Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I'm not. I know it's the right thing to do, but I notice that the times I overeat the most are the times when I'm keeping journals, or paying particularly close attention to everything I eat. Everything goes great for a while, but then the organization and tidiness of it all totally gets to me and I say screw the journal and start eating whatever is in my way. I feel like I am just not the type of person to be keeping a hunger journal, and that's fine by me, I don't really want to be. I always end up rebeling against the journal. The times when I really feel like a " naturally slender " person, or even really am one, are when I have another preoccupation or activity that gives me excitement without causing stress. Video editing for example. For me, thinking, writing, etc about my eating habits equals dwelling and obsessing on them, and that behavior always causes me to overeat. Always. When I go on being " naturally slender " the beauty of it is that I don't even notice it that much, because it's not my primary goal. But when people start noticing and telling me that I've lost weight, I get excited and then afraid to gain it back, and in order to gain it back start keeping things like hunger journals and paying close attention to what I'm eating and BANG, I start suffering, feeling deprived, rebel against myself and binge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I don't keep a hunger or food journal, though I do try to keep a " running total " in my head. I do write a little blurb before I go to bed, usually something like " ate well today " or " had too many snacks " . I've found I get really obsessive if I try to keep a food journal. Take a bite of apple, stop, write it down, another bite, etc. (Ok maybe not that OCD.) > > I'm not. I know it's the right thing to do, but I notice that the > times I overeat the most are the times when I'm keeping journals, or > paying particularly close attention to everything I eat. Everything > goes great for a while, but then the organization and tidiness of it > all totally gets to me and I say screw the journal and start eating > whatever is in my way. I feel like I am just not the type of person > to be keeping a hunger journal, and that's fine by me, I don't > really want to be. I always end up rebeling against the journal. > The times when I really feel like a " naturally slender " person, or > even really am one, are when I have another preoccupation or > activity that gives me excitement without causing stress. Video > editing for example. > For me, thinking, writing, etc about my eating habits equals > dwelling and obsessing on them, and that behavior always causes me > to overeat. Always. > When I go on being " naturally slender " the beauty of it is that I > don't even notice it that much, because it's not my primary goal. > But when people start noticing and telling me that I've lost weight, > I get excited and then afraid to gain it back, and in order to gain > it back start keeping things like hunger journals and paying close > attention to what I'm eating and BANG, I start suffering, feeling > deprived, rebel against myself and binge. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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