EATING DISORDER?
Sunday, August 29th, 2010 at
12:21 am
hannah asked:
is anyone in the same situation and was losing weight
and now cant help it but over eat all the time
and is rapidly putting on weight
if so i do you control this extremity?
is anyone in the same situation and was losing weight
and now cant help it but over eat all the time
and is rapidly putting on weight
if so i do you control this extremity?
Tagged with: Eating Disorder • Losing Weight • Putting On Weight
Filed under: Eating Disorders
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Here is a little bit of a webpage i found; i will give it to you in sources.
“Be Extremely Gentle and Patient with Yourself
Be prepared to treat yourself as you would an adorable 6 month old who’s teething. You may get irritable and fussy. You might even slip up, but you know that you are still a wonderful person and you are worth it.
If you’ve been overeating for some time, it’s not just because you love food. Notice, I said “just”. You love food, AND you are using it for something. When you decide to stop using it, and you haven’t substituted it with something else, you will find out very quickly what you’ve been avoiding.
Allow yourself the space to deal with whatever that stuff is. Be gentle and patient. If you overeat at a meal, stop yourself the moment you realize what you’re doing and ask yourself what it’s about. Beating yourself up is not a part of this regimen. Every meal is an opportunity to learn more about your body and your emotions.
Before Taking the First Sip or Bite Ask Yourself If You Are Hungry
Your mind has a lot to do with this, but sooner or later you have to pick up a fork or spoon and bring it to your mouth. It’s scary. I know. You want to do it “right”. It’s really simple.
Am I hungry?
Get used to those three words. Sounds obvious and rudimentary, but you are learning a whole new way of relating to food. If the answer is yes, by all means sate your hunger and eat something. However, if the answer is no, don’t.
In the beginning, it’s that simple. Yes or no.
At some point, you might deign to ask yourself why you want to eat if you’re not hungry. More than likely, you’re not willing to face that question. Eventually, though, your emotions will corner you. You won’t be numb and they’ll start to taunt you. You’ll have no choice but to face why you want to eat when you aren’t hungry. More on that in a moment.
Eat Mindfully
In the beginning, give up eating in front of the television, or to a good book, or even with an old friend. Sit with your meal and savor it. You’ll be recalibrating what your mind thinks “full” is. You’ll be surprised how much sooner you stop eating when that’s all you’re doing.
Try this just one time. Put your fork down between mouthfuls. Do not begin to prepare for the next mouthful until you have completely swallowed the first one. Take a breath in between mouthfuls before you begin to prepare the next one. It feels extremely tedious, but if you do it just one time you will get a good sense of exactly how you’ve been eating and the kind of experience you can have if you really pay attention.”
I hope this helps even a little.
A circle of friends and a competition, get a group of your girls together and make it a game to eat right and stay healthy, loser each week/month buys dinner for the rest of the group