Re: Weekend with a restricter...

[Guest guest]

Good for you!!!!! Sandy

 

Well I'm off for a weekend jaunt with a friend who's also a chronic dieter/restricter. I keep thinking of all the food I want to pack and I know it's in resistance to her picky eating and my fear of not being able to have enough.

I will be strong though - strong in my IE medicine.

Sigh.

Well, my little stray kitty is in the garage in a box having kittens; I haven't packed anything, my house is a mess, spent the entire day with my brother at the hospital getting a " routine procedure " and I ate an ice cream bar on the way home out of shear frustration. Observed mostly that though it tasted good, it did not help my situation at all. I don't think I would have noticed that in the past because I would have been too busy condemning myself for eating it. Progress not restriction...

Have a great weekend everyone. Sandarah

[Guest guest]

Good for you!!!!! Sandy

 

Well I'm off for a weekend jaunt with a friend who's also a chronic dieter/restricter. I keep thinking of all the food I want to pack and I know it's in resistance to her picky eating and my fear of not being able to have enough.

I will be strong though - strong in my IE medicine.

Sigh.

Well, my little stray kitty is in the garage in a box having kittens; I haven't packed anything, my house is a mess, spent the entire day with my brother at the hospital getting a " routine procedure " and I ate an ice cream bar on the way home out of shear frustration. Observed mostly that though it tasted good, it did not help my situation at all. I don't think I would have noticed that in the past because I would have been too busy condemning myself for eating it. Progress not restriction...

Have a great weekend everyone. Sandarah

[Guest guest]

Good for you!!!!! Sandy

 

Well I'm off for a weekend jaunt with a friend who's also a chronic dieter/restricter. I keep thinking of all the food I want to pack and I know it's in resistance to her picky eating and my fear of not being able to have enough.

I will be strong though - strong in my IE medicine.

Sigh.

Well, my little stray kitty is in the garage in a box having kittens; I haven't packed anything, my house is a mess, spent the entire day with my brother at the hospital getting a " routine procedure " and I ate an ice cream bar on the way home out of shear frustration. Observed mostly that though it tasted good, it did not help my situation at all. I don't think I would have noticed that in the past because I would have been too busy condemning myself for eating it. Progress not restriction...

Have a great weekend everyone. Sandarah

[Guest guest]

that's hard, being with someone that's a restrictor.is there anything you can do to protect your boundaries and make you feel safe and comfortable?abby

 

Good for you!!!!! Sandy

 

Well I'm off for a weekend jaunt with a friend who's also a chronic dieter/restricter. I keep thinking of all the food I want to pack and I know it's in resistance to her picky eating and my fear of not being able to have enough.

I will be strong though - strong in my IE medicine.

Sigh.

Well, my little stray kitty is in the garage in a box having kittens; I haven't packed anything, my house is a mess, spent the entire day with my brother at the hospital getting a " routine procedure " and I ate an ice cream bar on the way home out of shear frustration. Observed mostly that though it tasted good, it did not help my situation at all. I don't think I would have noticed that in the past because I would have been too busy condemning myself for eating it. Progress not restriction...

Have a great weekend everyone. Sandarah

[Guest guest]

that's hard, being with someone that's a restrictor.is there anything you can do to protect your boundaries and make you feel safe and comfortable?abby

 

Good for you!!!!! Sandy

 

Well I'm off for a weekend jaunt with a friend who's also a chronic dieter/restricter. I keep thinking of all the food I want to pack and I know it's in resistance to her picky eating and my fear of not being able to have enough.

I will be strong though - strong in my IE medicine.

Sigh.

Well, my little stray kitty is in the garage in a box having kittens; I haven't packed anything, my house is a mess, spent the entire day with my brother at the hospital getting a " routine procedure " and I ate an ice cream bar on the way home out of shear frustration. Observed mostly that though it tasted good, it did not help my situation at all. I don't think I would have noticed that in the past because I would have been too busy condemning myself for eating it. Progress not restriction...

Have a great weekend everyone. Sandarah

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing. It helped so much to read of your response to your

friend who is such a restricter. I had a recent experience of spending multiple

days with my mother and observing her eating behavior with fresh (i.e., IE)

eyes. I experienced her " battle " me time and again about food, and I had to

step back, breathe, do my best to get along, but also acknowledge this " epic

power struggle " between us always manifested in food. She always was very

controlling of my eating as she is very controlling of her own.

