fatstitcher
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The reasons behind my binge eating are simple to identify, I eat when I am depressed..and herein lies the tale of my weeked...
:vibes: With the circumstances of Bens birth (born at 28wks weighing 2lb 1oz, in hospital for 5 months) and the subsequent Cerebral Palsy diagnosis a yr later, I find January a very difficult month, as my depression seems to get much worse. I know to expect this but it still catches me out, and usually it manifests itself in an eating binge, which following on so close to Christmas is not good.
This year I thought I had not sucummbed but last week I started getting the symptoms that i recognise and I wasn't able to combat them, I struggled through work all week although I was sent home early last tuesday with an upset stomach (another stress issue), and I was really down Wednesday, thursday & Friday, it took all of my strength to stop myself breaking down all of the time. Around this time my eating of so called comfort foods (crisps/chocolate/white bread etc) increased so much so that on Friday and Saturday when I was preparing the food it was a case of one for the table and one for me :thinking2:
I have become very good at hiding my true feelings behind a smile and pretending there is not a problem, so no-one in my family knows what I am feeling, not even my hubby.
I am hoping that as today is Bens Birthday :whoopass: I will be able to draw a line under this years downhill slide. We are having another mini party this evening (got to use up those leftovers!!) but I will stick to salad, couscous and chicken drumsticks I think, something lite.
Thanks for reading and listening.
Michelle
:vibes: With the circumstances of Bens birth (born at 28wks weighing 2lb 1oz, in hospital for 5 months) and the subsequent Cerebral Palsy diagnosis a yr later, I find January a very difficult month, as my depression seems to get much worse. I know to expect this but it still catches me out, and usually it manifests itself in an eating binge, which following on so close to Christmas is not good.
This year I thought I had not sucummbed but last week I started getting the symptoms that i recognise and I wasn't able to combat them, I struggled through work all week although I was sent home early last tuesday with an upset stomach (another stress issue), and I was really down Wednesday, thursday & Friday, it took all of my strength to stop myself breaking down all of the time. Around this time my eating of so called comfort foods (crisps/chocolate/white bread etc) increased so much so that on Friday and Saturday when I was preparing the food it was a case of one for the table and one for me :thinking2:
I have become very good at hiding my true feelings behind a smile and pretending there is not a problem, so no-one in my family knows what I am feeling, not even my hubby.
I am hoping that as today is Bens Birthday :whoopass: I will be able to draw a line under this years downhill slide. We are having another mini party this evening (got to use up those leftovers!!) but I will stick to salad, couscous and chicken drumsticks I think, something lite.
Thanks for reading and listening.
Michelle