Re: having an eating disorder is expensive

[Guest guest]

My hat is off to you for being able to order room service. I am too

budget/thrift minded to ever do that. Buffet dining is challenging when one is

triggered by the huge display of food. What I have done at buffets is to pick

just a taste of a few favorite items, go back to my table and eat as suggested

by IE - only those what really taste good. I'm now able to leave less tasty

things on the (not 'my'!) plate and let the bus person take it instead of 'not

wasting' it. IF I am hungry, not satisfied, I will go back and get more. If I am

fuller feeling, yet not satisfied, I will try and select ONE thing that I will

be happy to eat. Part of my being able to do this is PREparing myself mentally

before I enter the buffet. Knowing what I plan to do, having my own guidelines

in mind and pausing instead of getting into 'gulp' mode does take awareness and

determination. But I AM WORTH IT.

Yes IE can be expensive, but so can WW, and diet mentality too.

BEST to you as you find your way.

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> so I am in a hotel from 3/ 4 days and i know myself.If I eat at the buffet, it

is so triggering.

> I might be able to control the need to try everything at that right time when

I am serving food on a plate but at some point during the day, I would go

insane.

> So what am I doing to stay calm and eat just what I need to satisfy hunger

levels?

> I order breakfast as room service.

> Yes, you end up paying way much more but it is a health reason...

> It works.I only eat the healthy choices I made each morning.

> lunch or dinner is different as I can get out but I found that arrangment

workable to avoid overeating or binges from early in the am

>

> why is our issue so expensive?

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> A

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[Guest guest]

na - a PS thought came to me about trust. Part of IE for me has been to

recognize that either I will trust my body (and myself) or I will always be

EXternally instead of INternally driven. Perhaps eating at a buffet is a trust

test? I say you CAN eat there and come away satisfied and proud too. All best

wishes to you -

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

>

> so I am in a hotel from 3/ 4 days and i know myself.If I eat at the buffet, it

is so triggering.

> I might be able to control the need to try everything at that right time when

I am serving food on a plate but at some point during the day, I would go

insane.

> So what am I doing to stay calm and eat just what I need to satisfy hunger

levels?

> I order breakfast as room service.

> Yes, you end up paying way much more but it is a health reason...

> It works.I only eat the healthy choices I made each morning.

> lunch or dinner is different as I can get out but I found that arrangment

workable to avoid overeating or binges from early in the am

>

> why is our issue so expensive?

>

> A

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