Oooh, the waiting-to-hear game is a b*@!!, isn't it? The worst when you really want something.
When your mind starts wandering toward food, think about how you'd feel afterward (if you did binge). Probably depressed, mad at yourself, like you've failed and will never get it right. Frequently, if I can focus on how I'd feel after a binge, it's enough to keep me from starting down that slippery slope altogether.
Then find something else to do--something a little active that makes you get up and move - so you're NOT sitting on your behind, watching TV and obsessing about food (surefire way to capitulate and binge, for me).
Exercise, walk the dog, walk around the block, straighten out your dresser drawers, write in a journal, work on a craft or hobby, vacuum the house, go to bed and read a book... whatever appeals to you right now and keeps you away from the kitchen (out of the house if necessary) and away from the food until you feel calmer and in control.
If you're obsessing about a certain food in particular, take it out of the fridge or cabinet, and quickly dump it in the trash and smother it with garbage so it's inedible and nasty. Then go find something to keep you occupied until the urge passes.
hang in there! hope you get good news about the job!
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