Difficult Foods...

[Guest guest]

First, I want to thank everyone for all the wonderful postings on here. I get

so much hope and support through the group sharing of ideas and experiences!

So...I want to reach out today...and share a little of my struggles...I have

been struggling with IE for a couple of years at least, knowing it is the way

for me to move forward with my health and emotional well-being...while trying to

quell the urge the diet and lose weight, that whole cycle....lately I feel I

have made significant progress...in particular, tracking my food through a

journal (not for calories or portions, but to track my hunger and

emotions).....however I am noticing despite the charge to " legalize all foods "

that certain foods I just cannot stop eating...it is like something is unleashed

in me and I am obsessed with them....most of the time I try to avoid having them

around (try to go to the store if I really crave something, as a " compromise "

between " legalizing " the food and not feeling out of control), but when I

do....I just can't seem to help myself....which feels all the more embarrassing

as I am writing this...

The foods I struggle with are anything with a lot of sugar that I really love

(yellow cake with buttercream icing) or fresh baked bread...

So thank you for listening...not sure what to do...after eating three giant

pieces of this yellow cake in the last 24 hours, I am dangerously close to

retreating to diet mentality....so any suggestions you have would be fantastic.

Thanks again.