- Joined
- Jun 17, 2016
BJs is a chain restaurant like all the others she goes to. It’s terrible, IMO.
Amber eats to forget she’s fat, and when she suddenly realizes she’s becoming encased in fat to the point of immobility, she eats again. It’s a vicious cycle and not caused by Lexapro. Also can’t be cured by any anti-depressant, because this behavior is denial, not depression.
She certainly needs therapy, and Doctor Now has it as part of his program. Interestingly, the obeasts on his show typically don’t start therapy until they have lost some weight on their own then had the surgery. Once they heal, start to feel physically better, they need to learn a new way to handle their emotions and that’s the time therapy begins. Before, they are too entrenched in their eating/coping denial behavior and don’t really see how things can change. Once the forced change occurs, there is a chance they can actually see what they are doing to themselves.
But the surgery has a low success rate. Something like only 5% keep their weight loss over time. It’s interesting-if Amber buckled down, she could lose all this weight in 3-5 years. In a year, she could lose enough to be safe enough for surgery. But it seems overwhelming to her so she doesn’t try. When she gets scared, there is always a bag of Reece’s cups.
Amber eats to forget she’s fat, and when she suddenly realizes she’s becoming encased in fat to the point of immobility, she eats again. It’s a vicious cycle and not caused by Lexapro. Also can’t be cured by any anti-depressant, because this behavior is denial, not depression.
She certainly needs therapy, and Doctor Now has it as part of his program. Interestingly, the obeasts on his show typically don’t start therapy until they have lost some weight on their own then had the surgery. Once they heal, start to feel physically better, they need to learn a new way to handle their emotions and that’s the time therapy begins. Before, they are too entrenched in their eating/coping denial behavior and don’t really see how things can change. Once the forced change occurs, there is a chance they can actually see what they are doing to themselves.
But the surgery has a low success rate. Something like only 5% keep their weight loss over time. It’s interesting-if Amber buckled down, she could lose all this weight in 3-5 years. In a year, she could lose enough to be safe enough for surgery. But it seems overwhelming to her so she doesn’t try. When she gets scared, there is always a bag of Reece’s cups.