Today’s post is GOOD and is something I completely relate to and you probably do too. My guest this Saturday is Mara from Medical Marzipan. Her blog is awesome and all about body image and loving our bodies.
I have been stuffing my face this week. Literally, stuffing my face. If you were on the outside watching me through a window you would think that I had been locked in a closet for three weeks and deprived of food. Now, I do not look like the type of person who has been deprived of food. I look well fed. I pride myself on being the type of person that dresses tastefully, strives to love my body regardless of its size, and works with what I have, wherever on the weight spectrum I may be. I have decided to no longer diet, thereby refusing to engage the restrict/binge cycle that plagued me for most of my upbringing, and am attempting to eat intuitively and regain my ability to trust (and recognize) my body’s instincts, wants, and needs.
Amber says
The way I eat when I am not doing it healthy shows that I really don’t care. THis not caring is something that I’ve struggled with in other parts of my life as well. I am a chronic procrastinator. I figure it’ll get done eventually and it seems like that’s how i eat. When I realize that I’m not caring about myself I take a step back and look at what I’m doing. I start small making healthy choices and it gets me back on track. THis does help me get other parts of my life in balance too. As much as many people like to think it’s not all connected it truly is.
.-= Amber´s last blog ..Food Portions: They’re Not Always What They Seem =-.
Scale Junkie says
They say men think about sex every 7 second, I think that as compulsive eaters we top that when it comes to thinking about food. I really like the whole idea of eating with intent. For me I have to ask myself if what I’m eating is about nurturing my body or nurturing my soul. Food that nurtures my body is obviously necessary to sustain life but it isn’t necessary to nurture my soul. When I find myself using food for my soul I have to step back and correct myself and reconnect with what I’m really needing.Of course the hardest part is actually making that voice heard when food can scream so much louder.
.-= Scale Junkie´s last blog ..Crazy for a Cause…Hooping for Hope =-.
Marzipan says
Haha. I love the analogy with the way men think about sex! I probably do think about food every other second or so… But ironically, I think about food a whole lot more when I am trying to institute some sort of formal diet. Hence my preference for eating intuitively/with intent instead.
Jay says
I used to binge eat too.. I would find myself with a large pizza in front of me and didn’t finishing snacking on it until it was done. The same with all my favorite foods when I was in the mood.
But what I found is a lot of my favorite foods are more like addicting drugs. One that takes discipline to wine off. I find when I workout at the gym, I don’t crave such drugs anymore. I don’t need them to make me feel good for a moment.
Though there are times.. where I feel I can party like there is no tomorrow with a bag of Fritos and ranch dip. I must stay strong though. :)
.-= Jay´s last blog ..I am Spartacus! =-.
Michelle@eatingjourney says
I really REALLY try to not focus on guilt. I also know that me eating is usually due to three reasons: 1. Feeling depressed about my self-worth 2. UBER stressed 3. Tired. So I am learning, slowly, to silence and/or deal with these areas. It’s not easy..but I think it’s important to stop and really ask yourself..why am I letting myself go?
I had a friend recently say ‘I am just so tired of dieting’. My response was to her, well why don’t you make it a lifestyle change instead of looking at is dieting? You see many things in life can drag us down my the mental framework with which we filter them through.
Thanks for sharing this, I think that your honest is impressive and refreshing.
.-= Michelle@eatingjourney´s last blog ..Sunday Sentence =-.
Marzipan says
Thanks Mish. I too deal with the stress and ESPECIALLY over tired and/or hungover eating… And am working on not feeling guilty about it but instead trying to prevent these binge-worthy events to take place by focusing on my health and sleeping enough (when possible). It’s nice to know I’m not alone : ) thanks for your support.
.-= Marzipan´s last blog ..guest posting AWESOME =-.
Janet says
Great post! The paragraph about not feeling like you deserve the life you created, even though you worked so hard to create it? TOTALLY relate! Wow, this gives me something to think about!
.-= Janet´s last blog ..A Mostly Sugar Free Easter =-.
Hal says
I find that I can’t trust my body and respond to what it wants in the short term. If I listened to those desires, I’d be eating fried food by the truck load. However, I know what it needs, so I play the “just trust me on this one” card and eat veggies and protein. I do find that often, even though what I really *want* is cake or fried chicken or brownies, chances are if I have a little bit of fat, most of that craving will go away. This is why I always have bacon on hand. Oddly, bacon keeps me on track.
.-= Hal´s last blog ..So I dub thee unforgiven =-.