Guest guest Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Remember the physical disease alters the chemicals, ie, serotonin so it ACTS like an emotional thing. Ask me why I can eat " a " fruit, but chop them up and serve them in a bowl and I am an animal. No. Not that polite. Thanks, Vitalady, Inc. T www.vitalady.com If you are interested in PayPal, please click here: https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com Re:Re: You Know You're Pretty Screwed Up When .... > Thanks to everyone who responded to my post. I was feeling pretty disgusted > with myself. I agree 100% with you Sherra, I need to keep problematic foods > OUT of the house. I am nowhere near that point yet (if ever it will come) > where I am comfortable handling sensible portioning of " trigger " foods, at > least not on a consistent basis. If I never can, I won't berate my " weakness " > -- that much I have learned. So Joanie -- you stay out of the nasty chip aisle > and I'll pretend the plague awaits me in the cookie aisle. As long as it > stays in the store, we got a fightin' chance! And Fay, what you described > about eating that salad even though you were in pain is EXACTLY the same dynamic > that I was involved in doing. I knew full well as I gorged on those cookies > that it was going to make me sick. And sick for a COUPLE of days. I knew > it, and (at that moment) I didn't care. I think more than anything, this is > the part I find most disturbing --- how our food compulsions (at the moment we > are embroiled in them) trump whatever injury we KNOW we will be doing to > ourselves. I ask myself over and over and over --- WHY do we hurt ourselves? > > For me: part genetics, part disease, part emotional. Two parts I can work > on, and I am. > > Thanks again everyone, > > Lucille > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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