saw nutritionist yesterday who specializes in eating disorders

January 5, 2011

Hello everyone,

I just wanted to share some advice that my nutritionist gave me yesterday. I

saw her 2 decades ago when I was struggling with anorexia, and I absolutely

lover her! She is very good at what she does. Anyway, after describing my

situation to her, she came to the same conclusion that I had. I am without a

doubt using food to numb my emotions. She said that right now, I am not in a

place to jump in IE. She compared it to being single and having a friend try to

set you up with a really nice guy. The guy seems fantastic, and you want more

than anything to start a relationship with him, but there's just no chemistry.

As much as you want there to be, there just isn't and it's not something you can

force to be there. However, with time, it is possible to nurture it. After

reading that, it doesn't seem to make sense, but hopefully you get the point!

She said that I have to deal with my feeling before IE will be possible for me.

She gave me 3 suggestions:

1) Walk and move my body more. This has been proven to raise serotonin levels,

which help you to feel better.

2) Every time I eat something, whether it's a meal, snack, or binge, have a big

glass of water to drink between bites. This will help to give me that full

feeling (which right now I don't get until I'm so full that I'm in pain), and it

will also give me a " pause " time to hopefully slow down and enjoy the food, and

give me a chance to realize what I'm doing.

3) Journal-she doesn't want me to do this before, during, or after a binge, but

just during a quiet time of day. She said to just pretend I was rambling to a

good friend about my day, feelings, or whatever. She insists that this is the

best way to get to the root of any supressed feelings (in my case, mainly

guilt).

I am going to follow her advice to a tee. This has been going on way too long,

and I can't let this control my life anymore. I will continue to share any

advice I get and keep you updated on my progress. If it can help anyone else

out there, that would be fantastic!

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