Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Hello candidanomore@..., In reference to your comment: è I would love to hear from anyone who has problem with è controlling quantities of food whether you've controlled è the cravings or not. I'm wondering if this is related to è candida or a different issue. Also, if you have some è good coping mechanisms, I would love to hear them. For me, I think it is just poor eating habits in general, but I also know that when i eat sweets of any kind, i cannot stop. it is like i am driven and i can feel the mental change take over. but the over eating Yes I eat at night even if im not hungry come around 10 and im sitting at the puter I must eat. I was thinking of limiting it to salad but i have decided to really go for the change and not eat after 10PM ill see if i have the willpower to do it... h ========Original Message======== Subj: binges Date: 1/12/2004 1:22:37 AM Eastern Standard Time From: candidanomore@... Reply-to: candidiasis candidiasis Sent from the Internet (Details) I am not new to candida. My anti-candida diet attempts have been cyclical in the past year or so. I usually achieve success and then fall back into my old habits. I admire the people on the list who can cut out so many foods from their diet and keep it up. However, I will not give in. I have recently committed to changing my lifestyle and to learning from the causes of my relapses in the past. I have learned that sugar, alcohol and caffeine are bad news. I underestimated how much self-control I lose when any of them enters my body. As for carbs, I feel symptoms when I ingest them: palpitations, difficulty breathing, feminie itch, itchy skin, but even though I was successful at eliminating them from my diet completely in the past, I am having trouble with this now so I will begin to eliminate them gradually. In the past few months, I have lost control when it comes to the quantities of food that I eat. Even when I was on a 100% anti-candida diet, I felt the need to devour everything available to me. As a result, I have begun to shop for one meal at a time, twice a day. This is time consuming, costly and goes against my desire to be efficient, but for now this is the approach that I will take. I'm beginning to think that different people have different levels of candida in their system and that is why some tolerate things others can't and why the symptoms seem stronger in some over others. I would love to hear from anyone who has problem with controlling quantities of food whether you've controlled the cravings or not. I'm wondering if this is related to candida or a different issue. Also, if you have some good coping mechanisms, I would love to hear them. thanks, sue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Hi. It took me a long time to accept the fact that your body can crave things that are not good for you. But this often happens when you have Candida. I like to joke that it IS like having " yeast beasts " in your body (but in fact it's not funny). When my Candida is out of control, if I eat something that the yeast likes (a cookie being an example), I cannot eat one, I have to eat the whole bag. (And as someone wisely pointed out on this forum recently, that isn't " normal " . It's " normal " to eat one or two). And it often deteriorates from there and I start eating non-stop. And at this stage in the binge I am aware that (a) I am not hungry ( I am not even tasting the food. But I usually I can't get control for the rest of the day and have to start over the next day. Normally, however, the Candida " diet " eliminates all the things that will feed the yeast and you shouldn't feel the need to binge. I would take a close look at the " legal " foods you have been ingesting because it sounds to me like you have a sensitivity to something you are eating which, in turn is making you overeat. And you were asking about coping mechanisms - when I find myself out of control because I can't stop eating something, I throw it in the garbage. Many's the time my husband has asked what happened to the cookies. I just tell him that I had to throw them out because they were calling to me from the cupboard. He understands. binges > > I am not new to candida. My anti-candida diet attempts have been > cyclical in the past year or so. > > I usually achieve success and then fall back into my old habits. I > admire the people on the list who can cut out so many foods from their > diet and keep it up. > > However, I will not give in. I have recently committed to changing my > lifestyle and to learning from the causes of my relapses in the past. > > I have learned that sugar, alcohol and caffeine are bad news. I > underestimated how much self-control I lose when any of them enters my > body. > > As for carbs, I feel symptoms when I ingest them: palpitations, > difficulty breathing, feminie itch, itchy skin, but even though I was > successful at eliminating them from my diet completely in the past, I > am having trouble with this now so I will begin to eliminate them > gradually. > > In the past few months, I have lost control when it comes to the > quantities of food that I eat. Even when I was on a 100% anti-candida > diet, I felt the need to devour everything available to me. As a > result, I have begun to shop for one meal at a time, twice a day. This > is time consuming, costly and goes against my desire to be efficient, > but for now this is the approach that I will take. > > I'm beginning to think that different people have different levels of > candida in their system and that is why some tolerate things others > can't and why the symptoms seem stronger in some over others. > > I would love to hear from anyone who has problem with controlling > quantities of food whether you've controlled the cravings or not. I'm > wondering if this is related to candida or a different issue. Also, if > you have some good coping mechanisms, I would love to hear them. > > thanks, > sue. