Sometimes perfectionism can be part of major issues in eating disorders. Hope your results are what you are looking for.

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

For sure. My perfectionism rears it's ugly little head in all sorts of little ways. 😔

I think that for those of us who've struggled with food addiction we MUST have therapists who have experienced what we've experienced. People who have never lived with food addiction don't understand us! Unlike other addictions, food is the one addiction that you can't "just get over" because you have to eat to live. Hang in there Mindy, we love you and we're right here with you in these struggles. ♥️🙏♥️

@mindypweightloss

Күн бұрын

Thanks, Trina. I'm working my way through some books, and the woman who wrote it literally said it's worse than heroin because you can't just avoid it... you will have to face it several times a day no matter how long it's been since a relapse. 😔

@tlsthoughts

Күн бұрын

@@mindypweightloss I believe EVERY word you're saying, because working through food addiction has been the hardest thing that I've ever had to do. Have a great day, Sister.♥️♥️♥️

Thanks for your honesty and willingness to share very personal matters. I’m cheering you onward!

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

Thanks, Vanessa. 🥰

Yes! CBT. It’s not about the food at all. Therapy is such hard work. I was also told I had anxiety and didn’t think I had anxiety for same reasons as you - but the amount of catastrophizing and negative self talk told a different story. CBT helped a ton to help me to rewrite the narrative. I heard from someone once that the mental health journey is like dumping out a purse and carefully choosing which pieces to put back in. We don’t put them all back at once. Thank you for sharing your journey, I look forward to following the mental health piece!

@mindypweightloss

10 күн бұрын

Thanks, Lisa. I'm slowly learning all of the "de-conditioning" that needs to be done... lort... the baggage. 🫣

You are such a heartfelt gifted communicator. It’s a blessing to learn from your journey❤️. And you are doing amazing!

@mindypweightloss

9 күн бұрын

Thanks so much, Karen. 🥰

I’m a clinical psychologist and use CBT and DBT. Just reassuring you that DBT is not woo-woo new agey. It’s super skills based and can be really helpful! I hope it helps you. Good luck! Congrats on taking the step!

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

Thank you, Laura!!! I was trying to read summaries about it, and I was getting all squinty... 🤣🤣🤣

@lauramurray9141

12 күн бұрын

@@mindypweightloss nah, there is a TON of great research behind it. Very solution focused, and great for regulating emotions and changing maladaptive behaviors. CBT too. :)

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

I appreciate you setting my mind at ease! 🥰❤️

CBT it’s such an amazing tool to use for so many life situations!!! it’s very practical

@mindypweightloss

10 күн бұрын

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There are things that white knuckling can be useful for, but doing it through something that at the core you struggle with is not healthy. Which partly (in my opinion) is why most of the diets you have tried don’t work. Everyone is different and thresholds are different etc. So of course I am happy you aren’t forcing yourself to bear through something you know isn’t working. ❤❤❤ I yuv you!

@mindypweightloss

8 күн бұрын

Love you, friend. ❤️❤️

Wow. Great job. Very helpful ❤

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

Thanks, Anne. 🥰

Mindy,I am proud of you,you are taking steps for your over all health.Awesome.

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

🥰🥰

Thank you for sharing ♥️

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

Thank you for watching. ❤️

Good for you hanging in there with the therapy committment. Good luck 🤗

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

Thanks, Vicki!

I’m so glad you are getting help. I would push off the cut to focus on your mental health. Your gut will tell you what to do. Thanks for being so personal and sharing the ups and downs. Love your channel!

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

Thanks, Sandra. It's such a hard choice, and I'm doing my best not to let my fear of losing progress rule my decisions. 🥰❤️

Mindy reminding me weight loss again is not only outside but inside! Thanks for inspiring !

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

😘🥰❤️

I did a year of therapy with a BED specialist and an ED nutritionist prior to starting Mounjaro and it's the best thing I ever did for myself. It was really hard work, not gonna lie. I dreaded many appointments and wanted to quit almost every week but somehow I stuck with it. I haven't binged in almost 2 years and never even think about it anymore. I wish you all the best as you start your therapy journey. I hope your new therapist ends up being your person but if not just keep trying, you will find the right person for you!

@mindypweightloss

10 күн бұрын

Thanks so much, Vanessa. 🥰

Thank you as always for sharing your journey. It’s hard to measure how much it helps others, but it so does. It is truly a public service, however much it also helps you to share. Taking care of our mental health is so important, and so often is neglected. I used to feel the same in regards to being on medication, that is to say I did not want to be on anything. Having an autoimmune disease shattered that hope, and I went down some weird, bad roads trying to stay off my RA meds, and actually hurt myself in the process. It took me many years to get here, but I am now grateful for the medicine that I have access to which enables me to have a good quality of life. In similar fashion, it took me a couple of years to push through the various hurdles, some physical, some mental, some logistical, to surrender to being on yet another medicine, semaglutide compound. In the end, I feel like it’s another medicine to be grateful for, as my body actually does not always act in its own best interest, and there is no amount of mental work I can do to overcome all of its self-defeating mechanisms. So no matter what happens, I urge you to not look at surrendering to help, whether it be meds or therapy, as a failure. It’s really a privilege to have access to these things, as flawed as they can sometimes be. We all need help sometimes. ❤️🌳❤️

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

Well put as always, my friend. ❤️❤️🥰

@Mommaslew

Күн бұрын

Excellent points❤

Take more time on mental health! ❤

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

Absolutely!! ❤️❤️

I have been diagnosed with BED and ADHD. I guess there’s a huge connection between the two and high co-morbidity due to the impulsiveness of ADHD.(I think I heard you mention ADHD in a previous video). I came to the same realization that you did when you learned about how the brain works. It’s not about “why can’t you just do this” and more about finding the right tools to fix the issue (now that you know what the issue could be). Wishing you the best on your journey!

