Advice Needed on First Binge Since Becoming an IE

[Guest guest]

Tonight I felt compelled to have a huge dinner and eat without respect

to subtle hunger signals. I have been doing just great up to then

with eating. Could tonight's big dinner been what my body really

wanted? I think it could be because I am still fighting with the food

police and the diet mentality is still somewhat present.

I can't seem to completely accept food freedom because at the same

time I want to desperately lose some weight before my vacation in

July. Little thoughts of deprivation are sneaking in.

The IE approach are helped me immensely so far. I am a little

surprised at how voraciously and how much I ate tonight.

I am wondering if it is common to have a surprise binge when IE

had been working so well?

Thanks,

Pen

[Guest guest]

Yes, it is very common to have fluctuations in your eating habits. It

sounds to me like you either allowed yourself to get too hungry, you

were feeling emotional or maybe something hormonal was going on. Never

put a lot of food on your plate even if you think you are very hungry

(you can always take more) and EAT SLOWLY which gives you a chance to

tune in to how your stomach feels. Also, I wait five minutes before

deciding if I want to eat more. I would also like to comment that you

are judging your eating as a binge. It sounds to me like you just ate

more than felt comfortable, that's all.

>

> Tonight I felt compelled to have a huge dinner and eat without

respect

> to subtle hunger signals. > I am wondering if it is common to

have a surprise binge when IE

> had been working so well?

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, it is very common to have fluctuations in your eating habits. It

sounds to me like you either allowed yourself to get too hungry, you

were feeling emotional or maybe something hormonal was going on. Never

put a lot of food on your plate even if you think you are very hungry

(you can always take more) and EAT SLOWLY which gives you a chance to

tune in to how your stomach feels. Also, I wait five minutes before

deciding if I want to eat more. I would also like to comment that you

are judging your eating as a binge. It sounds to me like you just ate

more than felt comfortable, that's all.

>

> Tonight I felt compelled to have a huge dinner and eat without

respect

> to subtle hunger signals. > I am wondering if it is common to

have a surprise binge when IE

> had been working so well?

>

[Guest guest]

>

..

>

> Just a question......are you trying to restrict now so that you

can

> eat what you want on vacation? Is it because you fear that IE

will

> fail you on vacation? That popped in my mind as to what I would

be

> afraid of for me.

>

Thank you for your great response. In relation to my July

Vacation, I hope to stay IE. I have treated many past vacations as

a pass to stuff myself and regretted it later.

I think I may have had such a large dinner last night because it

was at a restaurant where I get much larger portions than I get at

home. Plus this was a " Last Supper " because I told myself that I am

not going to eat out anymore due to the cost and the portion size.

THoughts of deprivation overwhelmed my natural hunger signals. It's

so hard to completely say you are free to eat anything when issues

like cost and such enter into it. I really need to learn how to

nurture myself at home.

Thanks for listening.

Pen

[Guest guest]

>

..

>

> Just a question......are you trying to restrict now so that you

can

> eat what you want on vacation? Is it because you fear that IE

will

> fail you on vacation? That popped in my mind as to what I would

be

> afraid of for me.

>

Thank you for your great response. In relation to my July

Vacation, I hope to stay IE. I have treated many past vacations as

a pass to stuff myself and regretted it later.

I think I may have had such a large dinner last night because it

was at a restaurant where I get much larger portions than I get at

home. Plus this was a " Last Supper " because I told myself that I am

not going to eat out anymore due to the cost and the portion size.

THoughts of deprivation overwhelmed my natural hunger signals. It's

so hard to completely say you are free to eat anything when issues

like cost and such enter into it. I really need to learn how to

nurture myself at home.

Thanks for listening.

Pen

[Guest guest]

>

..

>

> Just a question......are you trying to restrict now so that you

can

> eat what you want on vacation? Is it because you fear that IE

will

> fail you on vacation? That popped in my mind as to what I would

be

> afraid of for me.

>

Thank you for your great response. In relation to my July

Vacation, I hope to stay IE. I have treated many past vacations as

a pass to stuff myself and regretted it later.

I think I may have had such a large dinner last night because it

was at a restaurant where I get much larger portions than I get at

home. Plus this was a " Last Supper " because I told myself that I am

not going to eat out anymore due to the cost and the portion size.

THoughts of deprivation overwhelmed my natural hunger signals. It's

so hard to completely say you are free to eat anything when issues

like cost and such enter into it. I really need to learn how to

nurture myself at home.

Thanks for listening.

Pen