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I'm taking a free music theory course via the Open University. Also do my vocal exercises every day and have a virtual singing lesson via Zoom. I listen to music on youtube. I also read a lot and contribute to online discussions, usually on current affairs. I did start baking but this was not...

Unfortunately chocolate can be like a drug - and any other type of food - if you have binge eating disorder like I do. For that reason I can't do low carb because I end up going off on carb binges. I can't do any other diet either that drastically reduces consumption of particular food groups...

I hate cooking too, and spend as little time as I can get away with in the kitchen. No way am I ever going to change. I also have binge eating disorder which I have to try and work round.I tried going down to 50 carbs per day but it was too much for me and it triggered a monumental carb binge...

I too have found it hard to change my eating habits, and am far from being a superstar. There have been numerous times over the last couple of years when I have felt deeply resentful over my bad luck at piling weight on, where others seem to eat what they like with never a problem. I finally...

Oh I didn't realise carbs were better handled by bodies later in the day. I've been having low carb breakfast and evening meal, medium carb at lunchtime. I also find it hard to go without a snack, especially mid afternoon, so maybe have a piece of cheese, or veggies dipped in sour cream. But as...

A couple of tips as follows:- 1] Buy a book that gives the carb values of most types of food 2] Count carb intake on a daily basis 3] Keep a food diary. 4] check the carb content of any food that comes in a can or a packet. Be aware that most carbs are quoted in 100gms whereas the can or packet...

Haven't posted for awhile due to health issues. Have joined a gym and lost a stone in weight. Feeling more positive than before.

I'm drooling just reading about the ingredients and the recipe. Sounds gorgeous. Thoughts drifting towards my favourite pud, hot chocolate fudge cake with vanilla ice cream [smacks wrist] - don't go there. My love of sweet stuff is why I am a roly poly pudding and I can binge on it for Britain...

Yes, I turn to food when bored, also when under stress. I get a craze on specific brand/types of food [usually chocolate, cake and/or biscuits] which can go on for weeks or even months before I tire of it and move on to something else. I think keeping busy and away from easy food fixes is...

I'm sorry to hear you are struggling. I suffer from similar conditions as you and have done for many years, so I've long since given up hope of a cure and just seek to exercise damage limitation. It's a good idea to take up a new interest, but beware of taking on too much. The volunteering...

I'm still currently still classed as prediabetic, but I have the same problems as you. It's hard to give advice as everyone is different in the way they deal with their mental health condition. Depression in particular can cause havoc with people's eating habits. You don't say if you have...

I've heard that chia seeds are good for binding but I've never tried them myself. You can get them from Holland & Barrett and other health food shops.

I also have binge eating disorder, and know only too well the struggles that you are having. However you should pat yourself on the back because at least you had a wagon to fall off,whereas I've yet to get on it,lol! You might want to try cognitive behavioural therapy to deal with the eating...

The GP, like most of us, will have been bombarded over the years with promises of miracle diets and contradictory research results regarding healthy foods. That may be why she is rather cynical about LCHF diets. She has probably also encountered overweight people who have tried one extreme diet...

You feel like absolute s***e. I first knew there was something wrong when I began to struggle getting up the stairs at home when I normally ran up them. I felt deep fatigue and muscle weakness. When I started to struggle to unscrew the tops of jars because my arms were too weak, I decided it...

I didn't see the programme, but it sounds like just another attempt to demonise and punish people for being fat and having the bad luck to have inherited the genetic tendency towards type 2 diabetes. I attended a diabetes prevention course which was very patronising and treated us all like fat...