Weird void.

[Guest guest]

Since I've started IE, I've felt a weird void during times when I would have

previously been eating. For example, at work I'm writing/revising articles all

day (which I don't enjoy- I'm a chemist and I enjoy the lab part, not the

publication part). In my binge days I would have just eaten something I knew

would make me feel good (probably candy), for something to do, to make myself

feel better, and as a reward for working so hard on something I don't enjoy. On

my restricting days I would have either forbidden myself from eating anything

(and constantly thought about what foods I wished I was eating) or forced myself

to eat lots of an alternative (sugar free gum, diet soda, tea, or celery).

But with IE, I've realized I'm not hungry and I don't even want to eat. This is

odd for me because I have tons of food I enjoy and which I previously would have

nibbled at all day long (32 ounces of candy corn, a virtually full box of

cheez-its, and half a carrot cake muffin). I was hungry earlier and realized

what I wanted was a peach. So, even with all the previously forbidden foods at

arms reach, I had a peach. It makes me wonder how much time I really spend

mindlessly/ obsessively eating and what will fill the role that food has played.

Has anyone else noticed this? Does it eventually become normal to not be eating

or do you need to replace food with something else?

Cheers

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