Hello loseit 👋
I am a social worker. Today while I was working with an African refugee family, one of the children commented about how I have gotten "more fat". In their culture, this is a huge complement; they come from an area in Africa where people often starve. So to them, being overweight means you have good nutrition and food supply. However to me, it means it's time to get better control over my eating habits.
I have an addictive personality; 1.5 years ago I overcame my marajuana addiction and half a year ago I began my recovery from alcohol abuse. However overeating has always been my biggest challenge... unlike weed or booze, one cannot simply quit eating. I eat because I'm bored, I eat because I'm stressed, I eat to reward myself, I eat because I am in a PMDD cycle, I eat because I need a dopamine hit. I eat things that my body is intolerant of (wheat/grains, processed sugar, dairy, soy). I've been flirting with pre-diabetes for 5 years, jumping above and below 100 mg/dl. Hell, I put on 10 lbs between December 22nd and January 2nd because it was the holidays and the family was in town providing a never ending supply of homemade baked goods, veggies covered in butter, and enough red meat to stock a butcher. I am currently at a BMI of 29.1, and if I keep going on this path I will be obese in no time.
I recently got engaged, and it's gotten to the point that I am putting off wedding planning because of my weight. I am so ashamed of myself and I refuse to have this extra flab memorialized in my engagement and wedding pictures.
I have found a lot of support with my alcohol recovery in /r/stopdrinking, so I was really excited to find this subreddit. I am happy to be here and I look forward to starting this journey with y'all. 2021 will be our year!
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