help me please

carolinagirlkelly · 05-08-2011, 08:45 PM

I have been off lcf for a year almost and I have a 30 pound weight gain to show for it.

I turn to food for everything, I am depressed, and becoming a seriously morbidly obese health risk.

Please anyone have a thought how to begin again, I am pretty sure, my weight problems are a combo of etiologies. ie emotional eating, candida overgrowth, laziness, depression, history of abuse. And honestly I just dont know where to turn from here.

Anyone, Im losing hope and fading fast! No insurance so cant go to counseling or doctor, etc.
I will listen and try anything.....just need some support

Heidinem · 05-09-2011, 07:31 AM

I definitely feel a pull to alcohol when I'm depressed. I have to set very firm limits for myself. What I eat doesnt affect desire of a drink though.

Jillo · 05-09-2011, 10:57 AM

Make a huge change! Change your life in a positive way somehow. Do a 60-mile breast cancer walk, or take a class you've always wanted to, or move somewhere new, or try that new hairstyle you want to try but you're afraid to. Get your passport and a plane ticket to somewhere you want to go.

If money is an issue, then just get a cheap journal or sketch book and some pens and GET OUT OF THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW and find a place you've never been to sit and watch people or watch the sky change color and write and draw - even if it's just in your own back yard.

It sounds to me like you're bored. You need more joy in your life and it's not at the bottom of a box of Cap'n Crunch.

GO FIND YOUR HAPPINESS!

Am I wrong? Maybe. But I know that I have been where you are and I have felt like that and I have wanted to give up, too.

For too many years I waited "to get thin" before I felt I deserved happiness. You deserve happiness now and the way you earn it is by looking for it. It's out there. Your happiness does not look like mine. I hope you find it.

LisaG · 05-09-2011, 11:02 AM

Jillo has some awesome ideas!!! I recently took a yoga class for 8 weeks at the local community college- it was so cheap and SOOOO worthwhile. Something about a daily walk as well as reading in the sun somewhere both make me happy, too. There are lots of little things you can do. One step at a time! Wish you well!

Bhambabe · 05-10-2011, 04:28 AM

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shapeup1 · 05-11-2011, 02:03 PM

You posted in the addiction section, so I'm assuming you feel you're addicted to food. One of the most succesful ways to deal with addictions is a 12 step program. Either overeaters anonymous or Food addicts anonymous work thru the same principle, although FAA is more detailed such as no sugar or flour. Carbs are allowed. I really suggest you give it a try its free (you can give a dollar donation at the meeting to pay for the rent)
You got nothing to lose by trying. Look them up in your area, call and hook up to someone.

IrishRose1975 · 05-11-2011, 06:50 PM

I read a book recently called When Food is Love by Geneen Roth. It has a lot of insight to why we use food to fill the emptiness in our lives. The author has gone through it herslf and the book is writen in a story telling style. So it's not telling you what to do it helps you to figure out what to do for yourself.

victoryplease · 06-10-2011, 12:48 PM

I've been coping with this for much of my life as well.

You have GOT to start a system of finding REWARDS and COPING MECHANISMS that are healthy and acceptable in your life. It's hard, I KNOW! I have no time and no money. Food is cheap and accessable, quick and anywhere.

What could be a reward for you? [ie: for me in my crazy life, a cup of tea, being able to paint or read a book is actually a reward]

What are healthy coping mechanisms? [ie: for me, walking, even a shower actually helps me to cope]

my therapist had me get a workbook [got off amazon:

Amazon.com: The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook (New... ]

You know, it all seems really dorky. But the truth is that if you are desparate enough to really want to get better, its just fricking great to have something to try to work towards.

This would be a quick basic idea of what my therapist has been having me work toward...

I wish you so much luck! I really believe that we can be successful!!!!

05-08-2011, 08:45 PM	#1
carolinagirlkelly Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 135 Gallery: carolinagirlkelly Stats: sw235/cw220/sg185/lg139 WOE: trying LC ...Atkins? Start Date: restart everyday!	help me please I have been off lcf for a year almost and I have a 30 pound weight gain to show for it. I turn to food for everything, I am depressed, and becoming a seriously morbidly obese health risk. Please anyone have a thought how to begin again, I am pretty sure, my weight problems are a combo of etiologies. ie emotional eating, candida overgrowth, laziness, depression, history of abuse. And honestly I just dont know where to turn from here. Anyone, Im losing hope and fading fast! No insurance so cant go to counseling or doctor, etc. I will listen and try anything.....just need some support __________________ Kelly http://www.lowcarbfriends.com/bbs/we...ife-again.html Week Nine Goal:185 "What you eat in private, you wear in public."

