You want to stop binge-eating, it’s a lousy cycle.
I’ve been there and know how easy it is to bounce between binge eating, and diet-y deprivation. If you’ve been reading my blog this week you know that I set out with great intentions and clarity last week around wanting to ditch the sugar and flour, which basically make up all processed binge foods for us overeaters.
I hit a big bump yesterday. I was feeling very blue- most of it is probably hormonal as I am having a bunch of new changes in my body that are likely moving me towards menopause. These were pretty sudden change, including an extra period this month, and one that interfered in workouts and other positive stuff. So I am feeling a bit helpless as I see my body do things I don’t like- and feel some fear around whether this bleeding stuff is going to continue, which would not make me happy.
I’m a little blue, period. And I ate to try to change my mood and chemistry. It started with a lunch out with my oldest son Luke, who goes off to college in the fall. I have never been a mom who got super sentimental at those things- am always happy to watch my sons growing and thriving. But this week the idea of Luke not living here makes me weepy.
So there was a carby lunch- I almost never eat sandwiches, and this was a panini super-bready thing. It was delicious. But perfectionistic food-addict that I am, bread led to sugar. Will spare you the details. It wasn’t the worst and I am not beating myself over it, but I did break the no sugar/ no flour boundary.
Today, I am just doing my best. I don’t recommend trying to “make up” for foods eaten by cutting back. You will trigger the binge thing all over again. Just go easy.
Let me know how you are doing, and how I can help.
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Love and blessings-
Lisa
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