Hi Niknak,
You mentioned that you have been doing lots of reading, I would recommend the work by Dr Bikman, he is a specialist working on research into insulin. Back in early 2018 I posted links to a number of podcasts on the Take a Look at this thread which I think you would enjoy.
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Hi Scottishgal, and the others who are struggling with comfort eating. – We have put weight on because we don’t just eat when hungry, but also when lonely, angry, feeling down, want to celebrate, ……. etc etc.
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This Way of Eating puts a spotlight on the times when we deal with emotions through eating, don’t beat yourself about doing that, its a common habit. But understanding that you do it, what drives you to do it, and looking for alternative ways of dealing with stress is part of the process you have to go through.
If you compare this WoE to the “diet clubs” which have points and sins allowances and include carbs in your daily diet mask the emotions driving you to eat. So they are obviously not going to be a long term solution. This WoE can be, but its really not an easy journey.
Those of us who started out on this journey with a lot of weight to loose and are further along this journey, know that it involves facing our own demons. Not on a one off basis, there can be areas of our lives which stress us out. There may be more cracks exposed as we start to be in control of our eating habits.
We are not experts, or trained professionals, but, we know that the kindness of those who were on the forum when we started out helped us over our hurdles and pay that back by offering a helping hand to those following us by sharing our experience.