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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Wow, some crazy responses.

Sorry I didn’t have time to respond. I was working all day! No, I do not think I have an eating disorder whatsoever. I’m not strictly controlling my food until evening, it just works out that way for me. I’m busy! I don’t work at home, so I don’t have much time to eat! And I’m sincerely not that hungry in the morning!

Here’s what a day of eating looks like for me:

Morning: black coffee when I wake up (5am), 1 hard boiled egg after a morning workout (this morning was a 4 mile run)

Lunch: 11am (for me this was like a breakfast - oatmeal with granola, apples, and cinnamon) Sometimes I’ll have a small snack at work if someone brings in some treats… sometimes I don’t.

Get home: 4:30-5pm: eat dinner, and whatever I feel like I need to replenish my caloric needs. Dinner, dessert, snack, whatever. I don’t really think about it and don’t count calories. I eat plenty, but I don’t overeat. I feel satiated, but not sick. If you want to call that a “binge” then whatever, fine by me. My way of eating just works out this way based on my schedule, and when I get hungry. I’m not overweight or underweight, but strong, athletic, happy, and gonna have a bunch of skittles after I eat my big hearty bowl of lentil soup for dinner.  [/quote]

What did you do before to gain the weight? How does your routine differ now than before?[/quote]

The biggest differences are:

- I do regular exercise that challenges me. Not just walking, but cardio, lift weights that make me wince as the reps build. I exercise 5-6 days a week presently. 
- Eat out no more than 1 meal per week. Yes I make exceptions sometimes, but I would say I don't eat more than 20-25 meals out in a year, total
- Because I exercise most mornings, it makes me much less susceptible to overeating at night. I eat plenty and get full, but I'm not stuffed. I eat ALL the things and have never cut out anything (carbs, cake, chips.. I eat it all, just not excessively)

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Wait I realize I didn't answer fully. I was just always chubby. I never played sports, I didn't exercise beyond walking. I ate out more, ate too much generally speaking.

I also had to untangle a bunch of childhood shit, which I think a lot of obese (or formerly obese) people need to do. Or any of us, really. 
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What kind of childhood issues did you have to deal with?[/quote]

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