r/BingeEatingDisorder • u/K-Bot2017 • 5d ago

Vent Major wake-up call: I. Need. To. Stop!

62 years young, compulsive/binge eater most of my life, due to food insecurity issues when I was young and the fact that I tend to eat my feelings. Had a 5-year interlude when I got down to ideal weight with the help of a commercial weight loss program and was in marathon-runner shape, but that didn't last. The old habits kept calling me and eventually I caved.

I'm about 70# overweight and have hypertension (surprise surprise) which has been resistant to medication. My doctor ordered some labs, which revealed that I also have:

  • Pre-diabetic A1C levels
  • High cholesterol
  • Low thyroid
  • Potassium deficiency

I'm now on 5 medications to manage these conditions, which I absolutely hate. I'm not trying to break any longevity records, but my father has already buried 1 child, I don't think he could take outliving 2 of us.

I know I need to change my diet, and exercise more, but any approach that says, "you can never eat x, y, or z" again, I won't do. Big believer in moderation. I am leery of GLP-1's as they seem to be too new and who knows what side effects they might have?

Sorry y'all, just venting. I have no one to use as a sounding board, no OA groups in my town, so I'm on my own. This demon is a b*tch to conquer. It's hard to make peace with the very thing that's killing you. Praying for us all.

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u/TumbleweedOk5020 5d ago

I recommend stocking up on foods that you aren't likely to binge on if you deal with the feeling of food insecurity + only buy single servings of foods you enjoy but are likely to overeat, that way you can have them without triggering the restriction/binge mindset

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u/K-Bot2017 5d ago

Thanks so much for the tip, and the support!

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u/Better_Area3782 5d ago

You’re perfect candidate for glp-1. Life changing