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I find I do well when I don't eat sugar or wheat or processed foods. I have also met with a nutritionist a few times and am working at a 30% fat, 30% carb, and 40% protein plan of eating. I did it today - yay!
Hi Melissa, Apologies! I totally missed your post. Originally Posted by Melissac1972
Just chiming in here...I'm new to 3fc. I have been in and out of OA for years but, with the help of my therapist, decided to leave because I couldn't agree with everything and was tired of trying to fake it. Anyway, I'm here looking for support because I do need support. I find I do well when I don't eat sugar or wheat or processed foods. I have also met with a nutritionist a few times and am working at a 30% fat, 30% carb, and 40% protein plan of eating. I did it today - yay!
That's how quiet this thread has been! Please do drop in for support and let us know how it's going. I tried OA and also found that it just didn't quite fit. There are some support threads that I read on 3FC but not one specifically for self-acknowledged food addicts. The term seems to stir up controversy on 3FC I'm going to use this quiet thread as a place to check in regularly & invite fellow food addicts to do the same.
Besides check in, I'm interested to hear your thought on things like: What to do around foods that trigger you to want more more more?
Is abstinence the best way? Is it effective to use artificially sweetened things or do they just make you want more? Or, abstain most of the time and have a bunch occasionally? Do you kinda enjoy the roller coaster of restrictive eating followed by guilt-free binges or are do you aim for steady & consistent? Are you affected by seasonal things like sunlight? And so on.I think I have some hard wired tendencies toward addictive eating. Most of my relatives, at least those I have met or seen in photos, are overweight. When I eat something--almost anything at all---it's as if a light switch goes on that makes me want to keep eating. But I doubt overeating steamed cauliflower ever made anyone obese. My triggering foods are, as David Kessler describes in the End of Overeating, various concoctions of sugar, fat, salt (SFS). I also get hooked on certain music and will listen endlessly to a single song or composition for days until it no longer evokes pleasure.
So my first check in will be unstructured, just to say it was a no SFS day. No exercise--had a sore back from work yesterday. I meditated for 29 minutes. Trying to build up to a longer sitting time in anticipation of a 5 day retreat in July.
Have a good weekend!
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