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<blockquote data-quote="ButtterflyLady" data-source="post: 939491" data-attributes="member: 43498"><p>I understand food addiction, because I have it and have had it all my life. I also found a way to lose over 8 stone and get my HbA1c down to 37. I think it was fear of ill health that motivated me. I already had numerous symptoms that were really annoying, like a fungal infection under my tummy for over a year, for example. I was over it. And I knew serious permanent complications would not be far away if I didn't take control. </p><p></p><p>I had to really focus on my eating to achieve the changes. I still use food emotionally but because I eat low carb, I don't tend to crave carbs anymore. It only took about a week for those cravings to go. If I slip up and eat more than a tiny amount of carbs, the cravings come back.</p><p></p><p>If I were you I would try to get the gallstones sorted out so you don't have to be so strict on fats. (I realise that is easier said than done). Being able to eat more fats than I used to has really helped me. They satisfy me and I just don't have that same need to eat all the time. 3 small meals and a couple of snacks a day seems to be enough.</p><p></p><p>I'm not sure which harsh comments you were referring to, but maybe we are all so pleased with the differences we've seen from changing our diets that we just can't hold it in. I don't knowingly or intentionally say things to be harsh towards those who struggle with emotional eating, and if I have said something harsh, I apologise. I have a lot of empathy because I've been there, but I also encourage people to work hard on it because the benefits are so worth it. Getting well has given me my life back, and I hate seeing people suffer like I did.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ButtterflyLady, post: 939491, member: 43498"] I understand food addiction, because I have it and have had it all my life. I also found a way to lose over 8 stone and get my HbA1c down to 37. I think it was fear of ill health that motivated me. I already had numerous symptoms that were really annoying, like a fungal infection under my tummy for over a year, for example. I was over it. And I knew serious permanent complications would not be far away if I didn't take control. I had to really focus on my eating to achieve the changes. I still use food emotionally but because I eat low carb, I don't tend to crave carbs anymore. It only took about a week for those cravings to go. If I slip up and eat more than a tiny amount of carbs, the cravings come back. If I were you I would try to get the gallstones sorted out so you don't have to be so strict on fats. (I realise that is easier said than done). Being able to eat more fats than I used to has really helped me. They satisfy me and I just don't have that same need to eat all the time. 3 small meals and a couple of snacks a day seems to be enough. I'm not sure which harsh comments you were referring to, but maybe we are all so pleased with the differences we've seen from changing our diets that we just can't hold it in. I don't knowingly or intentionally say things to be harsh towards those who struggle with emotional eating, and if I have said something harsh, I apologise. I have a lot of empathy because I've been there, but I also encourage people to work hard on it because the benefits are so worth it. Getting well has given me my life back, and I hate seeing people suffer like I did. [/QUOTE]
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