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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, here’s my story. I have hovered around 25/26 BMI since I was a kid, but am very tall with a large frame (e.g., size 11 feet, fit into men’s tall raincoats, eg). I’m fit, I eat clean (very little sugar, no processed foods, very little alcohol).

As a kid, my mom restricted our food out of fear of gaining, plus cost. my brothers and I fought over food all the time and would eat raw flour, pasta, cheese, uncooked bacon—whatever we could find. We stole food from other people’s houses. I had pica and went through a period of eating gelcaps. My brother ate a small container of paint. During an illness, I wasn’t allowed to eat food that I could keep down and lost 30 pounds over a 10 week period.

My brother developed binge eating disorder and gained over 200 pounds. He eventually lost the weight but developed serious chronic conditions.

I dieted, weighed myself, exercised, walked, lifted weights, counted calories, etc, for 44 years. I have been in therapy, seen nutritionists, take antidepressants, do meditation, yoga, etc.

A few months ago after some weight gain/high blood pressure readings (perimenopause) she recommended Contrave to help with cravings.

OP—WITHIN 24 HOURS the food noise quieted down. I didn’t realize it was there until it was gone. I no longer had my life controlled by what and when and how I would eat and what that meant about me and my body and my body compared to others etc etc. It’s just…..quiet?

I’ve lost a few pounds but honestly I don’t care. The improvement in my quality of life is huge. There are some people for whom nature, nurture, or a combination of both turns on the food scarcity mindset. But I couldn’t fix it without meds.

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That is a terribly heartbreaking story and I'm glad you have finally found a place of peace and contentment. Still, your story is full of trauma OP does not indicate. I don't think OP needs to jump to medication as the first step. If there's truly an obsession with food due to some psychological issues, therapy would be warranted. People are often too quick to jump to a solution to the symptom rather than fixing the problem. (Not saying that's your case.)[/quote]

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