nikko201

Newbie here...

Posted on 09/15/09, 09:50 am

Hello group members,
I just wanted to introduce myself and share a little about my struggles with weight. I'm only 4' 11" and weighed in at 226.8 a few days ago. According to the charts I should lose 100 pounds, but my goal weight is 135. I joined this group after looking over all of the ones available not only because of the amount of weight I need to lose, but because you all seem like a very understanding and supportive group of people.

I was diagnosed with bulimia but never did any type of purging, so as you can imagine I just keep right on packing the pounds on with my frequent grazing and binges. Fortunately, my blood counts are still all in a safe place but I fear and know without a doubt, that I'm heading for disaster. I'm also a recovering addict and know through my step work that the eating is just another manifistation of the disease of addiction. Like with the drugs, I use food to avoid and numb the negative feelings we all hate feeling.

I quit using marijuana just 6 days ago, 09/09/09 is my clean date. But I know from past experience that the eating gets worse as a result. I've got to do something, but dieting only makes things worse for me. Well anyway, I'm here for support and I hope to give as well as receive it. I look forward to getting to know you all here and maybe even make some new on-line friends.

Thanks for taking the time to read my post ~ Nikko

• Reply #1 09/17/09  11:06am
  
  Kathy253
  Welcome to the group. Maybe if you got some sort of a hobby to work on when you feel like binging. I seem to nibble more in the evenings so I try and find something to do with my hands to keep them busy. Plus drinking water. It helps fill you up and if you don't feel hungry a while after drinking it your weren't hungry. Good luck. Don't think of it as a diet. Think of it as a life change.
• Reply #2 09/19/09  12:22pm
  
  sparky82
  i am also new here i just joined now. i am very self-conscience about my weight i was at my highest weight on 7/17/09 and that was 515 i was weighed 9/17 and i am down to 468. i am very happy but the nutritionist is concerned because i am losing is too fast. right now the problem is i have no appetite. i am eating lettuce with ff dressing for lunch and supper and most of the time skipping breakfast. Lettuce has no nutriton value it is mostly water. ocassionally i still binge at night. i am so disgusted with being obese all my life that i can't eat anymore. and i used to drink regular pop all the time now if i even have any it is diet now i drink bottled water with those sugar-free juice mixes which i know isn't much better. but at least i'm trying. that't the way i look at it.
• Reply #3 11/09/09  6:19am
  
  Mars
  Hi newbies... sorry I'm so slow to say hello. Welcome to the group!

For people who are CURRENTLY morbidly obese by definition. 100 + lbs overweight. If you want to talk about things without being judged or pressured by skinny people telling us how to lose weight, then you will be welcome here. Not meant to be an angry group, but a emotional support group. Please no harassing or bullying. Thank you.