I can't stop eating.

Whenever I think of dieting and loosing weight I get so stressed out and eat even more. So I understand you. But I don't know what to advise apart from suggesting getting a professional advise. Since you have heart problem you might benefit from a particular diet&exercise. Good luck!

hi MIchaela

You are young, go see your doctor or practise nurse for advice. It is so much easier to diet with support like that. I lost weight with the help of the nurse, she gave me advice, then i came back regularly for weight check and more advice.

You can do it! GO FOR IT GIRL! YOU'RE WORTH IT - AS THE SAY!!!!

This is me! I drink water and eat protein, veggies, etc. Then after a few days I'm craving the carbs and sugar and go crazy! I know better and it's not right! There's no magic pill, it takes planning and motivation. Exercise is important but it doesn't have to be strenuous. Going for a walk is great for our bodies.What we eat is the 'bigger' piece of losing weight.

If you eat and eat and eat vegetables and more vegetables, you won't gain much weight (if any), so try eating lots of them instead of junk food.

I suggest if you want to lose weight that you don't bother with any of the fad diets, some of which are expensive; just eat less! Only eat when you are hungry, not when you are stressed, and reduce your portions which will result in your stomach shrinking so that you will feel satisfied with eating less food and you should feel hungry less often. Not everyone has a balanced diet, for whatever reason, and eating less may result in a less balanced diet so I take multi-vitamins and minerals as an insurance. An advantage of eating less is you can in theory eat what you like, and as a mood eater myself, this is an advantage. But to be sensible about this, I do try to eat healthily as much as possible, as well as having treats like eating out or a takeaway or 'junk food' sometimes, but not often!

I feel the article in today's Patient.info e-mail about research that says supplements are not much use for your health, concentrated on people on balanced diets but what about those like myself, who are not on a balanced diet, in order to lose weight - surely they would need to take vitamins and minerals?

Hi,

I wanted to reply to let you know that I am finishing up my master's degree in Clinical Nutrition & Integrative Health. If you're interested, I'm looking for 'mock clients' to help me fulfill my requirements for school. At the same time, you could benefit from some nutrition education as well.

It would be a one time meeting through Skype with some paperwork to fill out.

If you would like more details, you can email me at cmetz@muih.edu

Carrie

you most likely have a food addiction. people think it sounds silly but theres growing evidence that certain types of food (junk foods) effect the chemicals in your brain the same way drugs do causing people to eat these types of food uncontrollably. look into it a little more and see if it relates to you. if so, the best thing is to get professional help and the treatment usually results in you having to eliminate these trigger food from your diet completely, limiting them will not work which may explain why you've struggled to keep to diets in the past. I hope things work out for you 😃