Ex Slimming World Disordered Eating Recovery #2 Underestimating Our Desire To Eat Pasta

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CrimsonCountess said:
I think if someone was eating roasted chickpeas next to me in the cinema the noise would make me want to punch them in the face😤
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Plus those chickpeas would be honking.
 
This morning while picking up my granddaughter, I saw a slimming world referral sign. This is for anyone with a BMI over 30, they could be referred to slimming world for 12 weeks. Does anyone here know about this. I hope this is not an NHS backed referral.
 
rubyred66 said:
The NHS has its own weight referral program, it’s infuriating that public money is funding Mags and her yacht. It is creating another problem for the NHS in the future as we know the correlation between slimming world and eating disorders. Shocked to see that poster this morning.
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I was discussing this with a friend the other day. And I was surprised to hear that in the referral info, it does state that Slimming world may not be suitable if you suffer from binge eating disorder 😳 are they finally getting the message?!
 
ChubClubThug said:
I was discussing this with a friend the other day. And I was surprised to hear that in the referral info, it does state that Slimming world may not be suitable if you suffer from binge eating disorder 😳 are they finally getting the message?!
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One of the first things it says when joining is if you suffer from this to speak to the consultant about it who I believe is to advise you go directly to your GP for advice.

I believe the NHS referral is subsidised by Slimming World and the plan is to roll it out to more regions in the near future.
 
-Dave- said:
One of the first things it says when joining is if you suffer from this to speak to the consultant about it who I believe is to advise you go directly to your GP for advice.

I believe the NHS referral is subsidised by Slimming World and the plan is to roll it out to more regions in the near future.
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Recognising that it is not a one size fits all model is definitely a step in the right direction. It needs to be monitored because anyone can tick a box and pretend that they don't have an eating disorder
 

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ChubClubThug said:
Recognising that it is not a one size fits all model is definitely a step in the right direction. It needs to be monitored because anyone can tick a box and pretend that they don't have an eating disorder
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I think the bigger issue is knowing whether you potentially fall in this category or not. I think most people, me included, just get on with life and are too worried to go and speak to the GP about something which you feel in your head should be something you shouldn't be doing.
 
-Dave- said:
I think the bigger issue is knowing whether you potentially fall in this category or not. I think most people, me included, just get on with life and are too worried to go and speak to the GP about something which you feel in your head should be something you shouldn't be doing.
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I've personally found that unless you have an eating disorder and are under weight, they doctors don't give a crap
 
WhatABore said:
I've personally found that unless you have an eating disorder and are under weight, they doctors don't give a crap
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See this is the theory in my head and one of the reasons I would never have seen the GP back when I was 28 stone. In my head the GP would've been of the James Smith mentality and said to eat at a calorie deficit. I went to the GP with backache at approx 25 stone and I was asked if I realised my weight may be a contributing factor and that was the end of the discussion 😂
 
-Dave- said:
See this is the theory in my head and one of the reasons I would never have seen the GP back when I was 28 stone. In my head the GP would've been of the James Smith mentality and said to eat at a calorie deficit. I went to the GP with backache at approx 25 stone and I was asked if I realised my weight may be a contributing factor and that was the end of the discussion 😂
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Yeah exactly!
It's blamed on everything.
I went to basically ask for help/some support with bulimia and came out with a referral for slimming world (which I was already doing)
At this point I'd already lost 7 stone. But as I was still over 20 stone, she just kept saying how I need to lose weight, gave me loads of leaflets and websites on calorie counting.
She weighed me, told me my bmi, told me I'm obese.
All these things.
When I just wanted some support. I came out feeling worse about myself! Didn't take me seriously at all. All she said was "I'll put it on your notes"

I mentioned it a few times on here before too but when I went back a few years later, he looked at my notes and said "well it didn't do you any harm, might have been a good thing really, you did lose weight"
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ChubClubThug said:
Even then it's a real battle to get any support. The guidelines are so old fashioned
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Of course! The support in general for eating disorders is awful!
 
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