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Hi ,

It sounds like it worked perfectly for you with the strawberry frosted

donut! It's kind of strange to be eating something you thought you

liked and suddenly you realize it's not very good, isn't it? I think

that's really a breakthrough moment. Not saying it's the end of

binges, you know, but it's the start of awareness. I have some pasta

and vegetables at home that I'll have to throw out today, because it

really tasted good when I first made it and now it doesn't appeal to me

at all. In the past, I would have made myself eat it so I wouldn't

waste it, but now I'm not going to. At least it'll be compost, lol.

Sohni (formerly JeannieT)

rachel.gary wrote:

Thanks, Jeannie!

Sounds like you are definitely making progress with bingeing and

recognizing when and why you do it...somthing I usually don't do until

it is too late.

Lately I have been trying to be aware everytime I eat ANYTHING. Am I

hungry? Why am I eating this? If I eat it, how does it taste? I thought

I would never get tired of certain foods too, but after having donuts

in the house and eating them freely, I realized that some kinds that I

thought I loved actually aren't that great. strawberry frosted used to

be my favorite, but after sitting down with one at the table and eating

it slowly, without distractions, and really tasting it, I realized it

tasted very "fake," articially flavored, and overly sweet. I even threw

out one after taking a bite, because it just didn't taste very good. In

contrast, in the past when I have been bingeing, I don't thik I even

tasted the food...I just ate and everything "tasted good" because it

was forbidden.

Great idea to just eat what you're craving and focus on turning off the

binge switch. I'm pretty sure this is where I will run into the biggest

problem, as I binge when stressed/anxious too...but hopefully it will

come with time.