Hello Petrel and thank you for your kind words
. I so understand what you mean about weight loss being stuck. I have recently put on about 8 or 9 pounds and feel absolutely terrible about it. I honestly don't think it is down to bingeing this time, I have had to go on anti-depressant medication (only the third time in my life) and the weight gain coincides with this. I also went into an instant menopause caused by cancer treatment and I understand weight loss can be slower at this time too.
What you say is so interesting and maybe something that only people who have food issues can understand. The morning non stop eating cannot be caused by appetite surely..it has to be that psychological thing that kicks off and tells us we HAVE to eat. My danger time is mid afternoon but it also seems to me that if I eat breakfast, it somehow triggers my brain, and I want to eat more.
I notice that you have the yogurt, then the savoury eggs (salty), then the fruit (sweet) - do you get the urge to continue like that, sweet, savoury, sweet? It is so hard because it isn't about satiety is it? Yet the need to eat is so real, almost like we are driven.
I want to shift this weight I have put on, and am trying to low carb again. I have made the mistake a couple of times (and I KNEW it was a mistake!) of eating a higher carb food too, like rice, even though it wasn't much. It messes with weight loss but you may get the same as me, the mental battle between low calorie and low carb..
I fasted last Monday and it went just fine, no problems. I was going to do it today too, as I think it is good for me, gives the digestive system a rest. Unfortunately, I had to go shopping at Lidl (the only place that do the low carb rolls), I was hungry when I went, got back at lunchtime and hubby was chomping away on his ordinary rolls with the ham that I'd bought and I was unpacking my rolls - and I caved in lol. I did only have half with ham and mustard and then some yogurt with blueberries. I do eat on a small tea plate for all my meals Petrel, do you think this might help you with portions? Really for us, awareness is key - we need to realise what we are doing and acknowledge it, that's the first step. Empowerment over food decisions comes after that, ie if you slip up at breakfast and have a lot, have smaller portions later on with your lunch and dinner. Plenty of drinks to hand, be it tea, coffee, or sugar free something, also helps.
If you would like, we could try and see how we get on together for the next week, maybe see if we can lose any weight, do our fast on the same day? Only a suggestion, no pressure at all. It would be nice to have some support from someone who shares the same issues, that goes for anyone who also has the tendency to binge where it isn't caused by hunger.
What do you think?
