It's back

[1twinmom]

This is not so much a question as it is me looking for some support. I was bulimic for years on and off. I quit before my first pregnancy and actually only had a few lapses after . I was pregnant again 16 months later and was fine and have really been fine til lately. I am home all day with my four kids. Two sets of twins that are almost 2 1/2 and almost 4 1/2. I'm going crazy and stress eating and now I weigh almost as much as I did towards the end of both my pregnancies.  

[1twinmom]

thanks for the support

[Laceybug77]

Maybe it would help to think of something outside yourself when it comes to binge eating.  Please don't take that wrong becasue I don't mean that in a cruel way.  I just know for me, as a spiritual person, I had to think how I was making God feel when I did things to hurt myself.  I still have to think that way and remind myself that I promised, not just myself, but God and my loved ones, that I wouldn't do harmful things to myself anymore.  I have some stomach and throat damage (not too bad but annoying) from one year of bulimia (and I'm still fat! sheesh) so it isn't worth as I'm sure you know.  So don't allow you rmind to go there...your kids are worth sticking around for and staying healthy for.
Sounds like you're just stress eating though and not purging?  I think LCC had the key to that.  I have to prepare and stay one up on my battle with food.  I plan my meals so when I get stressed I don't have to really think about what I should eat because I know what I can have on my plan.  I prepare foods ahead of time too and when I get incredibly hungry, which happens a lot being diabetic, I snack on raw  vegetables to get me past that bad hunger spell.  You might try drinking water too...that's supposed to fill you up so you feel full.
hope that helps
~Lacey

[LeftCoastChick]

You have to think about it this way, you're eating! You're handing two (wow) sets of twins. Of course you'd stress eat!  I'd say that's pretty normal. What I can suggest is to prepare foods when they are asleep so they are readily available in your crazy(probably an understatement) day. It's better to be overweight then being underweight, more people get sick being underweight.

I hope this helps
LCC