Wake up, don't eat!

Over the past few months I have been working on changing my eating habits, more particularly working to change my default eating habits...if that makes sense. I've always loathed the idea of diets and calorie counting...and the diet bores that fill the canteens of this country. You know the ones.."ooh, I ate a mars bar yesterday. I'm so BADDDD!" Usually from a woman who could fit neatly into her own handbag. Get over it, lady!

What I've been looking for is greater freedom around food. When I have felt upset or angry or bored in the past, my reaction has been to run to the cupboard and idly eat a packet of biscuits while standing up (you know you are not really eating them when you stand up....<g>). However, now I'm seeing the prompt to stuff my face as a wake-up call...OK, what's really bothering me??? Stopping when I am full, learning to listen to my body...and if I want something...have it. Now, I'm not going to be a size zero in the next 10 years and I don't care. Hell, I mightn't even reach size 12!

I've chosen to weigh myself once a month and over the past 3 months I've lost on average 7lbs. My progress measurement is going to be losing weight (and that doesn't matter if it's 1lb or 7lbs)....on the principle that this is about changing my relationship with food..and the weight loss is a side-effect if you like. The work that I've been doing with Karen Vizer and her group (www.karenvizer.com ) has been really beneficial around this...and a big thank you to Jyoti for this...

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[sinead]

I am suffering with depression and cannot stop eating. i eat to comfort myself and when i eat i feel fat and worthless. it is a vicious cirle. i have never owned weighing scales, or been on a diet, i tried to go to weightwatchers but i couldnt find the class so i went home and ate my entire bodyweight in chocolate..... whatever that is!