binge eating
From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 04 Oct 2000 09:07:00 -0400
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I binge eat due to an eating disorder ... an emotional eating disorder - like I am
trying to fill a void - I will stuff whatever in my face and not even taste it ...
I have gotten a lot better about it ... but it is a bad thing ... hard to not do -
1st time something happens in my life that is bad I want to consume a 1/2 dozen of
donuts and will nearly swallow them whole - won't even taste them - just trying to
fill that void ... horrible feeling - viscous circle, because afterwards I feel so
guilty .. XOXO Amy
Lisa wrote:
> Neen,
>
> Please don't appologise regarding your effort to introduce some warmth
> to the board - it is greatly appreciated. My point is only that we not
> stray too far from topic to keep our focus and also not make reading the
> postings an all day affair. I do like the warm atmosphere (which really
> you are responsible for, in a manner of speaking) so as far as that
> goes, i think you did a good thing.
>
> AS for the binge eating, I know there was a whole thread about this
> awhile back (got a bit nasty actually) but I have to say i agree with
> you. I did eat too much (for me) and I used to binge like crazy ( still
> occasionally do). However, I really believe the reason I do that and
> the reason I ate to much is because I had this condition when I was a
> small child (I remember my mother scrubbing at my neck to get rid of the
> discolouration in the creases!!) and this is when you learn your life
> long eating habits. I have been on a diet forever (I serioulsy began my
> first official "cutback" in food when I was 6 weeks old - doc told my
> mum I was abit chubby and to cut back on the formula, if you can believe
> it.) Funny thing, when I look at pictures of me as a child, I was NOT a
> fat child, just alittle chubby here and there but that was the 60's for
> you, I guess.
>
> Anyway, there was a such an emphasis placed on diet and weight and we
> all know that doesn't work. So, i began to binge eat eat and sneak food
> (away from Mum) when I was very young and so the cycle set it. To this
> day, if I am along, the first impulse is to go and get something to eat
> because no one is around.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I don't think I have a serious eating disorder but I
> do think PCO and my mum (who is a wonderful person, by the way - I am
> making her sound like the mother from hell when she was actually just
> following her doc's advice) take the lion's share of my current weight.
>
> I have two sons, one of whom is quite husky (definitley not fat, just a
> big boy at age 7) and i am VERY careful not to put these fears into his
> head - I just concenrate on making sure he understands good eating
> habits and also that I don't buy lots of "crap" for him to eat.
>
> Sorry that's so long - I will shut up now!
>
> Lisa E
>
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