Your Cure. Have You Tried To Discover Why You are Overweight or Obese? - Page 2

panpan16 · 10-04-2006, 01:12 PM

Thanks for the list of these books!

BlueBrooke · 10-05-2006, 12:35 AM

This isn't a sticky?

Thanks for posting this -- glad it rose to the top eventually so I could see it. I'm having a really hard time right now and maybe there's some insight in these links.

Thanks!

BFL Chick · 10-14-2006, 07:59 PM

I was having such a hard time and some of these articles really helped me! She has so many great articles on Prevention Magazine's website....
Not sure if this is a sticky yet, but it definitely should be!!!!

jada · 10-16-2006, 05:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shantony

I learned that my eating was in place of nurturing. I was looking for unconditional love and I ate food. It gave me satisfaciton, comfort and pleasure. So I would turn to it whenever I had discomfort or pain. Food to me was like a surrogate mother, lover and dear friend. However much I loved food. Food didn't love me back. Food treated me sadistically. It offered me a small ounce of pleasure and then started choking the life from me.

this is me. I am searching for love and yet I see it in the mirror everyday but i dont even allow myself to love myself. That is how cold I have been-food is not only comfort but i punish my body and stuff myself because that is what i thought i was worth, to be emotionally stuffed and suffocated.

But God has and is an inspiration and so is everyone here, and with time Im overcoming this. I will beat it. food is n addiction and Im slowly rehabiltating myself

I am 100% not giving up

Kerry_Will_Win · 10-19-2006, 03:46 PM

subscribing

Diana · 10-20-2006, 04:16 AM

Looks like I need to run to the library!!!

Tracey40 · 10-20-2006, 06:52 AM

Bumping!

Thanks, I plan on checking some of those out through the library! I'm a stress person - I go either way - too much or not at all! LOL

Thank you so much!!!

cleochatra · 10-20-2006, 07:17 AM

Did anyone mention

Dr Phil's Ultimate Weight Solution?

I can't say enough good things about this book! Don't follow he diet at the very end (which only takes up a few pages anyway), and even if you don't like his show, OMG, he is amazing in this book.

With questionaires to work through and some very get real analyzation, I know he helped kick my butt to get where I needed to be to lose weight.

I attribute the 115 pounds I've lost to three things: Support, Dr Atkins and Dr Phil's Ultimate Weight Solution book!

Portia · 10-20-2006, 03:40 PM

The article by Geneen Roth on saying no really hit home with me. Thanks (belated) Tada.

minimonkey · 10-20-2006, 04:01 PM

This is a great thread, and I'm so glad to see it here!!!

Thanks, too, Nonstickpam for bringing up the *physical* part of things... my weight problems turned out to be due to undiagnosed Lyme disease, which wreaks havoc with the thyroid, the hormones, and everything else in the body.

I do appreciate the emotional aspects of eating, though... I had an eating disorder as a teen (long ago now) so I've been down that road, too.

msmoon · 10-21-2006, 08:43 AM

Pauline you are a great help as well as great inspiration.
Giving this another bump until it becomes a sticky!

miraclemom · 10-21-2006, 02:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cleochatra

Did anyone mention

Dr Phil's Ultimate Weight Solution?

I can't say enough good things about this book! Don't follow he diet at the very end (which only takes up a few pages anyway), and even if you don't like his show, OMG, he is amazing in this book.

With questionaires to work through and some very get real analyzation, I know he helped kick my butt to get where I needed to be to lose weight.

I attribute the 115 pounds I've lost to three things: Support, Dr Atkins and Dr Phil's Ultimate Weight Solution book!

Thank you for mentioning this book. I have it and have been meaning to get it out again for a kick in my butt but kept forgeting. I'm getting it down from my shelf right now. Thanks!

cleochatra · 10-21-2006, 03:09 PM

miraclemom! You're welcome! I super-love this book! I've had some challenges before where we read the book as a group (a chapter a week). It really made a difference! And being able to discuss the book chapter-by-chapter made a huge difference, too. It makes you feel like you're not the only alone in the struggle. I'm glad you've found the book to be a wonderful one as well! I know it sure sets things straight for me.

BFL Chick · 10-29-2006, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jada

this is me. I am searching for love and yet I see it in the mirror everyday but i dont even allow myself to love myself. That is how cold I have been-food is not only comfort but i punish my body and stuff myself because that is what i thought i was worth, to be emotionally stuffed and suffocated.

