Seriously thinking I have an eating problem
Ok, so all my life I played sports and was active all the time. I am 26 years old. In the past 7 years I’ve gained around 50lbs. In 2003-2004 I was at 117 Now, I am around 165-167. I am not as active as I once was. I don’t excersise like I should. I joined a gym and have barely went. My grandma died 2 months ago, and she was sick for awhile. I was taking care of her and always wanted to be by herside. I am not blaming this or anything for why I gained weight. It’s just maybe I’ve been depressed and used eating to make me feel better? At night I go for a snack.. I don’t want to do this. I want to eat right. I am getting married in June, I want to look nice for my weddding day and my honeymoon. I would be happy losing 20lbs, but my goal is really to lose that 50 I gained. It all went to my tummy, butt and thighs.. I just wanna be able to wear nice clothes again.
I was wondering, if there is some sort of doctor I can go to help with this because I think its getting to be a psychological thing now. Does anyone know what I should do?
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I would say just your regular doctor. And one of the options he has, is to refer you to a dietician. This is atleast what I did. I went to my doctor and he referred me. He also perscriped antidepressants in my case. The pills themselves make you gain weight (ugh) but they changed my look on life and made it a little bit of a happier place. The dietician helps you put things into perspective. She can help you make good food choices and alternatives to grabbing food at night. (i.e. go for a walk, chug down water etc). That would be a starting point. It’s still up to you though. I wasn’t ready for a real commitment so for me it didn’t work at first. Now I am ready for it so that’s why I joined this website. But with emotional eating, food isn’t the cause of your problems (if you have any) it’s a symptom so it’s important what the cause is and deal with that. I hope I helped a little bit!
Good luck!!