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Nutrition / Re: Ways to stop binging
Last post by Llama -
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Depends on why you binge, I guess? What goes through your head just before or while you start a binge?

Food!!! Is my thought. I get scared to be hungry and I have intense cravings that I find it hard to say no. I can binge is I'm happy or sad. I think I just need to power through it.
Sounds like maybe "Food!" is the answer your brain is screaming, not the question that's hiding behind it? Do you binge on healthy food or on cupcakes? If the former is just as likely as the latter this might really be all about your brain being scared to starve. If it's almost always the latter it may not be.
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If I only had veg, salad, low calorie proteins and fruit nearby for snacking it would be a lot easier to avoid binging.
And if you did binge on them you'd consume fewer calories per binge, which is a win in itself.
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Weight Loss / Re: 180's Club
Last post by Marsia -
189.5 today.  I need to take it easy on the shrimp bisque I just made.  Lots of veggies in it, but also whipping cream and pumpkin based!
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Weight Loss / Re: 190's club
Last post by Marsia -
Maybe future clubs could be in metric and US weights.  That would get me more used to metric.  I have to look it up all the time.
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Nutrition / Re: Ways to stop binging
Last post by Fiera -
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Depends on why you binge, I guess? What goes through your head just before or while you start a binge?

Food!!! Is my thought. I get scared to be hungry and I have intense cravings that I find it hard to say no. I can binge is I'm happy or sad. I think I just need to power through it.

Hi, I am a binger too.  I know what you mean about feeling afraid to feel hunger.  The truth is I almost never let myself get to that point. I feel also insecure when there is not a little stash somewhere that I can get to "just in case".

I binged last night.  The triggers were:  being overly tired, being a bit agitated, and having pizza/snacky leftovers in close proximity.  I think removing the proximity of tempting food is probably good because it gives one time to think before reacting.  If I only had veg, salad, low calorie proteins and fruit nearby for snacking it would be a lot easier to avoid binging.

Oh, and staying busy/interested in a project really helps too.
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Articles and Research / Re: Discussion on "The effects of mindfulness training on weight-loss and ..."
Last post by Marsia -
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I found a nice, easy to read article on psychological defusing here .
That was a really interesting article, Marsia. I only just clicked on the link & will look at it again tomorrow xo

I'd love to know what you think.  What I am finding is that yes, our feelings are real and valid, but  the thoughts and conclusions we draw from them are not necessarily what we would want to follow, and also not necessarily true.  Like with craving sweets, yes, the feeling of wanting is a true feeling and a valid one.  It feels good to want an interesting taste that gives us an energy boost, but it isn't really true that we are necessarily going to feel deprived if we don't let ourselves have it, or that feeling privation is necessarily something to be avoided.  If instead we eat a really good pear and some cheese and wind up feeling so much better than we did with the sweet, is that privation?  Maybe the sense of pride at taking care of one's health and agency over our cravings can override the feelings that sugar addiction stirs within us, too, especially with practice. 

This article on defusing also mentions the that ACT motto I like - to only hold on to thoughts that are both true and helpful.  I have the book that these ideas mentioned in the article are taken from.  I think I'll read it soon.