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How I Stop a Binge
Posted on: June 29, 2013
“For me, once a binge is triggered and I take that first bite, I’m farther from stopping a binge than before I took the first bite. That first bite puts me into a frenzy and I forget all of my good intentions, aiming instead for a blissful food coma. That feeling of everything being better, calm, okay, safe and warm washes over me and I forget the guilt that will ensue for a few minutes.”
“As binge eaters, we tend to stuff it down with food. Then the binge upsets us and we feel guilt and shame. Those new emotions become a new event. That causes new eating behavior to cover the emotional overload and then we eat more. Once again the shame kicks in and we begin a spiral downward into a binge that leaves us feeling full of shame and remorse by the end.”
A great read if you’re struggling to understand why you eat the wrong things, or eat when you’re not hungry.
You are what you eat. Most of us have heard this reiterated since childhood. We’ve probably put it to use ourselves, in an attempt to discourage “unhealthy” eating habits.
Why we eat, is just as important as what we eat.
You are on your way home from work, which happens to be a 90 minute commute. Today traffic is being rerouted, bypassing your exit. Your little one should have been picked up 15 minutes ago, and the sitter wants to know “how much longer?” Your eldest son has football practice, and is now contending with the sitter for you to pick up his call. Your husband is also waiting to be heard, but his call gets dropped. You finally make it off the expressway. Your husband called back, and is on his way to the sitter. Your son phones again–but this time it’s to tell you football practice is Thursday; today is Tuesday. You…
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