Guest guest Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Christy, Should I keep the box, or throw it away? Close your eyes, take some deep breaths, get calm -- ask yourself that question a few times and get a sense into your own inner guidance. You know what you can handle and what you can't at this point. Legalizing foods is a scary and transformational process. Working with this cereal could be a great way to learn more about yourself and what works for you, if you're ready. I might wait until I got hungry (not starving) again and purposefully take a bowl of that cereal and eat it mindfully...smell it, taste it, chew it...and see if you really like it. See if you can actually feel satisfied or full eating with that cereal...it might be an air food that you can never truly get satisfied off of. I've had to add banana, dried fruit, or nuts to many of my morning cereals in order to feel satisfied or I want to keep eating it. Are you moving regularly? Exercise or movement is a great way to help manage the emotions that your experiencing right now. The binge today helped you see and feel more clearly where you are with this particular " forbidden " food. Use your experience today to help determine your next step...this experience can work to your benefit. Latoya > Any words of encouragement out there? I'm having a tough time of it > right now. Should I keep the box, or throw it away? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Christy, your cereal eating is part of legalizing of 'forbidden foods'. Almost every book I've read on non-dieting talks about eating MORE of these foods when you first allow yourself them. Its such a usual thing to do. And rest assured that most people do get over it sooner or later. The trick is to tell yourself that 1) its just a FOOD and 2) you can eat it anytime you are hungry. That is a big step all in itself. If you can, see if you can manage a little bit of 'mindful' eating of this food too. Tasting it as you eat it, savoring the flavor and texture plus feeling how your body responds to it too. Feeling over full is FEEDBACK - your body going 'ugh! that was to much' AND figuring out if the 'much' was amount or food type. Don't sweat it if you can't do all this at first. Baby steps get ya there too Katcha IEing since March 2007 > > So a friend of mine offered me a box of cereal she didn't like but > didn't want to waste - I eat cereal, and thought I could handle it in > the house. Dry cereal - the sugary kind, which this is - is a big > binge food for me, but I thought that I'd been doing so well with IE > that I could handle it. > > Well, I couldn't!! I brought it home and wouldn't you know it, I had > some for lunch and a big old binge of it after dinner. I am so past > full at this point it's unbelievable. > > I know why I did it -- it was a previous " forbidden food " , and I was > eating it just because of the rebellion I felt in finally getting > some. And I'm also going through a bit of a tough time dealing with > the fact that I'm quickly growing out of my clothes, so I think it > made it worse. > > Any words of encouragement out there? I'm having a tough time of it > right now. Should I keep the box, or throw it away? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 17, 2008 Report Share Posted September 17, 2008 Thank you so much for your help, everyone I was able to get over the incident by learning from it -- your comments were so encouraging. > > > > So a friend of mine offered me a box of cereal she didn't like but > > didn't want to waste - I eat cereal, and thought I could handle it in > > the house. Dry cereal - the sugary kind, which this is - is a big > > binge food for me, but I thought that I'd been doing so well with IE > > that I could handle it. > > > > Well, I couldn't!! I brought it home and wouldn't you know it, I had > > some for lunch and a big old binge of it after dinner. I am so past > > full at this point it's unbelievable. > > > > I know why I did it -- it was a previous " forbidden food " , and I was > > eating it just because of the rebellion I felt in finally getting > > some. And I'm also going through a bit of a tough time dealing with > > the fact that I'm quickly growing out of my clothes, so I think it > > made it worse. > > > > Any words of encouragement out there? I'm having a tough time of it > > right now. Should I keep the box, or throw it away? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 Keep the box! In fact, go out and buy three more! Trust me, after a couple of days eating nothing but cereal, you'll be "over it." Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move.-o Coelho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2008 Report Share Posted September 18, 2008 I agree I had to do this with Cheesies. I'd buy a bag and once it was gone I kept replacing the bag of Cheesies until it was really legalized and I could have them around no problem. I've also had to do this with chips as I use chips when I'm angry - crunchy and salty. I can have chips around no problem now, however, I do occasionally use them and once I realize this it is getting easier to stop. Time, patience and not beating yourself up helps. J. > > Keep the box! In fact, go out and buy three more! Trust me, after a couple of days eating nothing but cereal, you'll be " over it. " > > > > > > > > > Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move. > > -o Coelho > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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