binging...

so, i'm wondering if i need help, or if i'm juts in a rutt here. male/27. here's my history, weighed almost 360 pounds about 1.5 years ago. lost all the weight healthily , down to 175. (diet / exercise). I've been at my goal weight 175 for a few months now. And now that i've reached my goal weight, i seem to be sabotaging myself. I recently started binging, i never did before, and i dont know what triggered it. I binge about once per week, and my weight always goes up about 10 pounds (i realize most of this is water retention). Then i bust my ass at the gym, proper eating and get back to 175. once i hit 175 i feel comfortable, and boom, it happens again. I, like most of you have said 'never again' etc... i get 'very' angry with myself when i do this. i've never purged or taken laxetives, although i've come close before. so dispointed in myself... i dont know what a doctor is going to do for me, so i dont really see the need in making an appointment. i'm pretty sure they're just going to prescribe anti-depressants... but i'm not really depressed. i dunno what to do here

arrrgh, I understand what you are going through. So many people fall into this 'trap' too: They lose weight and then, when they reach the desired weight, they cannot maintain it and end-up becoming Bulimic or something. I've read so many cases of it and have witnessed it in myself too.

What you should realise is that you are now at a healthy weight and that even fluctuating by a few pounds is nothing to worry about. Forgetting about weighing scales should be a start for you. The body fluctuates by a few pounds each day anyway due to water-loss (excretion) and food loss (egestion).

What I'm saying is, don't be so hard on yourself. You have done an awful lot of work and should be proud. Try and take things easy. If you are finding that these things are really disrupting other aspects of your life, however, then I think you should visit your local doctor about it.


Kevin.

hey fraud....just wanted to say i know what you're goin gthrough...and do try and get some help before it goes out of hand....
i've reached that point....i even took laxatives yesterday...one day i eat normal...next day its a major binge at one point...followed by starving....working out...
it's just it gets stuck in our heads......to finally look at myself as i once wanted to be...seems just not enough...because we've been striving for it for a long time

all i know is you have to just relax...and let go....easier said than done i know...i'm trying to pay attention to myself....meaning.....just eat when i'm hungry.or at regular timings..maintain regular work outs.....i know its tough...but you have to keep trying