Re: I went to a party today - observing the differences between now and then

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

It's so awesome that you can see and feel the difference in your relationship

with eating.

Latoya

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> Before: I would watch everyone else eating the dessert and I would pass. I

didn't feel overly deprived because I did this for so many years but I felt out

of place.

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> Now: I had the dessert with everyone. I tried to eat it very mindfully and

I didn't finish it all.

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> Sharon

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[Guest guest]

Sharon, what great progress - I bet you are feeling so wonderful and I hope

proud too of achieving this step along your IE journey. Bravo for you

Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> We went to a birthday party today. Here are the differences between what it

was like before and what it's like now:

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> Hors d'oeuvres

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> Before:

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> I was anxious to get to the hors d'oeuvres before they ran out. I would fill

my small plate with a lot of stuff and then often go back for 2nds, sometimes

sending my fiance up for me because I was embarrassed because of my weight.

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> Today:

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> I went up to the hors d'oeuvres and took a moderate portion and didn't go up

for 2nds. I didn't feel like I had to race up there to get them. In fact, I

didn't care much about them one way or the other.

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> Bread

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> Before:

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> I would either be going crazy over the bread because I wasn't allowed to eat

it or I'd eat too much of it.

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> Today:

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> I had two slices of bread and still wanted a little more so I split one more

slice with my fiance and was satisfied.

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> Salad

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> Before and Today: Had a good sized portion

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> Main Course:

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> Before: I would fill my plate a lot and would be anxious about getting

enough food before the plates emptied and got to me. If they were emptied, I

would ask for more.

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> Today: I took a small piece or one piece of each item. There weren't many

veggies left and there was one person after me so I had a small amount of

veggies. In the past, I would have either taken them all or asked for more.

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> Dessert:

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> Before: I would watch everyone else eating the dessert and I would pass. I

didn't feel overly deprived because I did this for so many years but I felt out

of place.

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> Now: I had the dessert with everyone. I tried to eat it very mindfully and

I didn't finish it all.

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> Sharon

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