Ive been in a not great place mentally for a little bit. A mix of seasonal depression, bad communication with my partner, eating too much, also trying to reduce added sugar. Not to mention my colonoscopy trauma and diagnosis. I started on my Crohn’s meds 2 days ago and I hope I see benefits other than just my lower GI. I’ve read that it can affect your mind and I would love for some of my brain fog and forgetting things to lighten up.
Almost every winter as far as I can remember i have had a ~2 week major depressive episode. Over the years I remind myself that this has happened many times before and it always ends and I just need to accept it and treat myself gently. I know that includes not putting harmful food into my body but in the past ive definitely used this as an excuse to veg out.
Thank you @Passerina_cyanea
My binging episodes are almost always in the evening in front of the telly. Lately I make sure that I have dinner before I watch the TV and then the cravings aren’t so bad. But when I have cravings I now try to think about what benefit is it going to really give me if I start eating when I don’t feel hungry. That helps me to realise at that very moment that eating out of boredom (or what it is) is just such a nonsense. How can it be satisfying to chew on something? It really doesn’t make sense to me anymore to eat just for sake of eating. And quitting sweets helps a lot because I will crave any other food much less. It also helps me to make a decision at the moment when I find myself wondering whether to eat something or not. Kinda that moment when you have craving but are trying to fight it and your mind comes up with a million reasons why to eat and with other million why not and the argument in your head is overtaking all the space. The best is to decide that you are simply not eating it, dot. Silence mind! So far these things work for me
Exactly this was my major breaking point! Telling my addictive thoughts very clearly and without discussion just „NO! Go away, I have eaten already. Period.“
I really hope this works for you as well!!!
So proud of you, Jana. I am cheering for you, can you hear me?
I can hear you
ATM the most important two things for me are regular food so I am not hungry and this decision making thingy
I’m going home to Czech next Friday , there’s always so much food. I am a little bit scared, but will discuss it with my therapist and make sure I am ready, that I know my goals and I will remind them to myself every day. If I manage to stay binge free there, that would be pretty amazing!
I have found doing CBT worksheets worked really well for me, in terms of counteracting those impulsive thoughts. It helped my anxiety so much! I actually have a similar workbook specific to food addiction. I plan to ask my therapist to work through it with me so I can have some accountability and debrief the homework.
Hello folks. It’s been a while. It’s day 1 for me. Went back to my first OA meeting in months yesterday. Food intake has been out of control for a long time due to depressive episode following a breakup. Turned down cake today which was a big deal. No caffeine today either, as cutting this out helps me control sugar cravings.
Hope everyone here is well and had a good day in recovery
4 days, no binging. After a bit of an emotional time, I feel a bit more settled, and wanting to look after myself. I’ve been prioritising vegetables and protein, and getting out for walks even over the New Year.
Hi Daniela,
Thank you for asking
Very well. We did something like a timeline since I was born to see where my issues with drinking and binging started and what was the trigger. My therapist believes that food is my coping mechanism and so was the alcohol. So we’re diving deeper into this. My next session is next Sunday whilst I am in Czech. It’s actually brilliant because I would be in Czech 3rd day and so if I feel not confident enough that I can keep my no binging up, I can immediately ask for help. Currently I am very determined to do anything for not binging when visiting my home and if I feel like binging, I want to look for reasons why, what are the feelings I am trying to avoid.
Today I went for a hike with my friends and we stopped for a coffee. It was four of us. They all had a cake with their coffee, I had just some veggie pastry. I am so proud of myself. They also offered me some candy for like three times and I didn’t have any
My boyfriend made a delicious dinner and even when I little bit wanted, I didn’t have a second portion, because I knew I didn’t need that.
Finally, after the dinner my partner had a cheese board and I had none at all. No snacking after the dinner.
It’s going to be a week without a binge after tonight and 4 days without sugar. Interestingly my lower back pain is already easing up and I am now without any acid reflux which I used to have daily and had to take medication for it every time after I ate something. But I already know that sugar gives me bad acid reflux.
It really doesn’t make sense to me anymore to eat just for sake of eating. And quitting sweets helps a lot because I will crave any other food much less. It also helps me to make a decision at the moment when I find myself wondering whether to eat something or not. Kinda that moment when you have craving but are trying to fight it and your mind comes up with a million reasons why to eat and with other million why not and the argument in your head is overtaking all the space. The best is to decide that you are simply not eating it, dot. Silence mind! So far these things work for me 
I can hear you 
