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| All-or-Nothing? | |
| By: Bernadette Date: May 12, 2014, 9:12 am | |
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| Do you have a black-and-white mentality around eating? "I've | |
| eaten a few biscuits, I've messed up. I might as well keep | |
| eating?" | |
| You're either in control or out of control. Finding a middle | |
| ground is crucial. This means drawing a line under unwanted | |
| eating, and moving on, instead of continuing the unwanted | |
| eating. How's that going for you? | |
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| Re: All-or-Nothing? | |
| By: mollshell Date: May 20, 2014, 10:13 am | |
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| For me it very much depends on what I've eaten . Sugary | |
| foods/baked goods seem to stimulate a binge (though not in the | |
| quantities it used to) I never seem to be able to stop at just | |
| one.. so it's easier to avoid them altogether. | |
| #Post#: 58-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All-or-Nothing? | |
| By: Clare Date: May 25, 2014, 5:29 am | |
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| Yes, I definitely find too that sugary foods can lead to a | |
| binge, and it's so hard to stop after 1 or 2 or 3 biscuits! I | |
| know that sugary food can have a really strong pull for me, and | |
| that's the effect of the sugar. But I also think that because I | |
| have this idea that sugary/high-fat food is 'bad' that I crave | |
| more then. | |
| Believing it's 'bad' and that I shouldn't be eating it makes me | |
| want more of it, and I feel I can't be trusted with food like | |
| that. | |
| #Post#: 62-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All-or-Nothing? | |
| By: Naz Date: June 3, 2014, 3:30 am | |
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| Yes I certainly understand the sugary food pull. I sometimes | |
| feel like a raving cookie monster and all I want to eat is | |
| cookies and cake and chocolate. just one bite and I feel like | |
| I've blown my diet so I may as well binge... not good! | |
| #Post#: 65-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All-or-Nothing? | |
| By: Bernadette Date: June 10, 2014, 3:56 pm | |
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| Yes, it can definitely make you feel like a monster because you | |
| want to eat everything that's not nailed down! That feeling of | |
| being out of control, of almost being wild around food. It's | |
| definitely not a good place to be. | |
| I met a lady during the week who mentioned that when she having | |
| an 'eat all around you day' she's started interrupting the | |
| eating and is now drawing a line under it sooner, instead of | |
| letting the eating go on and on. Instead of beating herself up | |
| and feeling guilty, she's drawing a line under it and moving on. | |
| She also mentioned that she's noticed her sister continues | |
| eating and goes though all the 'stages'- guilt, shame, and then | |
| eats some more. To even try drawing that line once this week! | |
| #Post#: 79-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All-or-Nothing? | |
| By: Hannah Date: August 8, 2014, 12:46 pm | |
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| I'm definitely in the all-or-nothing category. I've started to | |
| see that I'm like that in work too. If it's not perfect it's | |
| just not good enough-same with my eating. I need to think about | |
| being in charge instead of in control. | |
| Hannah | |
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| Re: All-or-Nothing? | |
| By: Junebaby Date: August 8, 2014, 12:49 pm | |
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| Hi Hannah, I don't get the difference between being in charge | |
| and in control of eating and food! How does that work for you?? | |
| June | |
| #Post#: 83-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All-or-Nothing? | |
| By: Hannah Date: August 8, 2014, 12:57 pm | |
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| If I think I need to be in control around food, I'll be really | |
| good for a while, but then I'll sooner or later I'll always end | |
| up eating too much, and then thinking "What's the point, might | |
| as well keep eating". Then I just feel out of control around | |
| food, and it's awful. Being in control and out of control are | |
| such extremes. So I'm thining about just being in charge and | |
| making more mindful decisions around food. It's waayy more | |
| balanced for me! | |
| Hannah | |
| #Post#: 84-------------------------------------------------- | |
| Re: All-or-Nothing? | |
| By: Junebaby Date: August 8, 2014, 1:02 pm | |
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| Thanks Hannah. Yeah, that makes sense all right. Just because I | |
| spilt a few drop of juice on a white shirt doesn't mean that | |
| it's ruined- I try to remind myself of that. There have been a | |
| few times this week when I've stopped after a few biscuits, and | |
| just left them. A big deal for me! The all-or-nothing can be | |
| really hard. | |
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