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'm sure holidays (here in Canada, Thanksgiving) are a challange for many of us here. Well, today was Thanksgiving supper. I mean, not for me, but, for my room-mate. She had her mother and brother over, and made this huge meal, with all the trimmings and pie. I didn't go to supper, but, there was a ton of leftovers everywhere!
I decided I'd have a little of everything (she is a good cook). I tried to guess the calories of each item I was eating, by looking it up online, but, some things are really hard to guess the calories in, like home-made stuffing.
Anyway, I figured it out, and, I esimated that, with the dinner, and everything else I'd eaten that day, I was at 1500, which is my goal per day. I've been eating 1500 a day for almost a week now! Yay!
But, then I was still hungary.
Instead of waiting till I couldn't stand it, and binging, I got myself another small amount of stuffing and another small slice of pumpkin pie. Mmmm.
And, then, I thought, you know, this is how normal eaters eat. They have a little excess sometimes. How exciting to feel I'm becoming something closer to a normal eater!
I decided I'd have a little of everything (she is a good cook). I tried to guess the calories of each item I was eating, by looking it up online, but, some things are really hard to guess the calories in, like home-made stuffing.
Anyway, I figured it out, and, I esimated that, with the dinner, and everything else I'd eaten that day, I was at 1500, which is my goal per day. I've been eating 1500 a day for almost a week now! Yay!
But, then I was still hungary.
Instead of waiting till I couldn't stand it, and binging, I got myself another small amount of stuffing and another small slice of pumpkin pie. Mmmm.
And, then, I thought, you know, this is how normal eaters eat. They have a little excess sometimes. How exciting to feel I'm becoming something closer to a normal eater!
It feels really so good to be on the right path! I know it's only been a week (almost a week - tomorrow morning will be 1 whole week) but that feels like an accomplishment.