Does anyone have a recommendation for a solid gastroenterologist who actually has some patience and knows their stuff? I'm looking for someone smart, too. Can I just call them directly, and what kind of price range am I looking at? Thanks!
Look, I don't want to scare you, but what you’re describing sounds exactly like an eating disorder. Believe me, I've been there myself 😢 It sounds like binge eating disorder, and honestly, it feels like there might be some other disordered patterns mixed in there too. 😘
It isn't some impossible mountain to climb, but let's be real—these are serious issues that can really mess with your life if left unchecked. Getting ahead of this is a smart move because you'll find that tackling this helps resolve so many other things that you wouldn't even realize were connected to food, trust me 😉
Here is a helpful link for you http://www.renfrewcenter.com/eating-...overeating.asp , and beyond that, feel free to do your own research—just search for keywords like compulsive overeating and eating disorders.
Hang in there! I can't write you a novel right now since I'm busy chasing a tiny baby around, so I can't give you a massive breakdown, but I know I’ve posted about my own experience on here before, so if you have the time, maybe go back and dig through my old threads...
Stay strong; I really hope you get this sorted out soon—the fact that you're actually aware of it is a huge first step.
By the way, (forgive my bluntness here) it’s actually a pretty bad sign when someone talks about their meals strictly in terms of "I ate 1,800 calories"... you know, it's not just the calories themselves that dictate weight (trust me on that...), and everyone's metabolic engine runs differently. One person eats the same amount and uses it all for fuel and health, while another is still starving... At the end of the day, food should be a pleasure, not something you're constantly locked in a desperate war with.
I’ve been sticking to this whole hot-cold shower routine for about 15 years now, and honestly, I can’t even picture stepping into the shower without it—especially that final, brutal blast of ice-cold water to wrap things up 👍
I can’t really wrap my head around what life would be like if I didn't do this, but hey, the results speak for themselves: zero cellulite, great skin (and let’s face it, 😬), and that cold shock actually warms me up from the inside out, so I’m never shivering when I step out of the tub, even during those brutal American winters. Plus, the contrast just hits the reset button on my mood and wakes me right up... I don't know, I'm just happy with it. I genuinely don't understand how anyone survives without it 😁
If you want my honest opinion, just sign up for some kind of sport and work yourself into the ground. You’ll be sleeping like a baby once you're actually exhausted. 🙂
I’m honestly dying to know which absolute lunatic decided that shivering through the frost was some kind of personality trait. My parents tried to "toughen me up" the exact same way, and let me tell you—it didn't work. I was practically sobbing from the sheer terror and the bone-chilling cold. The way I see it is pretty simple: if you can't handle a little chill, you clearly have issues with your body's thermoregulation, so obviously, you need to lean on extra layers and gear to compensate. It's just basic logic.
Look, when you're heading to a concert, sure, you aren't going to show up draped in a massive, bulky scarf—but if you're visiting a friend who thinks sitting out on a patio in short sleeves during a blizzard is a good idea? Then yes, I am wearing the scarf. That's just how I operate.
When you're stepping outside, the golden rule is finding a solid jacket with a massive hood for that extra insulation. Honestly, that's all you really need.
I honestly don't think there's any way to stop being a total wimp when the temperature drops, and let’s be real, admitting that is pretty awkward. But once you just accept it as a fact of life and try to minimize the damage—where you stop overthinking all those frantic preparations and rituals—you actually end up feeling cozy and fine. 😎
Another thing—it's super handy to have a small fleece blanket or one of those massive oversized scarves at home so you can just wrap yourself up while watching TV. You can even toss a pashmina in your bag so if you end up somewhere where the AC is cranked up or the heat is failing, you can just throw it over your shoulders.
Give it a shot and you'll see that you can get through the winter without making a huge ordeal out of it. 😉
I am hands down the most cold-sensitive person you will ever meet (or maybe you haven't realized it yet 🤣), and since I absolutely loathed winter, I had to engineer my own way to survive it. Honestly, lately, I've been feeling pretty great.
Here is my survival guide for making it through the winter:
1. Go out and buy a seriously thick hooded jacket with some faux fur lining or something similar, and make sure you actually pull that hood up over your head. Just stop caring what anyone else thinks about how you look. It makes a massive difference when you aren't getting blasted by wind on your ears and neck. A beanie only covers part of your head and is way thinner than a heavy-duty hood with some lining. My husband calls me Kenny, but as long as I'm warm, I'm happy. I can send you a photo via email if you want to see 😁
2. Grab a hemp brush or an exfoliating glove and give your body a good massage before you shower, working from your right foot upwards—it really works. Then hop in the shower, finish off with a blast of ice-cold water (trust me, that’s the only thing that truly warms you up from the inside), and massage on a decent moisturizer afterward. It genuinely helps.
