Posted by Vera on January 27, 2004, at 14:41:51
In reply to Re: I'm doing better, posted by gardenergirl on January 11, 2004, at 21:58:52
Hi
I am sooo much like you, and our situations are even similar. I'm an overeater (but I REALLY look it) and my hub is thin. But he's also a recovering cancer patient, and during treatments, he lost more weight, of which he had none to spare! So, I cooked evrything he needed to eat, which, of course, I ate, too...I gained way more than he did. :-(
I am now on a diet, and have thought of some sort of place to go for help and support. Thing is, Weight Watchers and the like are more for support as you diet. Overeaters Anon. is more for people who, shall we say, have more of a problem with food, emotional eating, bingeing, etc. I am seriously thinking of giving it a try, but I'm still a coward when it comes to going "public" with something that is such a very private issue. I don't know if any of this applies to you, but if you, like me, are an emotional/stress eater, OA may be a better fit for you. And yes, it definitely helps to not have all the bad-for-you snacks in the house...But for me, that'd REALLY difficult, because I feel as though that's punishing my hub! What I NEED is to just have more will-power. But it's sooo hard...hence, my thought to try OA. Still in the "thinking" stages, tho!! :-)
poster:Vera
thread:296340
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