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- From: crawford@ben.dev.upenn.edu (Lauren L. Crawford)
- Newsgroups: alt.support.diet
- Subject: Re: I need HELP!!! (bingeing)
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- Date: 16 Nov 92 20:22:19 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.154837.16654@spdcc.com> dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer) writes:
-
- >Exactly so. I don't keep peanut butter (or any other binge-type food)
- >in the house. If I did, I'd be wearing it on my gut. I also find that
- >my staples, like skim milk, not-fat yogurt, plain bagels, corn flakes
- >and fresh fruits don't qualify as "comfort food", even if they're
- >completely fine to eat during the day. At least, I'm not inclined to
- >overindulge on them. I find that my food "cravings" have a lot to do
- >with what's in the house.
-
- I've found a change in me regarding that. For years -- in fact, for most
- of my adult life -- I wouldn't keep "forbidden" foods around the house.
- The result was that I went out and ate them. Or, if I was out eating in a
- restaurant or at someone else's house, I'd pork out. It was this weird
- mentality I developed where I felt that if I ate it _outside_ the house,
- it was OK.
-
- I finally realized how ridiculous this was; if I was going to eat this
- stuff anyway, I might as well have it at home and stop playing games with
- myself. So I gradually stocked my house with stuff I'd never allowed in
- before. Initially, I ate lots of it and gained weight. But you know
- what? I don't do that anymore. The stuff just sits around most of the
- time, and I find I'm making healthier choices more often than not. I know
- if I want it, I can have it; I just don't want it most of the time
- anymore.
-
-
-
- --
- The trick of reason is to get the imagination to seize the actual world --
- if only from time to time. -- Annie Dillard, "An American Childhood"
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- Lauren Crawford // crawford@ben.dev.upenn.edu
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