Eating and cleaning epiphany

[Guest guest]

I was interested in this line of emails, b/c I had a little epiphany

about this just the other day.

Left on my own, I tend to let my place get REALLY messy, then have

one fantastic day where I scrub everything sparkling clean and feel

great. I always vow to become a moderate cleaner after that, doing

a little each day, so it never gets too messy again. But, lo and

behold, I go to the extremes again in no time.

Sound like anything else?

I suddenly realized that this exactly mirrors my relationship with

food. I would binge, then go on a huge diet and feel great...until

overeating crept in again, then I'd binge, then " clean out " by

dieting, etc etc.

I had a very chaotic home life growing up. Constant emotional

roller coaster, always on tiptoe, never knowing what was around the

corner. Of course it makes perfect sense that I've re-created that

anxiety, that chaos, that roller-coaster cycle in these other ways

in my life.

Intuitive Eating asks us to be moderate and check-in, which goes

against all my patterns. It's a slower, quieter, less hectic way of

living. And, of course, seems a little dull at times.

No more diet drama. No more cursing myself for hours over what I

ate, or furiously searching for my next Miracle Cure. No, I have to

eat a little every day, live moderately, and listen to the more

quiet voices. Interesting challenge...

Does this strike a chord with anyone else out there?

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[Guest guest]

Though I can't say I am exactly the same as you in my eating &

cleaning habits, the way you explained it makes total sense ....

> " Does this strike a chord with anyone else out there? - "

My chord has been struck

Certain aspects of our lives definitely mirror each other - GREAT

POINT!!!

Oh, and the part about life seeming a bit more dull without the

excitement that food and exercise obsession sometimes brought can

seem dull...I am trying to trust that life will actually end up being

much more fun and fulfilling when I'm fully living the IE lifestyle.

> I had a very chaotic home life growing up. Constant emotional

> roller coaster, always on tiptoe, never knowing what was around the

> corner. Of course it makes perfect sense that I've re-created that

> anxiety, that chaos, that roller-coaster cycle in these other ways

> in my life.

>

> Intuitive Eating asks us to be moderate and check-in, which goes

> against all my patterns. It's a slower, quieter, less hectic way

of

> living. And, of course, seems a little dull at times.

> No more diet drama. No more cursing myself for hours over what I

> ate, or furiously searching for my next Miracle Cure. No, I have

to

> eat a little every day, live moderately, and listen to the more

> quiet voices. Interesting challenge...

>

> Does this strike a chord with anyone else out there?

> -

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