But God has and is an inspiration and so is everyone here, and with time Im overcoming this. I will beat it. food is n addiction and Im slowly rehabiltating myself

I am 100% not giving up

Way to go! You can do it! Love that smile by the way!

TaDa! · 02-10-2008, 06:21 AM

bumping to help a few friends

Rory8343 · 02-10-2008, 06:41 AM

Great Idea! Great List.

jezzie · 02-10-2008, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Why You are Overweight or Obese?

Three books about 'why' that I would recommend are:

1) The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom

2) Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?

and

3) Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More than We Think

KayeJH · 02-10-2008, 01:44 PM

Thank you so much Tada for sharing this. I will be reading up!!

Kaye

Purrgirl · 02-10-2008, 06:13 PM

Glad this thread was bumped! Off to read the articles mentioned by Tada!

teri f · 02-11-2008, 05:22 AM

I know EXACTLY why I'm overweight and why I overeat. It's quite simple for me. I'm addicted to sugar/carbs and if I eat it, it sends me into a tailspin. My voracious appetite comes back and I can't eat enough! If I keep that under control I eat well, my health improves and I lose weight. It took me awhile to figure that all out but I finally did....the hard way. lol.

ArmyWife04 · 02-11-2008, 06:05 AM

afuentes · 02-11-2008, 09:29 AM

Thanks for that thread.

Portia · 02-11-2008, 10:30 AM

Thanks for bumping. I read a couple of Geneen Roth's books after first seeing this thread. They were interesting, but what really resonated with me was the boundary setting issue. That's a biggie for me - it was even before I had children and now it is even more so.

mom2twoboys · 02-11-2008, 11:26 AM

I think I should go to the library! Thanks for the info!

jezzie · 02-19-2008, 12:38 PM

Excellent.

NWLoser · 02-19-2008, 02:40 PM

Thank you thank you Pauline! I have learned so much since you have been back on the boards! The boundaries discussion really hit home to me. That is me. Lots of times doing for others not because I want to but out of guilt, etc. I need to set more boundaries and take care of myself. That was so thought provoking that I am going to sit down and do some writing about it today. Thanks again!

thisisrightnow · 02-19-2008, 05:10 PM

I know why I'm overweight. I'm not overweight because I was always hungry and could never seem to get enough to eat, nor am I an emotional eater. I'm strictly a boredom eater and I didn't realize this til probably about 2 years ago. I would associate watching TV or being on the computer with eating food. And since I used to always be on the computer, I was always eating food to accompany me. Since I've learned that it's a psychological thing and I'm not really even hungry.

flatferenghi · 02-20-2008, 04:59 AM

I always believed that somehow i was biologically flawed in a way that i was not able to feel full after a big meal, and even an hour later it was as if I had never eaten. I have trained myself, gradually, over the course of time, to cut down on the daily quantity of food (thanks to Weight Watchers)and because of the low carb approach(thanks to ATKINS), I have lost 111 lbs to date. It always happened, and is happening now that after the 100 lbs loss, i am exponentially hungry. I do slip from time to time. But, because i am mindful of my goal 24/7, these 'slippages' are self limiting. In the past, i only gave thought to the moment at hand. I had to feed the inner demon.As a consequence, I always put the weight back on plus more. Now, I stay mindful of my progress to date. GETTING TO GOAL is so important, that I am able to keep on plan. Whether there is a lab test to show whatever it is was causing the pathological obesity, I do not know. The TREATMENT is to stay on plan, celebrate the progress, and be forgiving of the TEMPORARY backsliding. SUCCESS TO US ALL!!! Love & Profits:FLATFERENGHI

10-20-2006, 07:17 AM	#38
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,885 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	Did anyone mention Dr Phil's Ultimate Weight Solution? I can't say enough good things about this book! Don't follow he diet at the very end (which only takes up a few pages anyway), and even if you don't like his show, OMG, he is amazing in this book. With questionaires to work through and some very get real analyzation, I know he helped kick my butt to get where I needed to be to lose weight. I attribute the 115 pounds I've lost to three things: Support, Dr Atkins and Dr Phil's Ultimate Weight Solution book! __________________ National Low-Carb Examiner Columnist The Lighter Side of Low Carb blog Mid-Year Resolution Challenge member: 86 to lose/ 22 lost/ 64 pounds to go We Are Carbarella!

