Fri, Feb-16-07, 12:35
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Dazilous
Posts: 2,657
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Plan: NeanderkIF
Stats: 140/114/110
BF:
Progress: 87%
Location: Toronto, ON
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Originally Posted by Truesay
if it WAS just the food...that would mean that once the food was sorted ( LCing) that we "just wouldnt want to anymore". And that just isnt the case.
Perhaps the two go hand in hand?? Eating the "right" food, makes it easier to withstand the emotional?
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In my case...ABSOLUTELY. If you're eating foods that trigger biological cravings/symptoms/reactions, then good luck dealing with the emotional. Like an alcoholic going to AA drunk.
In my case gluten grains (wheat, spelt etc) caused neurological reactions as well as mild gastro reactions. Grains gone, reactions gone. No crazy emotions, no depression/anxiety/mood swings/melancholy etc. No insane cravings for sweet and/or starchy foods. Dairy did it to me as well.
The bingeing had become somewhat of a habit at this point, so I did have to deal with breaking it - much like when I quit smoking, the physical addiction goes before the actual habit is broken - but it was far easier than when I was in the throes of needtowannagottaeatI'msadboredangry. Bingeing, like full-blown bulimia and anorexia etc, is addictive in and of itself, IMO. It can become like a ritual. I've found now that when I have tried to do one of my usual binges (my ritualistic Friday-night private chip-and-junk binge) I don't get the same feelings or satisfaction that I used to. And weirdly enough, a part of me mourned the loss. Still does, in a way. Just now there isn't the emotion nor the reward attached to the behaviour, so it's easy to not do it.
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