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 i'm really glad you posted about this. these cravings and binges are what have been the hallmark of my candida. overwhelming urges to eat sugar and carbs, inability to stop eating once begun, and inability to digest. i developed bulimia a year ago after all of it started, and then entered treatment with an awesome therapist. a lot of my other symptoms slowly worsened, and we were pretty mystified as to why i wasn't getting better (even though i 'got' it) and i couldn't get the eating under control. lo and behold, i found 'the yeast connection and the woman', scored off the charts on his quizzes, and started the diet. when i told my therapist about it, i finally thought to tell her that i had been taking keflex for the past 2 years (misdiagnosed staph infection that was candida). she freaked out. said that if she had known, she would have taken me off it right away. definitely thinks that all of my f*ed up problems with food come from candida. i also find as i eliminate allergens (which i then promptly develop in other foods) i feel better. to make a long story short- eating disorders are not solely a psychological problem. they definitely have a physical component. aliqaesong > > I am not new to candida. My anti-candida diet attempts have been > cyclical in the past year or so. > > I usually achieve success and then fall back into my old habits. I > admire the people on the list who can cut out so many foods from their > diet and keep it up. > > However, I will not give in. I have recently committed to changing my > lifestyle and to learning from the causes of my relapses in the past. > > I have learned that sugar, alcohol and caffeine are bad news. I > underestimated how much self-control I lose when any of them enters my > body. > > As for carbs, I feel symptoms when I ingest them: palpitations, > difficulty breathing, feminie itch, itchy skin, but even though I was > successful at eliminating them from my diet completely in the past, I > am having trouble with this now so I will begin to eliminate them > gradually. > > In the past few months, I have lost control when it comes to the > quantities of food that I eat. Even when I was on a 100% anti- candida > diet, I felt the need to devour everything available to me. As a > result, I have begun to shop for one meal at a time, twice a day. This > is time consuming, costly and goes against my desire to be efficient, > but for now this is the approach that I will take. > > I'm beginning to think that different people have different levels of > candida in their system and that is why some tolerate things others > can't and why the symptoms seem stronger in some over others. > > I would love to hear from anyone who has problem with controlling > quantities of food whether you've controlled the cravings or not. I'm > wondering if this is related to candida or a different issue. Also, if > you have some good coping mechanisms, I would love to hear them. > > thanks, > sue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 12, 2004 Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 thats an awesome tip, penny. usually if i have a problem with a food it either has to go in the garbage, or in a cabinet (on a good day). its pretty funny when you make your roomates' food disappear. they don't understand so readily (and already think you're a freak for not being able to eat anything). aliqaesong i also shop for every meal or two. its been very helpful for me, particularly for cutting down on binging. i don't have all the food around me, and i pay more attention to each meal's components. i also have a lot of time on my hands! > Hi. > > It took me a long time to accept the fact that your body can crave things > that are not good for you. But this often happens when you have Candida. I > like to joke that it IS like having " yeast beasts " in your body (but in fact > it's not funny). > > When my Candida is out of control, if I eat something that the yeast likes > (a cookie being an example), I cannot eat one, I have to eat the whole bag. > (And as someone wisely pointed out on this forum recently, that isn't > " normal " . It's " normal " to eat one or two). And it often deteriorates from > there and I start eating non-stop. And at this stage in the binge I am > aware that (a) I am not hungry ( I am not even tasting the food. But I > usually I can't get control for the rest of the day and have to start over > the next day. > > Normally, however, the Candida " diet " eliminates all the things that will > feed the yeast and you shouldn't feel the need to binge. I would take a > close look at the " legal " foods you have been ingesting because it sounds to > me like you have a sensitivity to something you are eating which, in turn is > making you overeat. > > And you were asking about coping mechanisms - when I find myself out of > control because I can't stop eating something, I throw it in the garbage. > Many's the time my husband has asked what happened to the cookies. I just > tell him that I had to throw them out because they were calling to me from > the cupboard. He understands. > > > > > > > binges > > > > > > I am not new to candida. My anti-candida diet attempts have been > > cyclical in the past year or so. > > > > I usually achieve success and then fall back into my old habits. I > > admire the people on the list who can cut out so many foods from their > > diet and keep it up. > > > > However, I will not give in. I have recently committed to changing my > > lifestyle and to learning from the causes of my relapses in the past. > > > > I have learned that sugar, alcohol and caffeine are bad news. I > > underestimated how much self-control I lose when any of them enters my > > body. > > > > As for carbs, I feel symptoms when I ingest them: palpitations, > > difficulty breathing, feminie itch, itchy skin, but even though I was > > successful at eliminating them from my diet completely in the past, I > > am having trouble with this now so I will begin to eliminate them > > gradually. > > > > In the past few months, I have lost control when it comes to the > > quantities of food that I eat. Even when I was on a 100% anti- candida > > diet, I felt the need to devour everything available to me. As a > > result, I have begun to shop for one meal at a time, twice a day. This > > is time consuming, costly and goes against my desire to be efficient, > > but for now this is the approach that I will take. > > > > I'm beginning to think that different people have different levels of > > candida in their system and that is why some tolerate things others > > can't and why the symptoms seem stronger in some over others. > > > > I would love to hear from anyone who has problem with controlling > > quantities of food whether you've controlled the cravings or not. I'm > > wondering if this is related to candida or a different issue. Also, if > > you have some good coping mechanisms, I would love to hear them. > > > > thanks, > > sue. > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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