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Britt's FAA Journal
brittdee88
Posts: 1,873 Member
I hope this is okay to post here, but I can't think of any other group that would understand the food addiction struggle better. I really need accountability, and journals tend to help me with that.
After a couple of binges (effectively breaking my 200+ day streak), I am going back onto the Food Addicts Anonymous meal plan I followed last year to get back on track. I tend to make a few adjustments to the plan because I have been IF'ing for so long and cannot seem to eat as many meals as they suggest, but I figure that following the basic principles with small adjustments can only help. I know that the biggest issue is my sugar addiction, so just avoiding sugar per the plan's requirements should create some success. While I have been away for the summer working, I have been eating SO MUCH SUGAR, and it has to stop.
My plan for now is to have my normal protein shake for my pre- and post-workout divided breakfast and then start with the FAA lunch. I would like to get through at least 30 consecutive successful days before trying to get back into intuitive eating.
Start: July 2
Weight:146.7
After a couple of binges (effectively breaking my 200+ day streak), I am going back onto the Food Addicts Anonymous meal plan I followed last year to get back on track. I tend to make a few adjustments to the plan because I have been IF'ing for so long and cannot seem to eat as many meals as they suggest, but I figure that following the basic principles with small adjustments can only help. I know that the biggest issue is my sugar addiction, so just avoiding sugar per the plan's requirements should create some success. While I have been away for the summer working, I have been eating SO MUCH SUGAR, and it has to stop.
My plan for now is to have my normal protein shake for my pre- and post-workout divided breakfast and then start with the FAA lunch. I would like to get through at least 30 consecutive successful days before trying to get back into intuitive eating.
Start: July 2
Weight:146.7
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For my quick reference:
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Sending all the best thoughts for your ongoing success, @brittdee881
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KnitOrMiss wrote: »Sending all the best thoughts for your ongoing success, @brittdee88
Thank you so much. You are such a sweet soul
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Day 1: 6/2
No binge yesterday!
As planned, I had a protein shake for breakfast (pre- and post-workout), and then I had the FAA lunch, dinner, and metabolic adjustment.
Mistakes (because I quickly glanced at the chart instead of looking at the full website before mealtimes):
1. Dinner: White rice is not recommended, but I also can't eat much of it anyway without feeling sick, so that is an easy fix from now on.
2. Metabolic Adjustment: Nuts and seeds aren't considered proteins on this plan. I am just so used to grabbing them for a quick protein boost as a vegetarian, but it makes sense that they would not recommend them since they're easy to binge. I knew enough to discard all of the dried fruit in my trail mix at least.
3. Metabolic Adjustment: Bananas also aren't a recommended fruit, but I don't feel comfortable eating any other fruit before bed as an insomniac, so I likely won't change this.TRIGGER WARNING: FOOD PICTURES(the plan assumes that these are not foods people would binge anyway, but I won't even pretend to assume that that is the case for any/everyone. I use pictures to hold myself accountable to my portion sizes)
Intake (shake and banana not included):
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That food is looking delicious, and I'm a meat gal, so that says a lot! I'm glad you're evaluating at each step to improve...1
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I completely fell off this plan when things picked up exponentially at work, and I’ve binged a few times since the last time I posted. Instead of following a meal plan, I went back to following the No-S lifestyle yesterday, which was also super effective in stopping binges last year. It’s helpful since I am away from home and cannot prepare my own food to be 100% compliant with FAA. So far, so good. Eliminating snacks always seems to work to cut binges, and drastically reducing sugar always seems to result in success for me.2
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@brittdee88 hang in there pulling for you. I didn't realize you were a vegetarian until I read this post. I like the thought of being a vegetarian for my heart health but found the best I could do was living a life of a Pescetarian. I glad to see you back.1
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@brittdee88
Going low carb at doctor's request has been one of the most eye opening things I've ever done, so I can completely see that no snacking and reducing sugar would help a ton...1 -
Thank you, @hillmike56! I actually just went back to vegetarianism on June 27, so that's probably why! I was a pesce for a while as well, but I felt best as a veg (raw vegan was absolute bliss but SOOOOO expensive!).
@KnitOrMiss low carb has always worked well for both fat loss and temporarily killing binges, but it has just never been sustainable enough for me over the long term. I will do really well for months and then binge on all the carbs later.
Reducing my sugar intake is definitely helping, though! 0 -
@brittdee88, just out of curiosity, is IF much of a factor for you with regards to bingeing/ED?
I've personally found IF quite useful for feeling satisfied from eating vs. eating 5X a day (more prone to binge) as well as other useful reasons (cuts down cooking time, simplifies eating/less measurements overall, less temptation to overdo portions, etc.).0 -
@Keto_Vampire IF is most definitely useful for me. I think taking it up a notch and removing snacks from my IF window will be even better.0
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This is so interesting, thanks for sharing your plan... How’s it going?0
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Thank you for sharing this!
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