I am struggling with this too. I have to tell myself that in order to take care of my mind, I have to take care of my body. Instead of focusing on the thought of eating, I try to look at food as fuel and think about what food I am putting into my body in terms of its nutrients, and what I need to use it for. I have hypoglycemia, and a blood sugar crash is absolutely awful, and can lead to not eating mindfully because I'm just trying to get blood sugar back up and I am not thinking about much other than that. I have to tell myself, "okay this is a carb that will give me a kickstart and I am pairing it with a protein that will keep my blood sugar and my energy level throughout the day." I have actually written this down as a reminder because the "chatter" of what my eating disorder tells me often sounds better than what I know is logical and medically accurate.

This is something I struggle with daily. It's easier to skip a meal than it is to talk myself into taking care of my body, so I just try to think of food in a way that doesn't have to do with simply eating.

I have yet to add any “scary” foods (ones that I have binged on before), so I commend you for doing that. I stick to my safe foods. My problem is if I think I have overeaten, or eaten something that I consider bad, The next day I exercise it off. I think I am taking in enough calories each day as I am not losing weight, but the obsessions about food and exercise are making me nuts. I do eat healthy, but it’s very regimented.