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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dollydreamer" data-source="post: 133178" data-attributes="member: 25540">hi therei know how difficult it is to control eating - especially as i have an eating disorder and associated problems binge eating etc., some days i feel ok to control what i am eating and at the same time feel good about myself and the choices i am making then other days its like - i'm on another planet, i feel like **** and don't really care about what i eat except that i really try to binge on 'healthy' food but whats upsetting is the loss of self care on these days, all my good intentions go behind a curtain - i know they are there - but i just cant get to them.anyway, i'm trying to be referred to a specialist eating disorders clinic but it takes time and i totally agree that there should be more help for people who suffer with motivation problems.  thats my trouble i really want to take charge and i am really motivated but i don'tknow  maybe its i have been beaten down so many times for so long that my get up and go has just gone !!!!!All i know is that you have to keep trying and Catherine cherub is right small changes is the right way to go and build on that.I've been having trouble with my teeth and gums but now i really try hard to clean my teeth morning and night, i know for some people this might seem silly, but its a change that i am making and i am sticking to and its something that i can do irrespective of how good or bad my eating has been that day.  and i feel good just focusing on that one thing which i will do until it comes like second nature and then i will add in something else, maybe not to eat after a certain time or something and i will keep going until most of the time my eating is under control and the bingeing is less.  its a bit like when i was learning to deal with depression, everything seemed black then one day, came a ray of light and i just stuck with it until in the end that ray of lite outshone all the blackness - so i might be bingeing alot at the moment but those rays of lite are shining thru, its just that like the sun they disappear and i need to find a strategy to cope with this until the sun reappears.mhhm thats really helping me now.anyway i do hope you hubby reads these posts and that he can have a look and perhaps find that spark to just have a think about making some changes for himself - it might help if he knows that we all can feel overwhelmed sometimes, but that its part of the journey.with best regards and good wishes to you both.</blockquote>

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