bayoulady's Journal

Well I binged on Monday andTuesday--saw a new therapist(in the office with my other therapist today). I think I got passed off for my own good. This lady is a dietician and a therapist--and has specialized training in eating disorders. It was a little difficult, spouting all my stuff again with someone I didn't know--but she was supportive, and seems to know her stuff. She assigned me to change my eating environment--only eat in designated areas(one per site). Don't eat while working, talking on the phone, watching TV or playing on computer. Put down the fork between bites. Eat slowly and taste your food--note texture, taste, etc. This has proved difficult in the three meals I have had since then. It also means that I can't eat during evening TV, or writing emails,---I am feeling a lot of stress in changing this habit, but I see that it could work. I am a counselor, and have read much about eating disorder treatment--I have heard all of this--but it is difficult to practice. I think I have been inhaling food, especially during binges, and I think that I have a lot of anxiety. Other assignments are to be more mindful of my schedule. Break my work up into increments, and stop in the allotted time. i am an all or nothing--full speed ahead or stop person--and this is going to be challenging.  But I feel like I am moving forward.