Binge Eating Sugar

Hi everyone,

I am wondering if someone can point me towards some helpful resources for dealing with my longstanding weight loss nemesis - sugar. This post does contain some information I think is relevant to the problem and is therefore a bit longer. So I will put a TLDR at the bottom.

I have a problem with craving sugar to the point where sometimes it is all I can think about. Many times when I do finally eat a bit of it, it is like letting loose a flood gate and suddenly I eat a tremendous amount of it in a short window. I find myself unable to think clearly enough in that time to stop myself and afterward I am annoyed that I have given into my binge eating habit again. My apologies if using the term "binge eating" is not correct here. But I will literally eat and eat and eat until I am way passed full.

I find this problem particularly aggravating for me as I am quite capable of the mental discipline necessary to make big lifestyle and dietary changes without going back. As an example, I have only been eating a vegan diet for the last 1.5 years (this was done for animal and environmental reasons, not weight loss) and have had absolutely zero desire or temptation to eat meat or animal products. I also have no problem working out 5 times a day every week and have consistently been doing so, getting up at 5:30 am, for the last several years.

So it bothers me a lot that I cannot seem to stop myself from doing this one, self destructive, behavior. I know binge eating like this is bad for me, I know the weight I keep packed on from doing it is bad for me and will likely cause early death, but I cannot seem to stop myself from doing it. As I mentioned before, there are many days where all I can think about is eating sugary foods and resisting the temptation takes everything I have. However, many times, I am not able to do so. Does anyone have an idea of why I am behaving this way and what I might need to do to address the problem? Any resources you think I should read or look into would also be helpful.

TLDR: I cant seem to stop myself from regularly binge eating sugar. While doing it I eat way past the point of feeling full. Why am I doing it and what can I do to stop it?

Thank you.

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I can't do any lower body exercises right now. Are arm workouts enough to keep losing?

I need to lose around 30 pounds and I used to do a nice mixture of weights and cardio when I was at a healthy weight, so I've been getting back into that. Unfortunately I've developed knee problems over the years which I'm now going through physio for, but it means I can't I can't do anything related to my lower body right now.

The only thing I can do is work my shoulders, triceps, back, etc., but I feel like I'm barely doing anything just stood in my living room lifting weights, especially compared to a full-on cardio workout of jumping and squatting. I know weight loss is mostly related to diet (and I'm putting a lot of focus on that, of course), but I was wondering if it's still worth doing these arm workouts while my knees heal? Am I getting anything out of it?

Also, please hit me up with any good upper body workouts you have!

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I need weight loss help

Hello all, I hope this blows up because I need help.

So I recently turned 15 and need to turn my life around, I have tried different diets but it’s not working.

I have Graves’ disease ( I think that plays a part in my weight) and I also suffer from chronic joint pain, that limits me on exercise greatly. I can’t do too much for long or else my joints cause me severe pain and they start to cease and in bad days I struggle to walk.

I am looking for help to find a way to loose weight. I am 200 LBS. I need to loose fat. Mainly from my thighs and from my belly. I can’t diet much right now and frankly that hasn’t helped me much along with walking.

My goal is to loose tons of fat and get healthier plus build muscle (I got a bow flex and use that) I build muscle easy on it.

Please share this around I would love all the help I can get. I really want to get my life back on track. I have completely fallen apart over the last year and half.

I am dedicated to getting back on track.

(Won’t let me post on r/askreddit )

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I got called fat in a YouTube comment

Today I got called fat in a YouTube comment and I didn't care! The person didn't say fat but strongly implied it. But the great part is I didn't care. I've been called fat before by family, friends, strangers, and everyone in between. A worker at Jersey Mike's even implied that I was "fat" (didn't say it, but asked if I'm going to eat the whole giant right now and I said "i'll save half for later" and they replied "yeah right!").

As you can tell I can hold a grudge, but this time I was able to pull a Frozen and "Let it Go!" I've been on a weight loss journey for about 9 weeks now and i've lost almost 50lbs. I still have a ways to go, but i'm not going to let some random troll get me down.

I just felt good about this and thought I could share it with this community. Thanks for reading.

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[Venting] 18 lbs down, but my Mom....

I'm on Day 29 of Whole30. I know it isn't intended as a weight loss program, but I'm feeling great on it and I've lost 18 lbs. I'm now two pounds away from onederland!!!

My mother has always been very invested in/concerned with my appearance, especially my weight. Seeing me today, she said "You're doing great - I can see it! Now it's just this--" and she grabbed my thigh. I know it was intended to be supportive (like "you're on your way!", maybe?), but man - losing almost twenty pounds, with a goal of losing 60 total - it's HARD. And for her to evaluate my body like that... I really did not like that.

She does the whole moralizing food thing - "bad" foods and "good" foods (grapes and nuts are "bad", cereal is good???). If I had a busy day and said "gosh, I forgot to have lunch today" she will say "awesome! Yeah I only had a piece of toast." It's messed up!!!

I decided a few days ago to extend to 60 days, but with today being 29 and tomorrow being 30, and my mom being a b****... tonight this lifestyle change isn't feeling very exciting. I'll keep on keeping on, though, because her temperamental BS isn't worth me losing momentum. UGH

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STILL haven't lost any weight.

I really hate myself right now. It has been seven weeks since I set a calorie deficit and 'committed' to losing the weight. I should be down, minimum, 5kg by now but instead I'm sitting at my starting weight. I want to cry and scream. Weight loss isn't hard in theory and I know what to do. I have the tools to achieve it. But damn food addiction and binge eating are hard to kill. I just want to constantly eat even though I'm not hungry. I am still using My Fitness Pal and get angry every time I look how far over my deficit I've gone but I don't want to lie to myself by not tracking

I live in South Australia where restrictions have been slightly lifted and I was just starting to enjoy coffee shops/hikes again now that my kids are back at school. We now need to self isolate again whilst waiting on some test results (husband needs to confirm he just has a cold, not covid-19 so he can see a doctor about his lymph nodes). This happened the same day our fortnightly pay came in so I've got spending money. I keep ordering food in mindlessly.

I've managed to stick to my calorie deficit so far today and have 800 cal left for a snack + dinner but I haven't made the greatest food choices so far. I've ordered in coffee twice and had a hot cross bun for breakfast followed by bacon. I just want to order food in. Pizza, noodles, burgers, chips, etc. I don't even think I'm hungry, 'm bored and I'm stuck inside with two kids under 6. I'm tired and I have a headache, I'm feeling exhausted and sick to the stomach.

I don't really know why I am writing this, I think I just needed to get it off my chest. I've filled up my water bottle and trying to sip on it consistently. I did eat left overs for my lunch today which was a win for me (I am terrible at eating food that's already prepared and waiting in the fridge, don't know why). We've got heaps of fruit in the kitchen so I think I'm just going to have an apple and maybe try to get the kids out the backyard before it rains. Some fresh air will hopefully help with my headache.

For some background information about me I am 26, 104kg and 5'3", I've been struggling with weight, anxiety and depression for most of my adult life.

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