Carbs/Genetics/Emotions - Is this you?

[TitianWasp]

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Mitzi, I cannot in a million years imagine you b*tching.

[lesszmore]

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I didnt know u could post 2 bc i would say that i am definetly a carb addict..also does chocolate count? I love cake, pasta, all those comfort food dishes and sweets.

As for #2- my mom is diabetic, but i still wouldnt say that ppl in my family have weight issues. No one is very big/obses. Overweight yes, but we havent had any pass due to heart disease etc. So my answer is no to this one.

#3- YES THAT'S ME! i am definetly an emotional eater. We eat when were happy, sad, mad, whatever the occassion is. We grew up having to clean the plate, big meals, lotsa starch and very lil veggies. This is something that i'm trying to break w/my own kids.

[TitianWasp]

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I am surprised to see that the "all three" trend is followed closely by the carb cravers. I figured that all three would have been a clear outlier. I am very curious to see how this progresses.

[tracymitch]

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I'm totally addicted to carbs. When not on Atkins, I can't eat enough fast enough. I'm constantly hungry. Then, my body issues come into play. I feel terrible about the way my body looks and I eat more. It's a vicious cycle.

If I wasn't dieting, I was gaining. There was no middle ground. I'd starve myself on a low-fat, low-cal diet and lose the weight, only to gain it back again.

My mother is the exact same way. Hates her body, can't stop eating. I don't know if I learned this from her, or it's just genetic.

Atkins works so well for me. I'm not constantly hungry. I don't feel awful about my body. In fact, I feel like I look great and I know I'm doing something good for myself.

[chicamarun]

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I am truly all of the above.

I love ice cream, chocolate and so many other carb foods!

I remember as a kid with my mother talking about "Thunder Thighs" and "Fat Hamhocks" and we were talking about her legs - now we could be talking about mine. She was constantly on a diet and that mentality was bred into me. As far as actual family health issues - I was adopted and don't really know anything about my biological family. I think diabeties was controlled by diet - but I don't remember the entire thing.

And emotional eating?? My husband would bring me home a HUGE bag of peanut M&M's when I was PMS'ing. I would eat the entire bag without a blink. I get sad, bored, angry, pretty much any emotion I would eat.

My high weight was 182 which is only 4 lbs from my pregnancy weight with my kids! So pretty much - I weighed enough to have a baby - unfortunately no 8lb little baby is coming out to help me lose the weight - LOL

[Chicklady]

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I chose "emotional eating" altho if I knew I could have picked two, I would add carbs as my preference, after some thought on it. never really cared about potatoes, pasta, rice, bread. Would eat them, but wouldn't really miss them if they weren't there. On the other hand, sweets, including sweet alcoholic beverages, were my preference.
However, my biggest issue I think is emotional eating....the love of good food. I might know I'm full, but if it tastes good, I keep going, way beyond stuffed. You'll never see me do that with spinach or lettuce. but I would do it with fried chicken or buffalo wings (eta: and duck!!) as much as I would a pitcher of mudslides or a carton of icecream.

maybe I'm a combo.....

[ShiningStarr]

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I am definately all of the above!!

Both sides of my family are obese. There are 5 people in my family (including my mother)who have had gastric bypasses and all have gain some, if not all of the weight back. I also have more family members who are 300+.

I eat when I am lonely, happy, and bored. I was real big on eating in secret. This started when I was in Junior High School. We lived near a convienice store and I would gather up all the change in the house and walk over to the store and buy what I could, candy, chips and dip, pastries whatever I wanted! Then I would go home and eat them before anyone came home.

I also use to get in these moods where I would think...Heck I am already this big there is nothing I can do about it now so I might as well eat this bag of cookies. I am so thankful for this WOE and this board!! When I was at my highest weight of 225 I never thought I would ever see 188 let alone anything under 200. I actually use to think that I would be happy at 180 again but being close to that right now I know that is just not true. I still can't even imagine myself at 150 but I know that if I keep at this WOE I will make it!!

[TitianWasp]

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A lot of us talk about food as a reward, or during celebration. Every day I try to be aware of that when my kids do something praise-worthy, and not give them food treats, but rather hugs, activities or other special rewards, but I find myself wondering if that will actually make a difference. Is this cultural, or is it biologically hardwired into us to celebrate with food? We have food at weddings, food at corporate celebrations, food at baby showers... I wonder if my efforts will pay off, or if my children will always associate food as celebration/reward.