Thread: Beating Bulimia
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Old 03-02-2010, 08:28 AM   #6 (permalink)
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Over-eating is based on lies, we need to question our thoughts that allow us to over-eat.

All over-eating is caused by at least one enabling thought. Our thoughts have great control over us.

The enabling thought may be "it's ok, eating this won't make any difference, I can lose weight later"

or "I don't care, I just want it!!!"

"Food gives me comfort and makes me feel better"

etc etc etc

But we need to separate thoughts and facts. For the first thought, over-eating that WILL make a difference because it is over-eating precisely that leads to people being overweight or obese. Over-eating, binging, eating like crazy is ok when done rarely or not very often, maybe you could get away with it once a week, but if you're over-eating 2 days in a row or more it WILL make a difference and this behaviour WILL eventually make you overweight or obese.

And for "Food gives me comfort and makes me feel better" Really? Do you feel comforted and feel better when you feel sick and in pain from eating so much and regret it? Do you feel comforted and feel better when you can't fit your favourite clothes anymore? Do you feel comforted and feel better when you're at a weight you're not happy with? Do you feel comforted and feel better when you feel depressed and hopeless from over-eating again when you didn't want to do that?

Or would you feel more comforted and feel most better if you were at a weight you were most happy with?

The thought that over-eating gives comfort and makes you feel better is usually a total lie, for me, a belief created perhaps when I was little and my dad gave me junk food to comfort me when I was upset

What might be the cause of this belief for you?

That's just an idea, you need to question the thoughts that lead you to over-eat basically.

Ofcourse, if you don't mind or like being overweight, and understand the possible health risks it's all good! As long as you're happy and feel beautiful as you are cause you are
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