Hi everyone,

My name's Robyn and I'm a compulsive overeater (as I would say at one of my meetings!).. in the last 3 years that I've been a member of overeaters anonymous I have had abstinent periods (time when I'm not eating my trigger food - sugar) and David's comments on sugar have come true. I haven't cared at all about sugar and haven't wanted it at all. Of course, I was only concentrating on table sugar and it's obvious relatives (chocolate etc).. it will be interesting to see how this way of life goes.

I haven't got the books yet so when I do I will see how it all goes..

robyn xx

ps: my last abstinence (3 meals a day, nothing in between and no sugar) was great and when I broke that and slowly started having things like orange juice I was amazed at how quickly I got desperate for it!

Robyn, I'm a binge eater who turned into a compulsive overeater.  Who then lost weight through vigilance and calorie counting.  But was always hungry, and started overeating again.  I'm a normal weight now.

So far it's been good, though I'm still calorie counting just to see what happens.  And because I don't trust myself.  Well perhaps my brain wants me to be fatter than I want to be, who knows?  One day I'll start to trust my body and appetite, I swear!

I'm sure this will be the key for you. 

PS I went to OA a long time ago. 

Robyn Diprose wrote:Nadine, that is just so much like me.. when i lost all my weight on one of my yo yo spirals when I was 30 (four years ago) I loved it but I was SO HUNGRY ALL THE TIME!!! I just couldn't stop thinking about how hungry I was. And of course, looking at it from this fructose POV it makes complete sense. I used to constantly eat things that contained fructose. All the so called healthy things. So I'm really interested in how this eating plan will go. I'm quite excited about it.. but also agree with the previous writer in that it's best not to think about it too much - to try to get busy with other things.. and it's amazing since I gave up my more strict idea of 3 meals a day how often I will actually forget to eat. (And not actually be that hungry). Very strange for me.. very very strange!!

Hello Robyn, yes, I was also a compulsive eater, I didn't realise how much easier life would become after going fructose free. Like you, I now forget to eat sometimes and suddenly feel starving (a new thing for me) and find it's 2.30pm and is five and a half hours since breakfast. Sometimes in the evening, my former chocolate eating time after dinner, I find myself reaching for one of my husband's bikkies (fructose free) and have a little indulge, but as they are sweetened with dextrose, I don't seem to need more than one to satisfy my sweet cravings.

nice to meet you, cheers

Freda

Robyn Diprose wrote:

Hello Robyn, yes, I was also a compulsive eater, I didn't realise how much easier life would become after going fructose free. Like you, I now forget to eat sometimes and suddenly feel starving (a new thing for me) and find it's 2.30pm and is five and a half hours since breakfast. Sometimes in the evening, my former chocolate eating time after dinner, I find myself reaching for one of my husband's bikkies (fructose free) and have a little indulge, but as they are sweetened with dextrose, I don't seem to need more than one to satisfy my sweet cravings.

Hi Freda,

I have found your bread maker recipe - I will be interested to see if I can eat home made bread and not eat the whole thing at once! That would be awesome - can enjoy the joys of home cooked bread without putting on lots of weight - I hope so, anyway!!

nice to meet you, too, robyn xx