Guest guest Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Now that I've found out what's wrong with my stomach/throat, amazingly, it's been feeling better. I am taking medicine to help with the acid reflux and quit drinking coffee which I'm sure is helping but I think just the fact that I know I'll be alright made me feel better. My mind was so focused on feeling ill, that it kept me focused on something besides food. So now I'm noticing that there is a void. And I'm noticing that I want to eat more. I want coffee. I want something to fill this void. I'm getting up earlier and going to work earlier. I'm fidgety. My counselor/registered dietician has asked me to start thinking of things to do that will take the place of overeating. Overeating kept me in sort of a coma. I guess it's best to just sit and feel these feelings and then hopefully a sense of peace will come and then the answers. Deb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Slaying and laying to rest our diet demons is part of this process. And as much as we want to feel that those demons imposed upon us, we also have to own up to the fact that we may have invited them into our lives? Plus battling with them has provided us with activity, a sense of doing and achievement at times too. When such an enemy is gone from our lives we are bound to notice a 'void' that is no longer filled by the great 'they'. Consider this a period of mourning. Something, even an enemy, is gone or lost. The feeling of emptiness can either be filled by what YOU want it to be or you can choose to revive the slain and re-engage in the old, familiar battle. What I find most interesting is that when I have this opening opportunity to make positive, enhancing changes, I can freeze in the headlights because I have no idea of what 'better' is for me?!? Time to turn my ability to fantasize towards MY behalf. Your counselor is very wise and right - your turn to think of YOU and your needs/wishes too. Care taking beginning within is a BIGGIE for us who have long taken care of everyone else BUT ourselves. I'm betting you can find at least 3 or 4 things that YOU have 'always' wanted to do (for yourself). ehugs, Katcha > > Now that I've found out what's wrong with my stomach/throat, amazingly, it's been feeling better. I am taking medicine to help with the acid reflux and quit drinking coffee which I'm sure is helping but I think just the fact that I know I'll be alright made me feel better. My mind was so focused on feeling ill, that it kept me focused on something besides food. > > So now I'm noticing that there is a void. And I'm noticing that I want to eat more. I want coffee. I want something to fill this void. I'm getting up earlier and going to work earlier. I'm fidgety. > > My counselor/registered dietician has asked me to start thinking of things to do that will take the place of overeating. Overeating kept me in sort of a coma. I guess it's best to just sit and feel these feelings and then hopefully a sense of peace will come and then the answers. > > Deb > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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