly

that we are like a big happy family. I'm , 39 and live in

Australia. I FULLY understand what you've said about not being able

to stop eating the wrong things. I found out last year that I had

an eating disorder...compulsive overeating and that it was linked

with some emotional stuff that had happened long ago. I've worked

through all that with therapy and although I still have my off days,

I am almost over the whole 'I must eat the whole container of ice

cream or the whole cake in one sitting' thing. So I DO understand

where you're coming from. My advice would be baby steps like

drinking plenty of water, start some gentle exercise, watch the fats

in your diet (it can be surprising how they add up) but don't

deprive yourself either. If you crave something, have a little.

There are a few of us here doing WW so if you went back to that

you'd have their support as well as ours but that's up to you. You

have our FULL support anyway whatever you decide. I'm not going to

lie to you, this is not going to be easy but if you start slowly and

make these changes for life you will lose your weight and keep it

off. Now that I've written a small novel, I'll leave you with that

for now. This will give you some stuff to think about and I hope it

has helped a little. Good luck a on this journey to a

healthier, happier and slimmer you.

> I am new to this list and am hoping it will help me. I've been on

> diet after diet (usually WW) and it gets harder and less

successful

> every time. It's almost like I eat to sabotage myself - I say

today

> is the day I'm going to do it, and then I get a craving for fries,

so

> I say, ok tomorrow is the day. After all, what is one more day of

> eating badly going to do to me? But I can't stop at one day, I go

on

> to the next day and the next and the next. I eat when I'm not

> hungry, I eat when I'm bored, I eat when I feel down, you name

it.

> I'm not extremely large (5'7 and 200 pounds) but when I think that

I

> was once 130, I get scared. It was only a few pounds here and

there

> but look what it has added up to so far.

>

> I don't know how to stop eating. That sounds stupid I know, but

> that's how it is. I like lots of good foods, and I'll cook up

some

> vegetables but then I'll cook them in oil, so there goes that

idea.

> Or I'll have carrots but I'll dip them in ranch dressing (and not

the

> fat free kind either).

>

> I am afraid that one day I'll wake up and realize I am obese and

> unhealthy. If I can't lose 50 pounds today how will I lose 100 in

> ten years.

>

> I need ideas! I desperately want to get to a healthy weight but

just

> can't do it alone! I guess I'm just looking for support from

people

> who know what it's like. I have support from family and friends,

but

> they don't know what it's like to see a tub of icecream and want

to

> eat the whole thing in one sitting.

>

> So that's me. Long message I know, but I'm glad I've been able to

> find an outlet!

>

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