Food Addiction Support Group
An individual suffering from a food addiction disorder frequently experiences episodes of uncontrolled eating, or binging, during which they may feel frenzied or out of control. They will eat much more quickly than is normal, and continue to eat even past the point of being uncomfortably full. Binging in this way is generally followed by a period of intense guilt feelings...
I have not had a binge in 6 weeks. I weigh myself once a week, and today was that day. In 6 weeks, I've only lost 4.6 pounds. To be honest, that is discouraging! I mean, 6 weeks of struggle, for so little weight lost! Plus, it's discouraging because I have so much more weight to loose - if I keep loosing this slowly, it will take me so long!!!! I really just do not want to feel overweight and unattractive for so long!!
That is what I thought this morning.
But, now, I'm trying to work very hard not to be discouraged. I ask myself: why do I only see the bad side of it?? Why not see the good side, too? why not congradulate myself on becoming a normal eater? Why not be glad that I didn't continue to binge, and gain even more weight??
And, above all, why do I expect myself to be so perfect, so fast?? I mean, I have had a problem with food since I was 6 years old (I used it to comfort myself, cause I grew up with all kinds of abuse). I'm 33. I've had a lot of years to create this disorder, so why do I think I'm going to undue 17 years of bad eating habits in six weeks??!?!
I'm not going to undo it that fast. It's not realistic. In fact, I think that being unrealistic about things is part of our problem - we expect to be able to change them overnight. We need to step back, and be kinder to ourselves.
So, instead of feeling discouraged, and eating more to feel better, I'm going to feel discouraged, and DO something about it!
I honestly DO NOT think that we can avoid feeling discouraged....that feeling is there, it is NOT going away. But what we CAN change is how we react to that feeling!
So, here's how I've decided to react - I started a diet today. I've had six weeks to learn to eat like a normal eater, now I feel ready to get more strict, cut back on calories, and loose some weight.
I mean, I guess I was trying to diet this past 6 weeks, but, well, I wasn't trying that hard, a lot of the time. I guess I thought that the weight might just magically fall off, just because I wasn't binging.
So, I still feel the discouragement. But I'm taking that feeling, and taking action, so that I don't have to keep feeling this feeling.
6 weeks ago, I wasn't ready for a stricter diet like this. I had to learn not to binge first. Now I feel ready. The first day of my diet is over, and, although there were some really hard times in the day, it was okay.
That is what I thought this morning.
But, now, I'm trying to work very hard not to be discouraged. I ask myself: why do I only see the bad side of it?? Why not see the good side, too? why not congradulate myself on becoming a normal eater? Why not be glad that I didn't continue to binge, and gain even more weight??
And, above all, why do I expect myself to be so perfect, so fast?? I mean, I have had a problem with food since I was 6 years old (I used it to comfort myself, cause I grew up with all kinds of abuse). I'm 33. I've had a lot of years to create this disorder, so why do I think I'm going to undue 17 years of bad eating habits in six weeks??!?!
I'm not going to undo it that fast. It's not realistic. In fact, I think that being unrealistic about things is part of our problem - we expect to be able to change them overnight. We need to step back, and be kinder to ourselves.
So, instead of feeling discouraged, and eating more to feel better, I'm going to feel discouraged, and DO something about it!
I honestly DO NOT think that we can avoid feeling discouraged....that feeling is there, it is NOT going away. But what we CAN change is how we react to that feeling!
So, here's how I've decided to react - I started a diet today. I've had six weeks to learn to eat like a normal eater, now I feel ready to get more strict, cut back on calories, and loose some weight.
I mean, I guess I was trying to diet this past 6 weeks, but, well, I wasn't trying that hard, a lot of the time. I guess I thought that the weight might just magically fall off, just because I wasn't binging.
So, I still feel the discouragement. But I'm taking that feeling, and taking action, so that I don't have to keep feeling this feeling.
6 weeks ago, I wasn't ready for a stricter diet like this. I had to learn not to binge first. Now I feel ready. The first day of my diet is over, and, although there were some really hard times in the day, it was okay.
lucylui
Thanks, felt like you did, unfortunately I binged for 4 days. After reading all the posts and comments, I'll dust myself off and try again. That was inspiring to not give up even when we don't see much success on the outside.
GonnaMakeIt
Aw, sorry to hear about the binge, but you are totally doing the right thing by dusting yourself off and trying again! It is so easy to just continue to binge, but you are not doing that, so congrats!
deleted_user
You sound like you have a great plan! And one of my favorite quotes is "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." That often helps me when the scale doesn't seem to reflect my hard work. And way to go on 6 weeks binge free - that's quite an accomplishment!
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