Please hear me out, and only offer helpful advice. Nothing nasty or sarcastic unless you're going to include something useful.
Anyways..
Let's start by saying that I'm 16, and I've lost 90 pounds. A lot, I know..
I exercised and did really well all on my own. In a year I lost 90 pounds. Now since Christmas, I've been having binge problems.
My parents kept telling me to eat more because they thought I was wasting away. So to make everyone happy, I did enjoy a few cookies around the holidays. Assuring myself that it wouldn't hurt me. Then after that.. suddenly I wanted more and more.
If I have chocolate, it sends me into a binge fit. And lately it happens at least once a week, or every two weeks. I eat one piece of chocolate to curb a craving. And if I'm having something like Hershey's Bliss, I'll have the serving size. 6 pieces. But after that it's like.. my brain goes into shut down and I need to find more fatening and sugary foods. Then the next day, I'm in such horrible guilt and emotional pain, swearing on my life that I won't do it again. I work hard the rest of the week to eat healthy. I exercise, both cardio and weight training easily 5-6 times a week.
What's even worse is, when I take a day off from exercise, that's when I feel like I NEED to binge! I'm so confused.. I don't know how to stop. I'm terrified that I'll gain it all back if I can't stop. And I don't have the option of removing any "trigger" foods from the home. Because then my family just accusses me of trying to "starve" or "deprive" myself. Because I will admit at first.. I took some drastic measures.. But I worked through them, and now I just want to stop binging.
When I try and tell them that I have this problem, they just say that it won't hurt me because I need more skin on me anyways. But I'm 5'6 and a half and I'm 160 pounds, female. I'm NOT underweight! I'm still overweight.. aren't I? Please! I don't know what to do..
Anyways..
Let's start by saying that I'm 16, and I've lost 90 pounds. A lot, I know..
I exercised and did really well all on my own. In a year I lost 90 pounds. Now since Christmas, I've been having binge problems.
My parents kept telling me to eat more because they thought I was wasting away. So to make everyone happy, I did enjoy a few cookies around the holidays. Assuring myself that it wouldn't hurt me. Then after that.. suddenly I wanted more and more.
If I have chocolate, it sends me into a binge fit. And lately it happens at least once a week, or every two weeks. I eat one piece of chocolate to curb a craving. And if I'm having something like Hershey's Bliss, I'll have the serving size. 6 pieces. But after that it's like.. my brain goes into shut down and I need to find more fatening and sugary foods. Then the next day, I'm in such horrible guilt and emotional pain, swearing on my life that I won't do it again. I work hard the rest of the week to eat healthy. I exercise, both cardio and weight training easily 5-6 times a week.
What's even worse is, when I take a day off from exercise, that's when I feel like I NEED to binge! I'm so confused.. I don't know how to stop. I'm terrified that I'll gain it all back if I can't stop. And I don't have the option of removing any "trigger" foods from the home. Because then my family just accusses me of trying to "starve" or "deprive" myself. Because I will admit at first.. I took some drastic measures.. But I worked through them, and now I just want to stop binging.
When I try and tell them that I have this problem, they just say that it won't hurt me because I need more skin on me anyways. But I'm 5'6 and a half and I'm 160 pounds, female. I'm NOT underweight! I'm still overweight.. aren't I? Please! I don't know what to do..