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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just eat less, and move more. Now give me $1 million dollars for this advice.[/quote]

If it were this easy everyone would be thin. [/quote]

They can do it. They just have to tolerate the feeling of being hungry.

IMO intermittent fasting is a great option for this. You just have to decide to not eat at all during that period of time (maybe 7pm until noon the next day.) [/quote]

It's not just about physical hunger. I have a tendency to binge when stressed and in that time no rational thought stops me. It has resulted in painful yoyo dieting and self hatred because I can't do it for the long run, hate myself, deprive, stress, binge, and repeat.[/quote]

Honest question: have you sought treatment for the mental health condition underlying this behavior?[/quote]

DP - honest question - are you like this in real life?

Having experienced how Mounjaro improved/eliminated my food compulsions, I wonder if, in the future, these medications might be prescribed for people experiencing periods of significant and prolonged stress to prevent stress eating. Studies have suggested that chronic stress triggers changes in the body that not only increase appetite for unhealthy foods but may also cause increased weight gain when compared to non-stressed people eating the same diet. So yes, managing stress, eating healthfully, and moving are all parts of the equation, but chronic stress makes it infinitely more difficult to keep everything in balance.

Do you tell your depressed or anxious friends that they should stop taking prescribed medications and use a therapy-only approach to manage these issues?[/quote]

PP didn't tell the person to stop taking prescribed medications? They just asked whether the poster is seeking therapy for what sounds like a true mental health condition.[/quote]

+1.  PP shouldn't feel guilty for asking if someone was in therapy.  binge eating and yo-yo dieting are mental health related issues and can be addressed with therapy.  No one said anything about medications in that exchange.  [/quote]

Often a lot of these behaviors are related to hormonal imbalance (leptin, gherlin, cortisol, estrogen, etc.). A therapist isn't going to fix that.[/quote]

There are many on DCUM who don't believe this. [/quote]

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