3. Keep a heavy jacket or a cozy bathrobe right by the bed. The second you get up, wrap yourself in it, because people like us who hate the cold lose body heat incredibly fast. If you’re dreading climbing into a freezing bed, just use a hairdryer to warm the sheets up first.
4. Ask someone in your house (or just handle it yourself) to crank up the heat in the kitchen or wherever you eat breakfast before you wake up. I honestly think we just need to build up a little internal thermal reserve—if you start your day properly warmed up, you won't feel like you're freezing quite as much later on. Believe me.
5. There is this weird social stigma that says you shouldn't bundle up too much or put on a heavy coat before heading outside because you'll overheat once you're out. That's total nonsense. You have a finite amount of body heat that is insulated from the world by your clothes; the more insulation you have, the further you can walk before that heat runs out. When it is freezing, layer up, put on the jacket, throw on the scarf—do all of it—and don't even step out the door until you actually feel warm. People will try to lecture you about it, but it's just basic physics.
5. Hot baths, hot baths, and more hot baths infused with essential oils.
6. Exercise, obviously.
7. When your hands go numb, go massage them under warm running water.
8. Never, ever wash dishes in a cold kitchen. I have one specific room in my house that is insanely overheated—the kitchen—and it makes me so incredibly happy. I'm not in there all the time, but whenever I'm prepping food or eating, it feels wonderful. Sometimes it even makes me wish the rest of the house had a normal temperature.
9. Unless they are specialized three-centimeter-thick ski socks or heavy-duty hiking socks, I simply don't wear socks at all.
I tried using some ChapStick along with running a humidifier filled with tea tree essential oil, and honestly, it actually works. I’m feeling so much better now 👍 Next up, I think I'll give this marshmallow root remedy a shot 👍
Betty Hill82 said:I quit smoking, but I’m still dealing with this exact issue this winter. My throat gets so incredibly parched that I can barely squeeze out a word in the morning until I manage to get some water down me. As for my solution: I just grab some ChapStick. I smear a little bit right at the entrance of my nostrils, and then I can actually sleep through the night without agony. (And obviously, I’m not putting that on my lips. 😁 )
It seems we just belong to that group of people cursed with chronically dry nasal membranes.
P.S.: Nasal sprays don't do a damn thing for me. 😢
I might actually give that ChapStick trick a shot. 😉 Thanks for the tip!!
I have also noticed that getting some decent airflow in the room helps immensely. Though, of course, my husband has to be the one to handle it while I'm already tucked in bed (he opens and closes the window a few hours later—thank god he's such a night owl 😉 ) because if I had to get out of my warm covers to deal with the window myself, I’d freeze solid and wouldn't get a wink of sleep anyway.
Basically, my nostrils have been so incredibly dry all winter—especially on the left side—that I’ve been waking up in the middle of the night from this sharp, stabbing pain that actually starts radiating up into my sinuses. 😢 I’ve tried running a humidifier and keeping the air circulating, but honestly, nothing seems to touch it. It’s such a massive pain because since my nose has lost its natural protective mucus barrier, I feel like I’m just sitting ducks for every random virus that floats by. Does anyone here actually know why this happens or what I should be doing about it?
Brandon Nelson3 said:I usually just head over to the Breyer lab. They're located at 79 Madison Avenue, and you can reach them at 212-555-0199.
If my memory serves me right, they have the results ready the same day by 3 PM, and they'll happily shoot them over via email or fax if that's what you prefer. 👍
If you ask me, they're great—super fast, efficient, and they actually make it easy by emailing the results directly to you.👍
Gary Jones10 said:I recently had a complete mental breakdown when it turned out a doctor at some prestigious hospital in Chicago managed to overlook an old lab result from a year ago, leaving my father under a completely wrong diagnosis for twelve whole months.
Basically, after his first prostate biopsy back in August 2003, they called him on the phone and told him everything was fine and he should just stick with the hormone therapy. Fast forward a year to his next biopsy—this time I went to pick up the results in person—and I’m staring at a report that clearly says "adenocarcinoma," dated... August 2003!!!
