overeaters

Stumbled on to this group by "accident." What a great idea! I've started - again - this week trying to get a handle on the weight situation. I'm sixty-five and it's starting to have all sorts of health ramifications that I don't need. Praying for the members of this group is going to be at the top of my prayer list. With God's help, may we all succeed!

Hi. Happy New Year to all of you, too!!

I'm an overeater, too.

Thanks for starting this group, catwhiskers. I've been trying to lose weight for years with little success. I have high blood pressure, my Dr. classified me as obese and I suffer from arthritic, inflamed, painful knees.

I was with "TOPS" (Take off pounds sensibly) for a while and actually lost 40 lbs. I was 10 lbs away from my goal and then I got this job, where the boss and his wife would buy "goodies" from a delivery company called (I think) "Charlies" They would treat us to whatever we wanted and it wasn't long before I put back on what I had lost and then some. Actually twice as much as I had lost. I'm retired now but the weight has stuck.

I, too, often forget to turn to prayer to help me in this weight loss. I love meat and sweets and I guess that's my biggest downfall. Sometimes I DO remember to pray and God has a sense of humor. Shortly after I pray for help to lose weight, I come down with some kind of stomach ailment and lose a couple of pounds quickly but then, of course, I forget and I put on the weight all over again..

Good luck to us all on our prayerful journey to weight loss.
I think this will be a wonderful support group for each other.

Thanks again,
Catwhiskers

Thanks for responding, Lisa and James. Hope you're both having a good start to the year!

I really do appreciate your responses. We are all in such different situations, but all with the same struggle related to eating well. I know that I've been lucky so far. I have had a few major orthopedic surgeries, mostly due to genetic stuff gone wrong, but also know that it was made worse by my weight. I also have longterm depression, and am aware that exercise and a healthy diet make a world of difference. The problem for me is that when the pain is gone, so goes my motivation.

James, I guess I tend to psychologize a lot of things, including overeating, and forget that it's actually a sin to overeat and not care for my body. It's a good thing to remember. Good luck with your diet. Hope your knee surgery goes well when the time comes too.

Lisa, I hope that you're doing better, too. Your post reminds me of the movie, "Food Inc." Did you see it? It has to do with the meat processing industry. I know that I'm eating less meat now, and when I do eat meat, I try to eat meat which is more locally raised and processed rather than the stuff from the huge processors. So, I would be interested in learning some about what you're learning from your doc.

I also would like to ask you both, and DomnDiagosMom what spiritual practices have you found helpful in your journey to find more balance and health.

Thanks!

Happy New Year to all of you, James, Catwhiskers and DomnDiegosMom!
My journey has taken a hard shift in 2011.
I was a very physically active women who isn't crazy about meat and loves every vegetable that I meet. That combination made it easy for me to maintain even though I enjoyed cooking and eating a variety of things. I love to cook, and love comfort food. I'm not a binger but a grazer. I nibble while cooking, in between meals and sometimes when I am not really hungry.
Last February I was poisoned by a polluted building on the job. I have lung damage and a whole laundry list of sensitivities now due to the toxins in my body. I spent 4 months in a recliner because I couldn't breathe well enough to do much.....and....you guessed it, I ate. Because I felt sorry for myself, because I was bored, because I just wanted to fill the void of doing nothing.
Enough pity party, I need to get up and get moving and make better choices....and above all, portion control.
I will gladly join you in your journey and share with you the information that I am learning from my wonderful Dr. who is a leading professional in environmental medicine and natural medicine.
I have studied natural supplements and healing all of my life but had no idea how much I didn't know until I really got going.
My strength and support are in the Lord and his Mercy.
This is the year to do what I can with the gifts he has given me and to make myself the best I can be; spiritually, physically, emotionally, and in all facets of my life that He wills it.
I wish Blessings for all of you in this new year.

Hi catwhiskers & DomnDiegosMom ! A happy new year to you !

I can relate to your story catwhiskers. Food has been a struggle for me for years. Now I'm facing health issues and need knee surgery. The Dr. said I need to stop and lose weight, or else. I just started, ( for about two weeks ), a new low cal. diet. So far so good. I'm keeping in mind now that my body is the temple of the Lord and it IS a sin to overeat.

I hope you both have many blessings this year !

James

Wow! A response. This really works! Thanks for responding, DomnDiegosMom. I too, usually would not have a New Year's Resolution, but as my recent attempts at starting again didn't last, thought I would start again today. Can I ask, how have you kept your focus on God? For me, that's a hard part. It's like food is my "cocaine" and once I start thinking of overeating, it's hard to think of anything else.

What a great group to start. I too, suffer from overeating. God gave me a great gift last year and helped me to lose 20 pounds, it was Him, not me at all. During that time, i didn't crave food and now I find myself struggling again. I don't even bother with new years resolutions only because, I seem to fall from them. I do however be healthier this year...so I guess, thats a start!
It sounds like you know what to do, its just DOING IT, as they say. Good luck with your NY resolution!

Hello everyone. Happy New Year!

I'm new to CAF, and as one of my biggest struggles in life is trying to overcome overeating, I made a search of the groups hoping to find one focused on this same topic. As I had no luck, I thought that I would try to start one myself!

This being New Year's Day, I promised myself that I would start anew, eat well and take care of my body as the gift from God that it is. Well, that lasted until noon... I'm a typical addict in this regard, and have been most of life. (I'm in my 50s now.) I'm very good at making promises to myself and God, only to give in to temptation. I've come to realize that I'm very good at saying I'm sorry after the fact, but am not very good at turning to God when I need him. I've tried a few diets in the past, including Weight Watchers, which actually makes a great deal of sense and with which I had some shortterm success. I sometimes become very motivated and do well. I feel so good physically and emotionally, then find myself thinking that I can't imagine going back to treating myself so poorly again by binging and becoming a couch potato again. Well, I'm pretty tired of all of the ups and downs. I know that two things I need are to depend upon God, incorporating my faith as I journey, and also mutual support. I hope that there are others out there in the same boat who are interested in the same! Looking forward to hearing from you!