05-11-2011, 02:03 PM	#6
shapeup1 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 935 Gallery: shapeup1 WOE: Lots of protein	You posted in the addiction section, so I'm assuming you feel you're addicted to food. One of the most succesful ways to deal with addictions is a 12 step program. Either overeaters anonymous or Food addicts anonymous work thru the same principle, although FAA is more detailed such as no sugar or flour. Carbs are allowed. I really suggest you give it a try its free (you can give a dollar donation at the meeting to pay for the rent) You got nothing to lose by trying. Look them up in your area, call and hook up to someone. Last edited by shapeup1; 05-11-2011 at 02:05 PM..

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05-09-2011, 07:31 AM	#2
Heidinem Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 572 Gallery: Heidinem Stats: 130/111/105 (5') WOE: mostly pescetarian, moderate carbs Start Date: November 1, 2009	I definitely feel a pull to alcohol when I'm depressed. I have to set very firm limits for myself. What I eat doesnt affect desire of a drink though.

05-09-2011, 10:57 AM	#3
Jillo Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 351 Gallery: Jillo Stats: 247/197/175 5'7" WOE: MEDI on my own Start Date: March 2013	Make a huge change! Change your life in a positive way somehow. Do a 60-mile breast cancer walk, or take a class you've always wanted to, or move somewhere new, or try that new hairstyle you want to try but you're afraid to. Get your passport and a plane ticket to somewhere you want to go. If money is an issue, then just get a cheap journal or sketch book and some pens and GET OUT OF THE HOUSE RIGHT NOW and find a place you've never been to sit and watch people or watch the sky change color and write and draw - even if it's just in your own back yard. It sounds to me like you're bored. You need more joy in your life and it's not at the bottom of a box of Cap'n Crunch. GO FIND YOUR HAPPINESS! Am I wrong? Maybe. But I know that I have been where you are and I have felt like that and I have wanted to give up, too. For too many years I waited "to get thin" before I felt I deserved happiness. You deserve happiness now and the way you earn it is by looking for it. It's out there. Your happiness does not look like mine. I hope you find it.

05-09-2011, 11:02 AM	#4
LisaG Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Northeast USA Posts: 911 Gallery: LisaG WOE: Avoid wheat and sweets Start Date: 2002	Jillo has some awesome ideas!!! I recently took a yoga class for 8 weeks at the local community college- it was so cheap and SOOOO worthwhile. Something about a daily walk as well as reading in the sun somewhere both make me happy, too. There are lots of little things you can do. One step at a time! Wish you well!

05-10-2011, 04:28 AM	#5
Bhambabe Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Seattle, Wa Posts: 681 Gallery: Bhambabe Stats: R4P3 91 pounds released WOE: Dr. Simeon's Protocol HHCG Start Date: Started 7/21/09	Main Lowcarb Lobby Post and read all of your low carb questions, news & stories here! It's packed! HCG Diets (1772/113683) Great way to release you weight and not be hungry . Study it before you judge it . I am blessed I found HHCG,Netrition has it . A lot of us sounded like you before we found HCG . Janeann

05-11-2011, 06:50 PM	#7
IrishRose1975 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: under a palm tree sitting on the beach Posts: 142 Gallery: IrishRose1975 Stats: 299/299/150 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 05/14/13	I read a book recently called When Food is Love by Geneen Roth. It has a lot of insight to why we use food to fill the emptiness in our lives. The author has gone through it herslf and the book is writen in a story telling style. So it's not telling you what to do it helps you to figure out what to do for yourself.

06-10-2011, 12:48 PM	#8
victoryplease Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Crestone, Colorado Posts: 11 Gallery: victoryplease Stats: 312/290/130 WOE: SBD	I've been coping with this for much of my life as well. You have GOT to start a system of finding REWARDS and COPING MECHANISMS that are healthy and acceptable in your life. It's hard, I KNOW! I have no time and no money. Food is cheap and accessable, quick and anywhere. What could be a reward for you? [ie: for me in my crazy life, a cup of tea, being able to paint or read a book is actually a reward] What are healthy coping mechanisms? [ie: for me, walking, even a shower actually helps me to cope] my therapist had me get a workbook [got off amazon: Amazon.com: The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook (New... ] You know, it all seems really dorky. But the truth is that if you are desparate enough to really want to get better, its just fricking great to have something to try to work towards. This would be a quick basic idea of what my therapist has been having me work toward... I wish you so much luck! I really believe that we can be successful!!!!