02-20-2008, 04:59 AM	#58
flatferenghi MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2,360 Gallery: flatferenghi	missing gene? I always believed that somehow i was biologically flawed in a way that i was not able to feel full after a big meal, and even an hour later it was as if I had never eaten. I have trained myself, gradually, over the course of time, to cut down on the daily quantity of food (thanks to Weight Watchers)and because of the low carb approach(thanks to ATKINS), I have lost 111 lbs to date. It always happened, and is happening now that after the 100 lbs loss, i am exponentially hungry. I do slip from time to time. But, because i am mindful of my goal 24/7, these 'slippages' are self limiting. In the past, i only gave thought to the moment at hand. I had to feed the inner demon.As a consequence, I always put the weight back on plus more. Now, I stay mindful of my progress to date. GETTING TO GOAL is so important, that I am able to keep on plan. Whether there is a lab test to show whatever it is was causing the pathological obesity, I do not know. The TREATMENT is to stay on plan, celebrate the progress, and be forgiving of the TEMPORARY backsliding. SUCCESS TO US ALL!!! Love & Profits:FLATFERENGHI

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10-04-2006, 01:12 PM	#31
panpan16 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 466 Gallery: panpan16 Stats: 160/127/130 5'5" WOE: Atkins OWL (6th rung) Start Date: July 22, 2006	Thanks for the list of these books!

10-05-2006, 12:35 AM	#32
BlueBrooke MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,050 Gallery: BlueBrooke	This isn't a sticky? Thanks for posting this -- glad it rose to the top eventually so I could see it. I'm having a really hard time right now and maybe there's some insight in these links. Thanks!

10-14-2006, 07:59 PM	#33
BFL Chick Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Baltimore Posts: 4,315 Gallery: BFL Chick Stats: 192/136.5/125 (5' 6.5") WOE: Eating healthy and exercising! Start Date: 1/01 Atkins, 6/06 NS, 11/06 cals, 07/07 LFL	I was having such a hard time and some of these articles really helped me! She has so many great articles on Prevention Magazine's website.... Not sure if this is a sticky yet, but it definitely should be!!!!

10-19-2006, 03:46 PM	#35
Kerry_Will_Win Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Jordan, Utah Posts: 233 Gallery: Kerry_Will_Win Stats: 244/184/140 WOE: HCG Protocol & Atkins Start Date: June 5, 2008	subscribing

10-20-2006, 04:16 AM	#36
Diana Allergic to Carbs- I break out in Fat! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 34,973 Gallery: Diana Stats: 176.5/138.8/134 (5'3") WOE: The Original Atkins Start Date: 8/11/03 Restart 4/08	Looks like I need to run to the library!!!

10-20-2006, 06:52 AM	#37
Tracey40 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 3,778 Gallery: Tracey40 Stats: 161 / 143 /130 5'6 45 yrs old Start Date: Every day is a new day!	Bumping! Thanks, I plan on checking some of those out through the library! I'm a stress person - I go either way - too much or not at all! LOL Thank you so much!!!

10-20-2006, 03:40 PM	#39
Portia MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 1,449 Gallery: Portia Stats: 228/204.5/160 WOE: Atkins/whole foods Start Date: 7/15/08	The article by Geneen Roth on saying no really hit home with me. Thanks (belated) Tada.

10-20-2006, 04:01 PM	#40
minimonkey MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,420 Gallery: minimonkey Stats: Almost there again!!!! WOE: Low carb, high protein Start Date: July 2003	This is a great thread, and I'm so glad to see it here!!! Thanks, too, Nonstickpam for bringing up the physical part of things... my weight problems turned out to be due to undiagnosed Lyme disease, which wreaks havoc with the thyroid, the hormones, and everything else in the body. I do appreciate the emotional aspects of eating, though... I had an eating disorder as a teen (long ago now) so I've been down that road, too.

10-21-2006, 08:43 AM	#41
msmoon MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 2,899 Gallery: msmoon	Pauline you are a great help as well as great inspiration. Giving this another bump until it becomes a sticky!

10-21-2006, 03:09 PM	#43
cleochatra Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: May 2005 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 7,885 Gallery: cleochatra Stats: 350/264/125 WOE: Atkins Start Date: January 1, 2008	miraclemom! You're welcome! I super-love this book! I've had some challenges before where we read the book as a group (a chapter a week). It really made a difference! And being able to discuss the book chapter-by-chapter made a huge difference, too. It makes you feel like you're not the only alone in the struggle. I'm glad you've found the book to be a wonderful one as well! I know it sure sets things straight for me.