I absolutely lost it! There is zero excuse for this, none whatsoever! What a total joke! They only got lucky because it’s a slow-growing tumor in its early stages, so thankfully, it isn't too late for surgery for my dad—or for them to face the consequences if it were. Honestly, what a disgrace! 😠
Complete idiots. Did you look into filing a formal complaint or taking legal action against them?
Has anyone here actually dealt with filing a formal complaint against a medical ethics board before? I’m trying to track down their direct contact number, and honestly, I’m curious if there are any other effective ways to hold doctors accountable when they're running some kind of medical scam or malpractice nonsense.
A while back, I ended up packing on quite a few extra pounds because my diet went totally haywire and stress levels were through the roof while I was traveling abroad. Once I finally got back home, the only thing I could stomach was soup, broth, stews, and stuff like that. I was feeling pretty down about the weight gain, though I wasn't actually trying to lose it at the time—for a bunch of different reasons, I just put that on the back burner. It was right around Christmas, and honestly, trying to diet then would have been ridiculous, plus it wasn't exactly the right season for the outdoor sports I love so much, among a few other tricky circumstances. I started getting genuinely worried about my obsession with soups, since I’d often eat nothing but broth (any actual solid food made me feel physically sick to my stomach) or maybe some soup followed by a light stew.
For instance, I went over to my godmother's place to wish her a Merry Christmas, and she starts offering me all these cookies and desserts, but all I can ask for is a little bowl of soup if she has any. They actually thought I was pregnant 😂 imagine a scene - everyone is picking at pastries from their little plates, and there I am, just aggressively gulping down soup 😂
After sticking to that kind of menu for a couple of weeks, I actually went to see my doctor because I was scared something was seriously wrong with me. Luckily, she’s this incredibly wise, brilliant woman who truly understands how intuitive the human body is; she believes the spirit matters way more than the physical shell, pills, or any of that nonsense, and she just told me—if your body is craving something, eat it. There’s almost certainly a reason for it.
Well, fast forward maybe a month or two (I wasn't really keeping track) and I noticed that I had actually shed a good chunk of that extra weight. The rest of it came off more slowly, but it happened without any intense struggle or stress.
Eventually, I went right back to eating normally, acting like that whole weird phase never even happened.
I guess I wanted to share two things here: first, that sometimes you just need to let your body find its own balance, and second, that soups—all kinds of soups, not just some "magic" or low-fat versions—actually help with weight loss, and I’d recommend them to anyone.
Hmm, you all have some pretty interesting experiences here. Personally, I’ve always been super active with sports and never really dealt with this weather-related funk, but lately, I’ve let things slide a bit and now I’m just constantly exhausted—feeling sluggish, nauseous, sleepy, and totally unable to focus.
It’s pretty obvious I need to sign up for some intense workout regimen just to get my blood pumping again...
I’m starting to think I might be a meteopath. Well, that’s just my own amateur, self-made diagnosis, anyway. Is there actually any way to get a reliable diagnosis through legitimate medical methods, and how do people living with meteopathy typically manage their symptoms?
😍 Look, Kenneth Hernandez67 doesn't have anything on him, and honestly, that beard isn't half bad either 🙂 wonderful news !!! Just please, for the love of God, don't wear it like some hipster douchebag 🙂 😁
So, this trainer at my gym casually drops this comment on me about how I shouldn't even bother trying to build serious muscle because, apparently, it’s physically impossible without using performance enhancers. Honestly? I just rolled up my leggings and showed him what I’ve actually been working with. The guy’s jaw practically hit the floor, and he ended up mumbling something about how I clearly have some kind of freakish natural talent and should probably look into professional bodybuilding or something.
Look, you can listen to all the noise you want, but at the end of the day, everyone is built differently; our bodies all have their own specific blueprints and reasons for looking the way they do.
For me, getting defined happens pretty effortlessly, even though I'm definitely not some stick figure—consistent squats and I'll have quads like an NFL linebacker, or regular push-ups and suddenly I've got the back of a competitive swimmer.
The bottom line is there isn't some grand, universal philosophy to follow—just pick a sport that actually clicks with you, respect the basic principles of training (maybe grab a decent textbook on the subject), and just enjoy the process. You have to embrace your own body's logic; you're always going to look your best when you're relaxed and confident, basically when you actually feel comfortable in your own skin. Using chemicals and gear 🙂