What is experience with legalized 'binge' foods?

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Hi Cindi,

I legalized two candy bars that I was crazy about--Milky Way and Snickers--by keeping plenty around. I used to eat them all the time--I liked them cold--but now they don't have power over me. In fact, I'm not even tempted to buy them, because my husband doesn't care for them, so they'd just be sitting here taking up space.

ton Chew, however, is another story. I'm in the process of legalizing them, have at least a handful in the cupboard and plan to buy some more until I get them out of my system.

I'm also legalizing real potato chips--the greasy, crunchy, salty kind that I could never get enough of. I bought a box of individual packets, but yesterday as I was eating some, all I could taste was the salt, and it was getting boring. Won't be long, I'm sure, before I've had enough.

Sounds like a crazy system to me sometimes, but if someone like me can do it, I'm sure you can. Go for it.

Gracie

IE-ing since 4/2/09

To: IntuitiveEating_Support From: clean_boost@...Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:37:44 -0700Subject: What is experience with legalized 'binge' foods?

OK, so what has been the experience of those who have conquered this with foods they had formerly binged on and have taken them into the house for legalization? thanks. Cindi--

Subject: Re: dealing with new food and taste buds: uncontrollable eating :(To: IntuitiveEating_Support Date: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 6:06 PM

Actually the suggestion to legalize food is to STOCK UP on whatever it is that you binge/crave/ is 'forbidden'. Not just 2 candy bars, but more than you could possibily eat in a day's time. And as you eat the supply down, you replenish it to original level.Search on frosting here and you will see the discussion and 'battle' another member here waged on this 'forbidden' food of hers. Limiting is restriction really and is more than likely bound to cause rebellion and binging according to IE and OO both. That said, some people are more comfortable not having some foods in their homes. But most have already did the legalizing process and that has become a choice rather than a rule or trick?Katcha IEing since March 2007>> You'll want to listen to someone with more experience too, but...I heard someone on here say that if you know it's a binge food (and be sure you're not calling it a binge if it's not), then maybe you don't bring a big package home, etc. That there is a difference between making a food safe and bringing something home that we're not quite ready to bring home, like somehow limit it a bit still....oh, I don't think I'm repeating this correctly. lol>

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I know this may sound ridiculous or repetitive, Norma, but do you stop eating before you are full now? Cindi

From: Katcha <jain_daughsisqtel (DOT) net>Subject: [intuitiveEating_ Support] Re: dealing with new food and taste buds: uncontrollable eating :(To: IntuitiveEating_ Support@yahoogro ups.comDate: Thursday, June 25, 2009, 6:06 PM

Actually the suggestion to legalize food is to STOCK UP on whatever it is that you binge/crave/ is 'forbidden'. Not just 2 candy bars, but more than you could possibily eat in a day's time. And as you eat the supply down, you replenish it to original level.Search on frosting here and you will see the discussion and 'battle' another member here waged on this 'forbidden' food of hers. Limiting is restriction really and is more than likely bound to cause rebellion and binging according to IE and OO both. That said, some people are more comfortable not having some foods in their homes. But most have already did the legalizing process and that has become a choice rather than a rule or trick?Katcha IEing since March 2007>> You'll want to listen to someone with more experience too, but...I heard someone on here say that if you know it's a binge food (and be sure you're not calling it a binge if it's not), then maybe you don't bring a big package home, etc. That there is a difference between making a food safe and bringing something home that we're not quite ready to bring home, like somehow limit it a bit still....oh, I don't think I'm repeating this correctly. lol>

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Cindi, again, go to the Yahoo IE group site, use the Search option in Messages

for 'frosting' and you will find an entire string of posts that should answer

your question for you.

I legalized my most 'forbidden/binge' food - chocolate. It took me months to do,

but it really did work and now chocolate is just a food to me, and one that does

not 'call' to me like I felt it did before.

I highly recommend that you 1) read up on legalizing 2) stock up as suggested

and 3) conduct this practice for yourself, not because others tell you to do it

;-)

Best to you, Katcha

IEing since March 2007

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> Search on frosting here and you will see the discussion and 'battle' another

member here waged on this 'forbidden' food of hers. Limiting is restriction

really and is more than likely bound to cause rebellion and binging according to

IE and OO both.