I am 54 years old, Christian, wife, mom, stepmom, grandmother, counselor, and at 55 pounds over goal. My weight is kind of in the middle at 204. 5--up from a few months ago, but down from a few weeks ago. . .My job is ok but stressful. with some hormone challenges, unresolved grief, bouts of depression , fibromyalgia, binge eating, ADHD, and irritable bowel, I manage to function pretty well. I am a fighter, a survivor.
I am 54 years old, Christian, wife, mom, stepmom, grandmother, counselor, and at 55 pounds over goal. My weight is kind of in the middle at 204. 5--up from a few months ago, but down from a few weeks ago. . .My job is ok but stressful. with some hormone challenges, unresolved grief, bouts of depression , fibromyalgia, binge eating, ADHD, and irritable bowel, I manage to function pretty well. I am a fighter, a survivor.
Nature, writing, reading, walks, hiking(when I get in better shape) and canoeing. I also used to like painting, and I might try my hand at it again. I also like gardening, especially flowers and now some fruit trees, and such.
Nature, writing, reading, walks, hiking(when I get in better shape) and canoeing. I also used to like
June 17, 2009 8:15am
Well, this is harder than I figured. My dog went everywhere in my house with me, and out in the yard with me to work on my flowers(she couldn't …
June 15, 2009 10:29am
Well friends, I just said goodbye to my dog who we raised from a pup for the past 17 years. She was a good dog, and had some good years, but it …
June 6, 2009 10:50am
This has not been a restful week--until last night--I think I went to bed at 930 and slept till 830 this morning after several days of 4-5 hours …
June 4, 2009 8:35am
Well I binged on Monday andTuesday--saw a new therapist(in the office with my other therapist today). I think I got passed off for my own good. This …
June 1, 2009 10:14pm
Couple of better days, and then the mother of all binges today. Worst I 've done in awhile. Ended up very miserable. After a good weekend, and a …
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Hey! I miss talking to you! How are you doing? Hope you're all right! Hope to hear from you sometime when you get a minute. Take care and blessings to you!
I have had an eating disorder since I was a child, I think. That's when I started using food. I was anorexic as a teenager for awhile. And my first episode of compulsive overeating big time was in my 20's. I slimmed down and was fairly normal in my 30's but by 40, I was playing the game again. Numb out, we'll call it. Eat till you don't feel.
I am 54, and 55 pounds overweight. My weight has been up and down over the years, but I am stuck at the current weight.. There's been a lot of changes in my life and a lot of stress. I am trying to "eat normal", have joined weight watchers for some accountability, am seeing a doctor and about to start therapy. I am a compulsive overeater, and I was a little surprised that there was no place for binge eating or compulsive overeating on the eating disorders page.
I have had problems with depression--a lot as a teenager, terrible in my 20's, but now I have to say its part of my struggle to lose weight. I don't get depressed if I am working, but dont handle down time well. And sometimes I isolate a lot. My self image, with a weight problem, is kind of in the toilet. I know I need some work.
I am a binge eater--a compulsive overeater, and a food addict-- I have had periods of normal weight lasting several years in my life, when things were going good. I obsess on food when I have to plan, or concern myself with feeding others. I am a Christian, counselor, a wife, a mother, grandmother. Food has ruled my life. I used food, much like the alcoholic. I am in recovery--have done 12 step programs, am in therapy, and take Prozac. My weight is 68 pounds above goal.
I sm 52 years old, and have had irritable bowel problems for 13 years at least--I noticed the difficulty first after gallbladder surgery. I have the combination type--where I get diarrhea and constipation, but my most miserable problem is bloating. I dare not skip a meal, or eat fried foods. I am also laotose intolerant--and I think I get flareups when I don't realize I am getting milk products, or don't think its enough to hurt me. I watch what I eat--and have learned many of the triggers.
Bayou here, 52 year old Louisiana lady, wife, mom, stepmom, grandmother, counselor. I am about 70 pounds overweight, have always been hypoglycemic--recently diagnosed as pre-diabetic--but my sugars have gone up--I am taking glucophage and trying to regulate my eating.
Just realized my pattern. I make it through Christmas fine, and then the dive. My weight and depression increase, my anxiety increases, my self esteem, my energy and my zest for life goes to zero. My doctor pointed out the pattern. I have known I have problems with depression forever, but never saw this pattern. I am improving some now, but would love to hear what helps. I am trying to get out in the sun as much as possible, now that its warmer. I have considered light therapy.
I may be the oldest just diagnosed ADHD person. I am 54, and was just tested. I had asked for it before, but the social worker at that time said, not with my grades. My difficulties are with organization, losing things and not finishing things, visual memory, and with details. I interrupt people, and get bored very easy. The psychologist this time said I had severe problems with ADD. I cried afterwards. I have been made to feel stupid and like a misfit so many times. Bayou
I am 54, Christian, a wife, a counselor, a mom, a grandmom,and a friend. But I have some unresolved grief I didn't realize was so still there. I lost my stepson in 2005(he was 21--I'd been his stepmom 14 years, and he lived with us. Then last year, my daughter in law had a miscarriage-- I went into depression. I am menopausal-I only had one child--so I think I had several losses-- last year, I left a job that I had tried hard to make work. I am here to see if I can put the grief to rest.