It was wonderful to recognize the magnitude of this struggle (her struggle,

really), and it was new validation of what I knew was the case all along, even

as a kid. Of course it did not change her behavior or some of the frustrations

as they occurred, but it helped me continue to change ME....in getting along

with her and sticking to IE.

Your story prompted me sharing this tidbit today.

I hope you came through the weekend as best as you can.

Thanks again,

>

> Well I'm off for a weekend jaunt with a friend who's also a chronic

dieter/restricter. I keep thinking of all the food I want to pack and I know

it's in resistance to her picky eating and my fear of not being able to have

enough.

>

> I will be strong though - strong in my IE medicine.

>

> Sigh.

>

> Well, my little stray kitty is in the garage in a box having kittens; I

haven't packed anything, my house is a mess, spent the entire day with my

brother at the hospital getting a " routine procedure " and I ate an ice cream bar

on the way home out of shear frustration. Observed mostly that though it tasted

good, it did not help my situation at all. I don't think I would have noticed

that in the past because I would have been too busy condemning myself for eating

it. Progress not restriction...

>

> Have a great weekend everyone. Sandarah

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing. It helped so much to read of your response to your

friend who is such a restricter. I had a recent experience of spending multiple

days with my mother and observing her eating behavior with fresh (i.e., IE)

eyes. I experienced her " battle " me time and again about food, and I had to

step back, breathe, do my best to get along, but also acknowledge this " epic

power struggle " between us always manifested in food. She always was very

controlling of my eating as she is very controlling of her own.

It was wonderful to recognize the magnitude of this struggle (her struggle,

really), and it was new validation of what I knew was the case all along, even

as a kid. Of course it did not change her behavior or some of the frustrations

as they occurred, but it helped me continue to change ME....in getting along

with her and sticking to IE.

Your story prompted me sharing this tidbit today.

I hope you came through the weekend as best as you can.

Thanks again,

>

> Well I'm off for a weekend jaunt with a friend who's also a chronic

dieter/restricter. I keep thinking of all the food I want to pack and I know

it's in resistance to her picky eating and my fear of not being able to have

enough.

>

> I will be strong though - strong in my IE medicine.

>

> Sigh.

>

> Well, my little stray kitty is in the garage in a box having kittens; I

haven't packed anything, my house is a mess, spent the entire day with my

brother at the hospital getting a " routine procedure " and I ate an ice cream bar

on the way home out of shear frustration. Observed mostly that though it tasted

good, it did not help my situation at all. I don't think I would have noticed

that in the past because I would have been too busy condemning myself for eating

it. Progress not restriction...

>

> Have a great weekend everyone. Sandarah

>

[Guest guest]

Thank you for sharing. It helped so much to read of your response to your

friend who is such a restricter. I had a recent experience of spending multiple

days with my mother and observing her eating behavior with fresh (i.e., IE)

eyes. I experienced her " battle " me time and again about food, and I had to

step back, breathe, do my best to get along, but also acknowledge this " epic

power struggle " between us always manifested in food. She always was very

controlling of my eating as she is very controlling of her own.

It was wonderful to recognize the magnitude of this struggle (her struggle,

really), and it was new validation of what I knew was the case all along, even

as a kid. Of course it did not change her behavior or some of the frustrations

as they occurred, but it helped me continue to change ME....in getting along

with her and sticking to IE.

Your story prompted me sharing this tidbit today.

I hope you came through the weekend as best as you can.

Thanks again,

>

> Well I'm off for a weekend jaunt with a friend who's also a chronic

dieter/restricter. I keep thinking of all the food I want to pack and I know

it's in resistance to her picky eating and my fear of not being able to have

enough.

>

> I will be strong though - strong in my IE medicine.

>

> Sigh.

>

> Well, my little stray kitty is in the garage in a box having kittens; I

haven't packed anything, my house is a mess, spent the entire day with my

brother at the hospital getting a " routine procedure " and I ate an ice cream bar

on the way home out of shear frustration. Observed mostly that though it tasted

good, it did not help my situation at all. I don't think I would have noticed

that in the past because I would have been too busy condemning myself for eating

it. Progress not restriction...

>

> Have a great weekend everyone. Sandarah

>