Re: Re: Newbie: Slowly Legalizing Foods

[Guest guest]

Jeanne,

Sounds like a great exercise to try! Why not buy some cake or donuts sometime soon and see how they taste? (Ideally when you are hungry but able to eat consciously.) I think you might find it very empowering.

Abby

 

Hi Sue,

 

When we had cake and donuts at work, I would usually go back for seconds and/or thirds during the workday and usually when not hungry.  But these foods have seemed to be more problematic when I was dieting.  Guess maybe my diet rebel or some emotional thing would kick in, I'd go to the donut shop buy a half dozen or more, drive to the Walmart parking lot and stuff my face in the car.  Sometimes I would do this with several cake slices from the grocery store at home.  I realize this now this was mindless eating.  I always did this secretly because I was too embarrassed by the whole activity but couldn't seem to stop myself. 

 

You know how sometimes when you've been dieting and then find yourself in the presence of some tempting food and all your resolve caves in?  I've wondered many times what I would do now in the presence of these foods.  I can certainly visualize buying a donut or piece of cake (when not hungry), sitting down, eating mindfully and discovering just a few bites may be enough, or it wasn't as good as I imagined it would be. 

 

Apologize for such a lengthy post.  And Laurie thought her issues with chicken parm was silly! 

 

Best wishes,

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Abby,

Thanks! You are probably correct about the empowerment! Think Harry mentioned in one of his posts about empowering food. As silly as it sounds, I think that's what I've done with cake and donuts! It will be important for me on my IE journey to be neither fearful of either being in the presence of or eating these foods. I've got to do some grocery shopping next week anyway, and think I'll also bring us home a nice dessert!

Hope you're having a good weekend!

Best wishes,

Jeanne

[Guest guest]

Hi Abby,

Thanks! You are probably correct about the empowerment! Think Harry mentioned in one of his posts about empowering food. As silly as it sounds, I think that's what I've done with cake and donuts! It will be important for me on my IE journey to be neither fearful of either being in the presence of or eating these foods. I've got to do some grocery shopping next week anyway, and think I'll also bring us home a nice dessert!

Hope you're having a good weekend!

Best wishes,

Jeanne