02-19-2008, 12:38 PM	#55
jezzie Old Wise One Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Hudson River Valley Posts: 37,214 Blog Entries: 77 Gallery: jezzie Stats: choosing to be scale-free; WOE: YOU:on a Diet - Dr. Oz Start Date: 04/22/07 - lightbulb; started YOU forthwith	Excellent.

02-10-2008, 06:21 AM	#45
TaDa! Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 10,054 Gallery: TaDa! Stats: 236.5/128.5/128-133 & 5'3" tall WOE: Atkins (Vegetarian + Fish) Start Date: 6/03 & Goal! 5/06	bumping to help a few friends

02-10-2008, 06:41 AM	#46
Rory8343 Big Yapper!!!! Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 7,520 Blog Entries: 12 Gallery: Rory8343 Stats: 20W/16M/8 WOE: Atkins is the Man! Start Date: January 2003 Start again November 2007	Great Idea! Great List.

02-10-2008, 01:44 PM	#48
KayeJH Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 244 Gallery: KayeJH WOE: Atkins	Thank you so much Tada for sharing this. I will be reading up!! Kaye

02-10-2008, 06:13 PM	#49
Purrgirl Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 5,105 Gallery: Purrgirl Stats: 146/128 5'6	Glad this thread was bumped! Off to read the articles mentioned by Tada!

02-11-2008, 05:22 AM	#50
teri f Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Fredericktown, Ohio Posts: 3,456 Gallery: teri f Stats: 203/158/145 WOE: Atkins Start Date: Restart 6/18/2007	I know EXACTLY why I'm overweight and why I overeat. It's quite simple for me. I'm addicted to sugar/carbs and if I eat it, it sends me into a tailspin. My voracious appetite comes back and I can't eat enough! If I keep that under control I eat well, my health improves and I lose weight. It took me awhile to figure that all out but I finally did....the hard way. lol.

02-11-2008, 06:05 AM	#51
ArmyWife04 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 292 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: ArmyWife04 WOE: Cracking the Code! Start Date: upon awakening daily!	bump

02-11-2008, 09:29 AM	#52
afuentes MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Las Vegas, Nevada Posts: 2,151 Gallery: afuentes Stats: 190/179/150 WOE: ATKINS Start Date: honest restart - 11/20/08	Thanks for that thread.

02-11-2008, 10:30 AM	#53
Portia MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NYC Posts: 1,449 Gallery: Portia Stats: 228/204.5/160 WOE: Atkins/whole foods Start Date: 7/15/08	Thanks for bumping. I read a couple of Geneen Roth's books after first seeing this thread. They were interesting, but what really resonated with me was the boundary setting issue. That's a biggie for me - it was even before I had children and now it is even more so.

02-11-2008, 11:26 AM	#54
mom2twoboys MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Mom to 2 boys and a girl born 5/6/05. Posts: 1,036 Gallery: mom2twoboys WOE: Atkins Start Date: 10/26/05	I think I should go to the library! Thanks for the info!

02-19-2008, 02:40 PM	#56
NWLoser MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Beautiful NW Posts: 1,521 Gallery: NWLoser Stats: 235/122/119 WOE: LC/Atkins Start Date: July 02/Restart 12/06	Thank you thank you Pauline! I have learned so much since you have been back on the boards! The boundaries discussion really hit home to me. That is me. Lots of times doing for others not because I want to but out of guilt, etc. I need to set more boundaries and take care of myself. That was so thought provoking that I am going to sit down and do some writing about it today. Thanks again!

02-19-2008, 05:10 PM	#57
thisisrightnow MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Wayne, IN Posts: 1,006 Gallery: thisisrightnow Stats: 240/179.4/140-150 -- size 18/10/6-8 5'6" WOE: LC (higher fat, lower carb) Start Date: 5/10/07	I know why I'm overweight. I'm not overweight because I was always hungry and could never seem to get enough to eat, nor am I an emotional eater. I'm strictly a boredom eater and I didn't realize this til probably about 2 years ago. I would associate watching TV or being on the computer with eating food. And since I used to always be on the computer, I was always eating food to accompany me. Since I've learned that it's a psychological thing and I'm not really even hungry.