I'm overweight

[linsulaiwe]

Today I was a peice of crap. As my mother so aptly put it: "it's like [I'm] a drug addict." Nothing really can stop me; I mean, it's not like I can just go "Ah! Didn't mom say she wanted to eat that later, and for me not to eat it!" My brain goes.. "Well, screw her! Food is GOOD!!" And I'm lost

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[irene_marie]

meg, sup? Sorry 'bout you familey I'm sure it will get better.Look on the bright side at least you have a familey to hate, some people don't

[joyful_noise_82]

Also remember that, as annoying as it might be to have a family that "gangs up" on you, it would be even worse to have a family that totally ignored you because they just didn't care what happened to you.

[joyful_noise_82]

Dear Linsul, There are a *lot* of us dealing with this! Personally, I've found that when I eat more than I should, it really has nothing to do with food, and a lot to do with something else that I'm not willing to face. If/when I eat too much, it usually not because I'm hungry, it's because I'm lonely/bored/depressed/anxious, and I'm using the food to distract myself so that I don't have to deal with whatever it is that's really bothering me. Sometimes I can stop myself by asking myself, "Why am I *really* doing this? What is it that's *really* bothering me? And is there some other way I can deal with it that won't damage me physically? Maybe I can talk to someone, or maybe I can write about in a journal. Perhaps I can distract myself with something else like taking a brisk walk or listening to music or reading a good book." The thing is, as you have already discovered, eating too much might make me feel better *now*, but it will make me feel *worse* in the long run, so I start looking for alternate ways to deal with whatever