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I find people project the "eat eat" sentiments to make themselves feel better about how much they are consuming. I would probably try to eat as slow as possible because people don't usually chide me when I have a plate of food infront of me, I would also tell people im saving room for desert. I don't personally binge in…

My therapist gave me forms like that and I felt the same way about them as you do - I already know what makes me binge and at the time I just dont care nor care enough to fill out the form. My best strategy by far has been socializing - even a phonecall to my mother to hear her talk about birds and swimming breaks the loop…

Mine started when I learned how to count calories. I lost 70lbs just by eating healthy and working out and my doctor suggested I started reading calorie labels to make sure I was getting enough food - I wish I never learned what a calorie was because it ruined me. If I blew my budget by 1 calorie - it was a full on binge…

I dont necessairly chew gum, but I like to be doing something with my mouth so I can relate. Have you considered vaping non-nicotine juice in a vape pen? Thats what I do, I put like cotton candy flavour in it and puff away. If your office has a scent rule or you have to use your hands alot it might not work. Other…

Update: I couldn't balance my budget this month (I had some expenses I wasn't expecting) so I pushed my appointment back for the 2nd week of June.

Im personally against all medication, but maybe this thread on amino acid supplementing will be interesting to you http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10119079/amino-acid-experiment#latest

I can actually email her and she usually replies within the hour. The other thing we talked about was having half-hour sessions instead of 1 hour sessions so I would see her once a week instead

THE 6TH SESSION (4th May 2015) I always book my next appointment at the end of the session before. This way I make the commitment to attend and also have some kind of a timeline for how long I need to survive on my own. I decided I wanted to go a month by myself. I was feeling very confident and dare I say, happy. Like…

@obtainingbalance have you considered that maybe going to a therapy session might even make the stress of finals easier to cope with?

I read the book intuitive eating but it fails to address one major obstacle I face: I don't get hunger cues. I don't feel hunger unless I am having abdominal cramping. The book says if you don't get hunger cues you should get into a habit of eating regular small meals until you develop hunger but It never worked for me.

I feel your pain about making friends, it used to be so easy when we were younger! I do believe online connections are great also, If you want to connect on facebook, skype, instagram I open my arms to you :) I started once a week. Once I had no difficulty going a week without bingeing I went to two weeks. I book my next…

I definitely eat for taste. I go through phases where I eat the exact same thing for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I know I should eat more varied foods throughout the day but I'm always so excited to eat whatever it is that I am into.

Sounds like you are both moving in a positive direction! I totally agree about having a female therapist. I lucked out with mine because she has over 5 years experience working in an eating disorder clinic, where as I felt like the first therapist I tried just wanted my money. You know I think making the phonecall to set…

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for taking the time to read the therapy chronicles I know its a whole ton to read and I write them out on graveyard shift so sometimes they are a little crazy. Haha There are different kinds of therapy; psychoanalytic (what Kate was in the TC), cognitive behavioral(which is what Dr. C…

This is how I feel too. I'm always fighting back against the backslide that wants to undo all of my weight loss I worked so hard to achieve. I felt how you do and I started going to therapy which has helped alot. You just gotta remember that things only get better if you fight against the binge and if im going down with…

4/5 PART 2: CLIMBING OUT OF ROCK BOTTOM *kitten* I haven’t eaten anything today. I don’t get hunger cues but I figure that the intense abdominal cramping has something to do with hunger. I made a smoothie and basked in my own internal silence. Bliss. Emotionally, I have been through the garbage disposal. Without the help…

Sent you a request! x

THE 4th AND 5TH SESSION TRIGGER WARNING : Abusive relationships April 7th and March 26th I can’t believe its been a month since I updated, and looking for the right words to describe what has happened to me is very hard. I’m not “cured” but I have binged on only two occasions this past month. For some two is bad, but for…

Soy tastes way better than almond

Banana smoothie mmmmMMMmmmmmm

I think its important to be prepared. Can you freeze some of your french cooking for when you don't have the ability to prepare? If you are cooking for others is anyone in your family able to cook with you? I have really fond memories of helping my mother cook in the kitchen from a very young age. My therapist tells me…

Great to see some positivity! Good for you Ryan! I hope the rest of you had a wonderful Easter and got though all the temptation that comes about this time of year. Remember just because its on sale doesn't mean you should buy it!

Our brains always give us that messed up justification to binge. You are definitely not the only person who eats all their food to avoid having to eat it later. I don't know the answer. Im not cured so I don't know all the answers. But you are not alone, and you are not the only person who has been there. Looking at the…

Where do you buy these? just places like GNC? is there a particular brand?

I head therapy today - but It wasn't really about binge eating. I am going through a traumatic experience and am not having any eating issues because other things are on my mind. My next appointment is on the 7th of April and I will update you all then. Thankyou to everyone for the comments it makes me so pleased to know…

I like homemade salsa, fresh herbs and salt and pepper. My personal clean eating plan rules out anything in a bottle

I generally order whatever I want and when the meal comes out ask for a take home box, and put half of the meal in it to take home. Rather eat half of a delicious meal than a whole unsatisfying meal.

Good moods, bad moods and being unprepared mostly.

I don't personally log because I am in the middle of EDNOS treatment. I always shop at the local farmstand store, everything is clean there! I usually grab a cart and go ham and figure out the meals later, I live alone so Im prefectly happy having an avocado and a banana for dinner, I have no expectation to present a…

THE THIRD SESSION (March 14th, 2015) – Removing the tools *the date for the last entry was meant to be March 6th not Feb 6th TRIGGER WARNING, SKIP THIS ONE IF YOU ARE TRIGGERED BY MENTION OF SPECIFIC BINGE FOODS “It’s not that I don’t know what going to happen, it’s more like I don’t care at the time” I arrived at my…