I can't stop eating
I am 21 now, but I feel like I started struggling with eating too much back when I was maybe 16ish. If I go into a corner shop I feel like I have to go straight to the sweetie aisle, or crisps aisle and wish i could buy them. I don't have much money to live on ( less than £70 a month sometimes even less) so i can't waste money on bags of crisps or chocolate. When I was 18 I was put on free school meals while I was in 6th form which helped me financially, but because I always crave sweets I spent my £5 a day on 5 little bags of chocolate peanuts for £1 each or something similar. I ended up leaving in 2023 and now I obviously don't have access to that extra £5 which is fine, but I still have intense cravings for sweets. Even when I've worked I've always spent my lunch break buying a few pounds worth of treats rather than a meal deal or ya'know something slightly more filling or healthy. I know I should probably tell a parent or doctor but I can't cause my dad wouldn't take it serious and I'm too scared to call a GP and go in without my dads permission. It does worry me though because my biggest fear is being obese because of the stereotypes around fat people being lazy or dirty or smelly. I'm not really fat, just a little squishy and curvy but I don't know how to stop naturally. I've tried restricting myself from eating biscuits and chocolate and cookies, but not eating it for weeks just puts me in a bad mood until I get desperate. I only have £2 in my bank account and I need to buy actual stuff with my money but instead I want to go to the corner shop and buy biscuits.,
Reply 1
20
At 21 you're an adult and dont need to involve a parent in your decisions; you can- and should - contact your GP.
You could also try contacting this charity for help:
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/about-beat/
You could also try contacting this charity for help:
https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/about-beat/
Reply 2
20
You are 21, you don't even need to inform your parents about a visit to a GP.
Reply 3
The issue with sweets is that every time you eat them is a missed opportunity to eat something healthier.
Sweets tend to have too much refined sugar and fat.
Fresh or frozen fruit and unsalted nuts are healthier.
Having a craving for sweet stuff is fine. Snacking is fine. If most of your snacks are fruit or unsalted nuts.
Crisps have too much salt and fat.
Snack on - for example - thinly sliced home dry roasted sweet potatoes with a sprinkling of powdered paprika.
See what you can do to bump up your income. Start a side hustle. Or get a part time job.
Go to your library and borrow some books on nutrition.
Use google and youtube and recipe books for guidance / inspiration on producing delicious cheap healthy meals.
Sweets tend to have too much refined sugar and fat.
Fresh or frozen fruit and unsalted nuts are healthier.
Having a craving for sweet stuff is fine. Snacking is fine. If most of your snacks are fruit or unsalted nuts.
Crisps have too much salt and fat.
Snack on - for example - thinly sliced home dry roasted sweet potatoes with a sprinkling of powdered paprika.
See what you can do to bump up your income. Start a side hustle. Or get a part time job.
Go to your library and borrow some books on nutrition.
Use google and youtube and recipe books for guidance / inspiration on producing delicious cheap healthy meals.
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