losing weight

Ballerina123 · 07-06-2015, 04:19 PM

I use to have a serious eating disorder and spend a lot of years recovering.
I have recently gained so much weight , due to psych meds, and I'm now over weight.

Could have some advice about how to lose weight and get back to a healthy weight in a healthy, none ED, way?

My weight is really getting me down.

ParanormalChickenGeek · 07-06-2015, 05:27 PM

I too have had periods of suffering from an ED, but one way I lost weight healthily a few years ago was through weight watchers. I didn't go to the meetings etc, I just paid £10 a month to have access to the points plan and the app which you document your food and weight on. I found it useful as you can have all food groups, just in moderation.
Other diets I've done which cuts out carbs or fats etc had me binging within days.

Sheltie90 · 07-06-2015, 10:12 PM

If you can afford it try to go to slimming world, it's really good they just teach you how to eat healthy. Your also allowed treats as well so it's not all bad.

Ballerina123 · 10-06-2015, 12:18 AM

Thank you so much.
I've started my weight watchers app again and I'm pleased with that. I've had food and some alcohol today and stayed with in my points so I'm pleased.
I'm gonna keep it going for a while and see how I manage.

I'm so scared of being stuck back in an ed but also can't live with my weight being over weight.

I'm gonna have to tell my wine friend but ill make another thread about that.

Isoverity · 10-06-2015, 04:34 AM

For a month:

Drink just water - skip the Cokes, tutti-frutti drinks etc.
Eat (or juice/blend smoothies etc) a lot of vegetables and some protein. Skip the bread, pasta etc
Walk about an hour a day.

You can lose weight and be healthier at same time

chinahorse · 10-06-2015, 08:01 AM

^A balanced healthy diet requires every food group.

My love be careful with tracking food ad what not with the concerns you raised in your other thread about AN.

Ballerina123 · 10-06-2015, 08:11 AM

Thank you guys.
I think I need to be careful. I'm becoming quite obsessive.
I'll try and stay aware though

griddlebone · 10-06-2015, 09:33 AM

I know you say Weight Watchers is working and that's great, but I just thought I would leave some info about Slimming World that might be helpful.I know at WW you have to do a lot of weighing your food and your day is mapped out by points for stuff like pasta etc as well as the high fat stuff. But at SW the only thing you count is for your 'syns' which is stuff like crisps/mayo/chocolate etc and you just measure your dairy stuff. It means you don't have to track all your food every week because most of the food is just free to eat, if that makes sense!

Is there anyway you can go to meetings as well rather than the tracking apps?That might help with not obsessing about it so much.

sherlock holmes · 10-06-2015, 03:37 PM

I agree with Liv. Weight Watchers for me was awful because it set my binge eating disorder off so badly due to the constant weighing of food and counting points. It was too obsessive and I reacted by binging.

I switched to Slimming World for a while and it really helped me as you don't count any points for most of the food you eat. It's based on eating foods that are healthy and will fill you up and you can eat as much as you want until you feel full (whereas on WW if you eat your allotted pro points and still feel hungry there's not really anything you can do about it which is unhealthy!).

Ballerina123 · 10-06-2015, 05:56 PM

Thanks guys.
Slimming world does sound better but I've already paid for the ww app

sherlock holmes · 10-06-2015, 06:56 PM

You can get a refund from itunes x

ParanormalChickenGeek · 12-06-2015, 11:03 AM

Just wanted to add that WW has 0 point foods too, which are mainly fruit and veg, so it's not true that you have to go hungry if you've ran out of points!

I found WW helpful as there is no focus on calories or cutting out food groups, yes the counting can get 'obsessive' at first, but you quickly learn what foods are generally low points and what foods are generally high points, then you don't have to be so strict around counting because you have a general awareness of what is best to eat.

I found my ED came back once I went back to calorie counting 6 months after finishing WW at a healthy weight! But whilst on WW, I felt in control and safe, I didn't binge or restrict.