From Erin, Age 14 - 05/07/05 - IP#: 68.36.231.xxx Click here to reply
I must have no life (i am 5'4", 309, and 14 fat in face and stomach). I went into the chatroom today around 4:30 but no one was in there. I am sitting here drinking coke and eating chips(real healthy dont u think), but i dunno how to stop over eating. If u can believe it i used to weigh 110 in 5th grade and now in 7th i am almost 200 pounds over that. I eat compolsivly and cant stop, and my friends are starting 2 notice how much weight i am gaining. Literally i only weight 294 about 2 weeks ago. It is scaring me because i know i can die but i cant stop eating and eating. im sorry i just double checked my weight its 310 so i am 200 pounds more then i was in 5th grade. It is so embarrassing really. I believe in the begining of the year i only weighed 198. I need help my sn is irishblondie224, but please post tips to help me stop my compolsing eating!!!! Thanks!!!!
Reply from Oliver, Age 16 - 05/07/05 - IP#: 216.209.122.xxx Hi, I suffered from the same problem you did. I am currently barely in the healthy weight range, but I am slowly creeping down. One thing that I did was whenever I got a craving, I would have a glass of water and wait for 10 minutes. Then, if the craving hadn't ceased, I would have an apple, banana or pear if I was craving sugar. If I was craving fat or protein(I originally perceived this craving as salt), I would have a small handful of peanuts, an avocado or a turkey bite (it is like a hot rod, except made with turkey meat--only 50 calories per 1), followed by another glass of water. Then I would engage in an interesting activity (something involving physical movement, such as playing fetch with my puppy or skipping. I found skipping particularly helpful, as I would constantly try to break my record. I found that story on this site about the baseball kid very helpful. Just one more thing before I wrap this up--the human creature cannot live in deprevity--as the story said, enjoy the food you used to eat in half portions. If you drink 2% milk, try moving down to 1% (lol, that one came hard for me, but I finally did it). Having someone to talk to is also extremely helpful, if they are understanding and supportive. You don't want someone who is judgemental or critical. Good luck :)
