stella_blues wrote:Mantis wrote:I always start binging a few days before an exam, because of stress.
Do you think history of neglect/emotional abuse would be enough to explain binging?
That you've identified you binge in response to stress indicates the problem may be rooted in psychological (cognitive, addiction) issues. However, you could
also be inherantly 'wired' to overeat.
Do you have a history of abuse?
Are others in your family obese?
Yes, both my parents were obese(still are). I have an older sister who is slim, but she is very disciplined with eating.
I guess I have a history of emotional abuse/neglect coming from my parents, and everybody else, growing up, because I was fat.
But a lot of it is just loving food, as well.
I did grow up with unhealthy eating habits, too. Both my parents cooked when I was growing up, so I was raised to eat for pleasure, not need.
I still do, obviously. I usually drink about 3 cups of caffe latte per day, 3 teaspoons of sugar each, plus a few glasses of cola, plus one or two cups of chocolate milk, again 3 sugar teaspoons each..I eat sugar every day..I'd say at least 10 teaspoons per day.
Today I had a ton of icecream, for instance..I usually eat lots of chocolate, or butter bread with jam.
All this aside from 3 full meals per day, I guess. For instance I had pork roast with rice today, plus potato soup for lunch.
Boiled eggs plus 2 sandwiches for breakfast..and just some salted crackers for dinner.
Truth be told I never felt I was eating too much..because, like I said, ever since I was a kid, I was used to eating a lot, so I have no real measure.
I just cannot give up the pleasure food gives me.