Hi everyone, I have been lurking for a bit but realized I have to post, it's part of the commitment I have made to myself

I have lots of weight to lose and have been fooling around for a few months. I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes in August and did not come to grips with it until yesterday. I don't have to be on any meds, just control my carbs. I monitor my BS and without all the prossesed carbs it is so in the normal range, when I eat sweets and white things it does go up, but not that high yet. I had to ask my self what was I waiting for? Complications to set in? Having to be on meds?. What a dope, I didn't know how lucky I was to catch this disease now.

When I'm 100% on LC I feel great and my appetite does decrease but my head is still at odds with myself. I didn't get this way just because I like food, there is an awful lot of emotional eating involved.

How do you all deal with that? I don't have to be hungry to want to eat. I guess this for me is the hardest part, and I know it won't go away by its self. Any suggestions?

Thanks for listening, from reading your posts, I can tell your all caring people.

Honeyone

Hi honeyone -

Welcome!

I understand where you are coming from... I do.

The thing is we all have obstacles in our lives and we can't have everything we want is what it comes down to.

This is the closest for me as far as eating is concerned. I have dieted more or less constantly for my whole life. I lost over 80lbs 10 years ago and managed to keep it off. Although the last 10 years was dieting and exercising religiously and only keeping it off - not losing anymore. It was so frustrating for me to always be hungry and always "being good" and never losing more weight.

Well this WOE has truly helped with the hunger part. And there are so many combinations of truly enjoyable food that I really think, at least for me, that my goals are finally attainable and I don't feel that i'm giving up that much this time. In fact I feel better now.

And... when you are hungry (emotionally or not) eat something protein. You are allowed to eat now - stop feeling guilty. I believe the guilt is more fuel for the emotional eaters fire.

I hope you have a good experience with your LC adventure too.

All the best...

Hi Honeyone~
Welcome to the forum. Emotional eating is very hard...........but you need to fill that hunger with something else.........something that will nurture you..............please you, give you pleasure..........something you like to do or that makes you feel good~
Hope to see more of your posts~

So glad you found us, Honeyone, and that you've de-lurked yourself!

I'd venture to guess that a high percentage of us in the Triple Digits Club got here due to emotional eating issues. Whether it's by turning to food for comfort, out of boredom, or in times of stress and sadness, many of us think of food as our "special friend" instead of what it really is...fuel.

As you point out, faithfully LCing will cause you to feel better. The good news is that those good feelings tend to stick around and for manyof us get better and better. Of course, it's natural to feel better as your esteem begins to grow while your weight decreases. LCing truly is the answer!

It is important to find other things to occupy yourself when you have urges to turn to food. For me, I throw myself into this forum and try to plan new menus. It's preparation that keeps me on track. So if it's food I long for, I address that in healthy ways.

I'll get out of the way now so others can welcome you to the group and share their wisdom.

Thanks for posting and welcome to the forum!

Donald

Try going to the "general low carb" forum and find on there a thread we started (actually we started it here) on "Dr. Phil's Questions". We have been answering them one per week, and are now up to week 4, but you are welcome to start at the beginning with week 1.

Essentially they help you to come to grips with what your emotional issues ARE regarding food and what you eat. I've found a whole lot more understanding of where I'm coming from with respect to my efforts, my self sabotage, my fears, etc.

Some of those things lurk in the back of your mind and if you don't face them you don't overcome them. Sometimes just bringing things out to the light of day helps make "big monsters" seem smaller.

Good luck and welcome aboard. You will find a lot of good people here.
Sherry

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Hi Sherry I've been reading mnost posts in that thread and I am impressed! I wish I coiuld takepart, but don't feelcomfortablejumping in at the 4th question! Is it a continuous thing? I mean, do you start again with the first question after you've done the last? SDo that new people can take part?

Thanks again!
Willeke