General Chat

I just felt i wanted to let steam off, many off you i know suffer from chronic pain with other diseases,so i know i am not the only one!!. as well as this last year i also had skin cancer, and did a lot of comfort eating!!but i was lucky i was cured,i then had to try and lose the weight i had put on!!!! But then i was not so lucky yesturday i was told i have skin cancer again, what worries me most is the comfort eating!!!!!How do i stop that?????????helen

Ohh Helen how awful! All I can suggest (and I'm no good at it) is swap what your eating.....like have raisins, chop up an apple try to stick to fruit when your having a munch. Good Luck with everything Sheila x

Oh Helen don't really know what to say. I can't imagine how you feel about your illness, however can i say think positive? It went away before no real reason to say it won't again huh? I have full empathy with you regarding the comfort eating - I don't think there is a cure, have suffered with this most of my adult life. All I can say is I started at the gym ( one just for women and is only a 30 min session 3 days a week) a while back and I look upoun it as a CHORE something that HAS TO BE DONE just like HOUSEWORK & LAUNDRY. I'm sure in time those pleasure hormones will kick in and I'll like it. Meanwhile I'm defiantly feeling better about myself. Helen much happiness to you and yours Debi : )

its not easy is it? to stop comfort eating?? when you want that choc/sweet you got to have it!!Thanks any way helen.

How about chocolate raisins!! Thats my way of cutting down and still getting something nice.....I may be fooling myself but at least I'm trying lol

Thank you,thank you, all for your messages, in this short time you have said the right things. maybe i just needed this to get it off my chest?thanks again helen

That's why we are here! As one who has always had a weight problem I empathise, do find my twice weekly visits to the gym are great for stress busting! Keep smiling, Linda x

Hi Helen i hope you feel a better soon, i am sure you will beat it again, you have my support anytime you need it, as for the pain and weight i like you find it difficult to shift, as its so hard to try and do any excercise due to the pain. i am trying the eat cereal for breakfast and lunch and a small meal teatime, and last week i lost 5lbs, haven't weighed myself this week, but boyfriend did comment that i had lost some wieght, take care honey i'm on the end of the pc for you sandra

helen hope your feeling a little better today, after all my ops 1 being skin cancer i started on the weight watchers snack bars and biscuits the others say there low fat but i dont think they are. its already been said but we're all here if you need us :0))) take care hun tina xxx

This afternoon i thought bugger this,{can i use that word?}i went to the gym with hubby,30 mins on the walking machine and got no where?????20 mins swimming,and this left me feeling hungry????but also very postive and sure about what is happening.thanks again.helenx

thank you for those kind words.May be this thread should have been called the, >therapy thread< thankshelen