I heard a good quote on Intervention last night. ____ is his drug of choice, he is YOUR drug of choice. About co-dependence. I notice that a lot of bigger people, if not primarily addicted to food, are addicted to someone else's addiction. I pretty much am a "fixer", and when that's not going well, I'm an "eater".

Originally Posted by 16314

I heard a good quote on Intervention last night. ____ is his drug of choice, he is YOUR drug of choice. About co-dependence. I notice that a lot of bigger people, if not primarily addicted to food, are addicted to someone else's addiction. I pretty much am a "fixer", and when that's not going well, I'm an "eater".

This is good, I know I am a fixer, too.

Originally Posted by 11287

i had a doozy of a binge day yesterday. 3 scones and over half a large pizza. oh, baby crying gotta run.

triggers:

fussy baby
no sleep

((((((((((Debbie))))))))

Originally Posted by 16314

Ok, I'll start a list, then come back and edit as I think of more.

1. being tired
2. being full
3. feeling defiant, being told what to do about eating/weight
4. being pms-y/not taking my pmdd meds

Wow, I like #3, I get like that too.

How are we doing?
Doing better at not binging, woke up last nite, craving ANYTHING sweet. Was able to quiet it with a banana.

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Originally Posted by 16314

Ok, I'll start a list, then come back and edit as I think of more.

1. being tired
2. being full
3. feeling defiant, being told what to do about eating/weight
4. being pms-y/not taking my pmdd meds

me too on number 3! actually on 1-3 - but the defiance thing can be huge and can have me fight sleep, too...

Originally Posted by FiestyKitty Kama

How are we doing?
Doing better at not binging, woke up last nite, craving ANYTHING sweet. Was able to quiet it with a banana.

nice job!

i am doing so much better today! i think mondays are tough for me. i remember this now from when austin was smaller. after the weekend busy-ness plus having dad's help, mondays we are all tired and worn out with just me around. that was always a big binge day before. should add that to the triggers for me.
mondays.

yesterday was rough, I kept wanting "something" all day, nothing I ate seemed to satisfy me. I was mainly just tired and pms-y (they go hand in hand for me) I went for groceries after work, well, just for potatoes for dinner, I had gotten everything else the day before, and I wanted dark chocolate covered almonds in THE WORST WAY, but I knew if I got a package, that I would eat them all, so I settled for a hershey's w/almonds, I'm not too fond of milk chocolate, but... Anyway, I ate about half, and gave the rest to my daughter. That seemed to make me FEEL a lot better... I wish that food didn't make me FEEL any way, just hungry and not hungry, but, no such luck... Anyway, after shopping, cooking, dishes, etc... I ended up having a piece of cake... then another, and another, and another...luckily it was a "healthy" cake that I had made, with lots of fiber and veggies (yeah, veggies, lol) but still... I probably could have survived without 4 pieces of cake last night. On to today.... STILL tired, been yawning since I got up, I can't wait till 5, I'm so going to take a nap after work!

Hi. God knows I am a fixer too!!!! I am an adult child of an alcoholic. I was an only child and a bartender at the age of 5 for my mom. She'd come in depressed and instantly I would take on her feelings. I think of myself as a chameleon still to this day. If my hubby's angry, or sad or sick, then it makes me feel so badly! I try to cheer everyone up when they are not feeling well, and I feel it personally when I can't cure their bad feelings. I will eat at the frustration. My mom got sober in October 1980, and just celebrated 28 years of sobriety! I still have so much baggage from her drunken years to work out!!! Binging was there for me when she wasn't and it's really hard to let it go!!!