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I can't stop eating
18/f
I love eating. I eat more than three meals a day and they're usually very big meals. In between those, I'm nibbling on snacks, like health bars or chips and dip. I've gained at least twenty pounds in the past three months or so. I really hate this and I hate eating so much, but I feel like I can't stop. I've eaten so much that I've gotten sick and vomited, then ate right afterwards.
I don't know why I do this. I just love the taste of food, the smell of it. If I'm about to watch a show on TV, even if I'm not hungry, I'll go grab something to eat just so I have something to do while watching the show (That could have something to do with my ADD). I'm not bulimic or anything because I don't enjoy puking. It's only happened once anyway. I mean, I'm not outrageously overweight. I'm 5'2', 147 lbs. Is there anyway I can get control over this? Things to tell myself to stop eating so much?
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Go high carb, low fat, whole foods, plant-based VEGAN! I went vegan this year and have lost 40 pounds, with minimal exercise, and eating AS MUCH as I desire bringing down my BMI from 30 to 24. I weigh less now than I did throughout high school, as an overweight teenager, even when I exercised for hours while on Junior Varsity and Varsity sports teams. I went to my annual physical earlier this month, and even my doctor was in shock.
My goal for next year is to lose 30-40 more pounds, I just need to start exercising on a regular basis. Nothing crazy, just 30-60 minutes of jogging, Ballet Beautiful, bike riding.. things like that.
I think it's amazing what I've accomplished so far, just by changing my diet, though. It's a lot easier to go vegan than it seems. I was never vegetarian, I went from being able to eat an entire box of pizza or entire tub of ice cream in one sitting to a full-fledged vegan. I now spend a lot less money on groceries, have more energy (never need caffeine, and never feel lethargic like I used to on a regular basis), have more concentration, am learning to cook, and etc. Try it for a week, that's how I started, and I felt so good that I just kept going, and it's now been 5 months! You can get every nutrient from plant foods, including protein!
Where do you get your protein?! 10 comebacks from a Vegan.
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The only vitamin you need to supplement is B12, and one I personally recommend is Garden of Life's B12 spray (cause I personally hate swallowing pills, and methylcobalamin is better than cyanocobalamin). You can buy it at any health foods store (Whole Foods, Sprouts, Trader Joe's, etc.), or online.
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These two movies turned me into a vegan overnight.
Forks Over Knives
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Processed People
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Cowspiracy
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Here are some good YouTube channels that have helped me, too.
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Good luck!
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I used to eat a lot too, but I found a solution. This helps me, so it may help you. Try chewing gum when you feel like you need food in your stomach. This really helped me so I hope it helps you! [also, chewing gum burns about 15 calories an hour!]
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In addition to what Braiden has said, I would also like to add the following little bit of advice.
If you find yourself eating just for the sake of having something to do, it can be stopped pretty easily. I used to do the same thing, and I managed to quit snacking in front of the TV by taking up hobbies that occupy my hands. So now instead of eating while I watch a movie, you might see me knitting, crocheting, cross-stitching, embroidering, tatting or doing a paint-by-number. Anything like that can really keep your hands occupied so you don't feel the need to eat. So find something fairly mindless that you can do in front of the TV, and you might be surprised.
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If you are forcing yourself to puke your food up out of guilt of overeating then you are either in the beginning stages or have an eating disorder.
If you want to fix the problem, I would advise you to seek some help for this. Therapy would probably be your best option and second I don't think it would hurt to see a nutritionist who can help you will a meal planning. Eating right and eating portion sizes come with self control, You need to learn to eat with moderation not out of boredom or the love of food. My doctor always told me "Exercise more then you eat" This is a very motivate motto that actually helped me loose 15lbs.
Puking up your food isn't healthy and becoming bulimic can actually cause tooth decay, liver and kidney failure, hair loss, etc.
Now one other thing, Obviously you are concerned about the problem of puking up your food or you wouldn't of added that information. I highly advise against it and that you seek professional help. This is treatable, You can join planet fitness for 10 bucks a month if you have one near you as well.
Anyway onto the plan
If you drink soda, Switch to water instead. If water is too boring for you then you could go with flavored water. Drink tea instead of coffee
Stock up on protein (Fish, Chicken, Tuna, Almonds)
Avoid eating white rice (White rice is actually a big high on sugar) instead switch over to wild rice. If your a pasta lover do small portions of wheat pasta instead.
A tip: Eating with your other hand will actually help you to eat less.
When you grab a plate, Grab a small plate instead of a big one and try using a blue plate if possible. The color blue is actually known to help people eat smaller meals.
Another tip: This is well known in Europe but you can take a ribbon and tie it around your waist, When it becomes snug while eating then you know you've had enough.
Don't eat after 7:00pm, If you are very hungry and need a snack go for some fruit instead of ice cream, cookies etc.
Most of all, Avoid the caffeine!
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