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

Thanks, Nicole. I haven't been diagnosed with ADHD but I definitely have my suspicions... it's something I plan to discuss with my therapist for sure.

❤sending good vibes I went a similar path as well

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

Thanks, Melanie. I hope things are going well for you. ❤️

Anyone out there just been on Ozempic and got put on mounjarno? I've always been tired on ozempic and nauseous lost 50 pounds and i gained 10 back because i had a surgery and had to get off of it. I'm starting mounjarno Sunday.

@mindypweightloss

7 күн бұрын

I moved from Wegovy to Mounjaro, which is the same med. Mounjaro didn't work as well for me, but I am definitely in the minority there. Trial data showed lower incidences of side effects on MJ as opposed to Wegovy and Oz.

Hello I hope your well! Thanks for sharing! My insurance declined me on Zepbound now my doctor has to file appeal! I have lost 155lb total! I never have thought myself as a binge eater but the food noise is real however! So I really don’t know what is going to happen! I do not want to go back! I refuse to!

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

You've got this, Jimmy. I'm not a "traditional" binge eater... meaning it's not usually emotionally driven... but I used to just sit and eat... massive amounts of food in one sitting... and continue to eat throughout the day even when I wasn't hungry... basically no impulse control... when I thought about food (which was always) I ate.

@jimmycasey6400

12 күн бұрын

@@mindypweightloss so how to keep from gaining all of this back? I feel like I alone in this !

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

@jimmycasey6400 it all comes down to calories in calories out my friend. I'm not saying that's easy... but it's all there is to it... no magic foods or pills... the panic I always see from you tells me that you could probably benefit from talking to someone. ❤️❤️

@jimmycasey6400

12 күн бұрын

@@mindypweightloss the panic you see from me is that I have been 600lbs and I really do not want to return to that life! For the first time in my life I feel that I am accepted when folks see me! I have had counseling in the past but I come from a long line of obese people! It’s a genetic thing with me!

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

@jimmycasey6400 I totally get that... I also come from a family of obese people. But you are not a slave to your genetics... you've proven by losing the weight that you know what lifestyle changes are necessary to continue to lose. The panic will just make the weight loss harder!! (Cortisol is not your friend!) The meds did not lose the weight for you. They definitely help with the mental aspect, but the changes you made to lose the weight were 100% YOU!!

You are so pretty! Just keep your hair up and a little makeup and work your curves! The weight loss will come but we gotta be happy on the journey or it is just going to stress us out. Keep glowing and the confidence will shine. I'm curvy too and I told myself I've been curvy since I was a teenager. I'm 40 now and if God would've wanted me skinny I would've been skinny by now. So I may as well just focus on health but I don't have to be all consumed in wanting to lose weight. I am who I am. I'm who God made me to be and that's beautiful. Trust me you are beautiful lean into that and embrace the small changes and keep it moving! Be blessed 😊.

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

Thanks, CJ. I appreciate the love and encouragement. This is much less about my appearance and far more about my health. It's definitely not healthy for me to be thinking about food and fighting off a binge 24/7... it's not healthy for me to be 245lbs... I've made a lot of progress, but I have a long way to go to get to healthy.

❤❤❤

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

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Visit betterhelp.com/mindypweightloss for a discount on your first month of therapy.

Oh yea, you need to find someone more experienced and who has the gift of being able to SEE through the web of issues and thoughts surrounding addictive behavior and also someone who understands there are hormonal issues and even diseases that can be the root of it all.

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

For sure. The difference between the two people was night and day. The first therapist was perfect for someone else, but the second one is perfect for me. ❤️

I found the book ‘The Pleasure Trap” by Alan Goldhamer helpful. It got me off the roller coaster. 🌸

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

Thanks for letting me know. I looked at it, but as someone who is a major meat eater, I don't think a book that promotes veganism is probably right for me. ❤️❤️ Also, as a side note, my therapist told me that any type of food restriction is super dangerous for binge eaters. It's pretty much the reason any other diet I've tried hasn't worked. ❤️

Hi my beautiful friend.

@mindypweightloss

13 күн бұрын

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Oh, geez. Not the hard candy suggestion. No. That’s not the advice I would want to hear either. Please don’t give up. I identify with much of what you are saying.

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

Hey Cindy, Definitely not giving up. Just another twist and turn in this journey.

@cindyjohnson5765

12 күн бұрын

@@mindypweightloss I’m just beginning my journey. Tomorrow will be my 4 injection of Semaglutides. Starting weight 320. I’m down to 311. I am so happy to find your channel. It’s going to help me a lot. I love your realness, genuineness, and honesty and recipes.

@mindypweightloss

12 күн бұрын

@cindyjohnson5765 so excited for you, Cindy. ❤️❤️