Did you ever deny yourself a food until you simply couldn’t stand it anymore, then eat it way past full? Yep, me too.
What I’ve noticed, however, is that denied foods often disappoint, and I eat them way past full because I’m not willing to acknowledge that the denial was worth it.
You may have starved yourself [...]
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Taking good care of yourself varies depending on the situation. When you are looking for a new job, it’s good self-care to get plenty of rest and concentrate on keeping up your “interview mindset.” When your car is heading towards a wall, it’s good self-care to drop the cell phone and brake.
Yesterday I finished my [...]
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Posted in binging, work on 29 October 2007 | No Comments »
Suspension of disbelief - this is one thing I am really good at. Lars is even better. While I spent my childhood pretending my miserable world wasn’t so miserable, Lars found a way to do the same as an adult, and find his way out the other side. Sweet movie, and well worth catching while [...]
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When I recognized that diets would not solve my ED, I felt anxiety. Anxiety over everything was actually the core of my problem, because eating was the only solution I knew.
Slowly I began to learn new techniques, but the most important thought change I made was to be willing to accept even the smallest attempt [...]
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After that few days, I began to wonder if my portion sizes would stay so small. Today I notice that they are pretty much back to normal. Yesterday I ate quite normally at lunch, and when we went out to dinner, I cleaned my plate. Today has been much the same, and I am most [...]
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There’s no doubt in my mind that I still eat emotionally. That is a trait that will always be with me, because it’s so inbred, maybe even genetic, that it will simply never go away. However, I do believe that I can manage it well within a normal eating range.
The last couple of days I’ve [...]
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Stopping binges is similar to stopping any unwanted habit. If you’re an emotional eater, you have to also interrupt the emotions associated with the event.
Don’t forget that normal eaters also have difficulty resisting some foods. Remind yourself that it’s ok to eat a bit too much, it’s ok to keep a tempting food in your [...]
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My May “think positive” campaign brought many good changes to my thinking. The overwhelming wish I have this month is to bring many good changes to my actions. Looking back on my recovery path yet again, I now see these markers:
Accepting that I was out of control of my eating
Legalizing all foods
Understanding that I was [...]
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My May “think positive” campaign brought many good changes to my thinking. The overwhelming wish I have this month is to bring many good changes to my actions. Looking back on my recovery path yet again, I now see these markers:
Accepting that I was out of control of my eating
Legalizing all foods
Understanding that I was [...]
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The last few weeks have been tumultuous. I stopped doing Sparkpeople, except to check in daily, stopped weighing every day, had a miserable crisis at work, and stopped exercising.
It ended with me deciding to really cut back on my data tracking, and I settled into a couple of weeks of intuitive eating without maniacally checking [...]
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