Major breakthrough

[Guest guest]

I've been working with The Appetite Awareness Workbook and I noticed one place

where I was having difficulty and that was eating in front of the TV. When I

stopped eating in front of the TV my eating felt so normal. I was eating what I

wanted, noticing what and how much I was eating and I stopped when I felt

moderately full. For approximately 1-2 weeks I have felt so normal eating all

because of not eating in front of the TV. Last night I ate in front of the TV

again and I reverted right back to overeating, constantly going back and forth

to the cupboard as I did not experience my food and I really don't remember

eating. I remember when I was younger and a normal eater, I was eating at the

table with no distractions. Then we got a TV on wheels and would turn the TV

for meals and I do believe that is where all this started. Of course dieting

did nothing to help me as it only caused me an eating disorder. I feel like I

have kicked an addiction of sorts. I would gladly give up eating in front of

the TV to eat the way I have eaten lately. I have a lot of stress at work,

which I feel is the reason I've been hanging onto some extra weight (not a big

deal to me) so I know I need an outlet and that outlet is my recreational

boxing, which I only need to do one night a week and I do love it so.

Thanks,

Jo.