Re: tomorrow.../self talk before a meal

[Guest guest]

Thank you for this, Katcha; this REALLY helps me figure out what's

going on with me mentally and emotionally when it comes to " last

supper eating " ... I think I will try saying " I am trustworthy "

and " I am deserving " before meals.

>

> What 'last supper eating' means to me is a wake up call that I feel

> either untrustworthy or undeserving. The more I eat the more this

> seems to get reinforced and it can and build into a binge. Awareness

> is the first step - 'Oh my, I'm EATING and eating and I know I'm NOT

> hungry! What am I doing?!? " But instead of beating one's self up, if

> you can just say instead - " I must be comforting myself somehow.

What

> is making me feel so bad? Am I unhappy?, angry?, lonely? etc. " This

> can help you to distance the act (eating) from the negative

reactions

> to it that are driving you further into the downward spiral of guilt

> and shame. Grab a hold of whatever you can to STOP the pattern and

pat

> yourself on your back. You can, and will do it

>