binging Can't stop

[MJT]

It's going on two months I feel horrible yet I keep doing I'm like an alcohlic I can't stop my sugar is no way near what it used to be and I was doing really welll I won't even say what my sugar readings are now I'm afraid to go and see my doctor :help: :help: :help: :help:

[2cute4u_04]

ask yourself do you want to be fat all your life....do you want to have diabeties...and if you already have them do you want to take medicine all your life? if you answer no then throw out the sweet stuff anf get focused quick...and go buy some splenda

[johnnylol]

mjt i know it can be hard to stop binging..went through something like you did about a month ago..lasted a week for me..had a ice cream addiction..i kept saying to myself stop...finally i did not buy amymore..and when i got back to my routine..the addiction went away.. :)

[dina1957]

It's going on two months I feel horrible yet I keep doing I'm like an alcohlic I can't stop my sugar is no way near what it used to be and I was doing really welll I won't even say what my sugar readings are now I'm afraid to go and see my doctor :help: :help: :help: :help:
MJT:
Picture yourself being blind and carried in a wheel chair to dialysis. If this does not stop the binging, I don't know what else will. ;) May be you need some professional help like hipnosis or EFT.
http://www.mercola.com/forms/eftcourse.htm
HTH,
Dina

[Lisa N]

I feel horrible yet I keep doing I'm like an alcohlic

Sugar can have that effect on a lot of people. Unfortuantely, as with any addiction, the only treatment is abstinence from the addictive substance. Easier said than done, I know.
MJT, you know what you need to do and you know the consequences of not doing what you need to do, but finding the movitation to do it is going to have to come from you. All the horror stories in the world aren't going to change your behavior until you decide that it needs to change and while all of us can cheer you on and give you advice, we can't do it for you.
If you truly feel out of control of your eating, perhaps a professional counselor may be able to help you sort things out. :there:

[BJ_1971]

i truely believe that carbs are addictive to some ppl. just as smoking, drugs and alcohol is to tohers.
its hard to imgaine a bowl of pasta as being nothing but a bowl of sugar but thats what it is. and sugar is addictive. our bodies convert carbs into sugar during digestion. a slice if bread is just a slice of sugar .
i struggle with carb addiction and wanting to binge eat. its not easy to deal with is it? i do gulp down water to help make me full but my body will crave and want that carb so very strongly. im still searching for ways to get past it also. im sorry i dont know how to help you but i want for you to know that you are not alone in this.
:bhug:
i have noticed with myself and have read in places how the more carbs we eat the more we will want. it like triggers a " OMG i have to have more carbs" reaction in us so then we want to pig out more on them. and i think its a mental and emotional thing as well. carbs are comfort foods. if only it was easy to get past that. why cant a stalk of celery be a comfort food? seems unfair dont it?

[Squid]

Have you thought about trying something like Overeaters Anonymous? I know one person who has had good luck with it.

[dina1957]

All the horror stories in the world aren't going to change your behavior until you decide that it needs to change and while all of us can cheer you on and give you advice, we can't do it for you.

I instantly quit smoking when I've learned that my 45 yo female coworker contracted lung cancer. She passed away 2 years later but I I never ligten a cig. since then. This was the best motivation for me, before I was looking for excuses to continue smoking. Sometimes horror stories do better job as sad as it is.

[moondanzr]

Hi,

I know for me sugar and refined carbs are a total addiction and I do get a "high" from them. I do see a counselor for my eating "addiction" and also my insurance company has diabetic nurses call me every 2 weeks or so to check up on me.
I worked for 20+ years as a nurse and saw what the worse diabetes could bring!!! I still binged until my feet began to get numb and my eyes would have periods of blurriness. That did it for me as I intend to leave this world with all my remaining parts and eyesight!!! BTW both of those have disappeared with good BG control.
I have to limit "treat" meals to outside the house as I get a bite of sugar or bread and off I go again on a binge.
This forum and being in challenges where I am accountable has helped more than I imagined and I am so grateful to everybody here.
I would suggest you tell your doc what kind of trouble you are having as perhaps he can refer you to help for sugar addiction.
What helps me is having a LC dessert every noc which I fit into my cals and carbs. I don't crave more than one serving and the food forum is loaded with great recipes.
I understand how difficult this is and I wish you all the best.
Hugs,
Nancy

[Lessara]

I'm with you Nancy! Sugar and Flour are a major addiction to me too. I have to get my carbs from a lowcarb product that has no wheat or from my veggies and only a few berries... nuts too but rarely.

[Lisa N]

I instantly quit smoking when I've learned that my 45 yo female coworker contracted lung cancer. She passed away 2 years later but I I never ligten a cig. since then. This was the best motivation for me, before I was looking for excuses to continue smoking. Sometimes horror stories do better job as sad as it is.

Dina, that wasn't a horror story. That was an 'in your face' fact that motivated you to change your behavior because you didn't want the same thing to happen to you. OTOH, how many of your co-workers that also smoked quit when they heard of their co-worker's diagnosis? Denial is a powerful thing when addictions are involved; that 'it won't happen to me' line of thinking.
My DH works in addiction recovery. Most of the clients aren't there because they witnessed a buddy die from an overdose or lost everything supporting their habit. They're there because a judge gave them a choice: rehab or jail. Even those that want to get free of their addiction often fail. Such is the power of addiction. :p

[MJT]

Thank You for your all your suggestion, just knowing that other people are going trough the same thing is a big help tommorrow is another day keep your fingers cross for me ..MJT....

[penelope]

I am telling myself horror stories. My husband works in safety and he was telling me of the nurses with painful backs trying to turn a patient.
What opened my eyes a tiny bit was that they use a hoist to lift heavier patient. I can just picture myself being positioned for a hoist lift.

[MJT]

twelve hours since my last binge I know it's only the start of a new day but I feel very strong today there's alcholic's in my backround I wonder if that has anything to do with it because that's what I feel like sometimes, no control at all it's almost mindless strange isn't and sad I've tryed OA before but it's not for me I'm a very private person to stand and tell people my problems well I could'nt do it , anyway I do feel very strong this morning to top it off when I get into these binges being a closet eater dosen't help either I'm the only one that know's well, now you know.........MJT...

[picaboo]

...........You will do well !!!......
....You just dont have any other choise!!!
(pills will not do the work for you, so is insulin - always you will have to watch what you eat)
So if you carve something - fine - enjoy it - but , always go back - right away........AND.......try not to do that so often.....:-))))))))....

[Lisa N]

there's alcholic's in my backround I wonder if that has anything to do with it because that's what I feel like sometimes, no control at all it's almost mindless

Actually, MJT, it's more 'in the mind' than you might have guessed. Alcohol and sugar flip a lot of the same chemical switches in the brain which is why sugar can be a relapse trigger for many alcoholics. :idea: