The strong power of restriction

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The strong power of restriction

Last night I binged on icecream: Ben & Jerrys cookie dough. Did I enjoy the ice

cream? Not really. It was too frozen for my taste.My but urge was so strong that

I could not wait. Was it mindful eating? Perhaps.I knew I was going to binge

after a long time of no binges but I still wanted it. I knew I could have

listened to Geneen Roth's recording " What to do in the middle of a binge " , but I

still wanted it.

What caused it? Loneliness and fear and I knew exactly what I was trying to numb

or cover but I still got in my car, drove 2 blocks and bought ice cream. I could

have stopped before opening the door at 11:40 pm, or before getting in my car,

or before walking into the 7/ 11, or before grabbing the pint of ice cream, or

even before paying, or even before getting out of the car with the little bag of

groceries. I could have put it in the trash container outside before walking up

the stairs and opening my door. There were so many opportunities where I could

have stopped. But I didn't. The truth is that I had not had ice cream since last

July and I wanted it.

Lesson learned: do not restrict. Eat normal bites, eat food you like. Do not

restrict or label food as forbidden.'

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