Hi Queens!
After some advice, I have found over the last month or so, I have been feeling so guilty when I eat anything slightly naughty. Then I just spiral and binge eat everything, telling myself I will start eating healthier next week. Naturally next week never arrives...😅
Bit of background, I have recently been diagnosed with hyperthyrodism (over active thyroid) and it can massively increase your appetite. When I was undiagnosed I lost about 2 stone because my body was in overdrive, though I was exercising too. However, now as I am on medication for it, my appetite is still insane but the weight is piling back on quickly, I am a stone up already in about a month and a half.
Anybody got any tips on starting the intutive eating that Jodie mentioned on the Nutrition talk? Or just any general experience with this type of food guilt. I have never had it before and I just love food I don't want to feel guilty about eating it!
Thanks in advance!
I used to feel the food guilt , but tracking my food was the best way for me to ease my anxiety over, I've had eating disorders in the past and much as I have over come them I didn't lose the guilts or the anxiety or tell myself it's fine. Now I track most days and give myself a day or two off tracking every week to give myself a break and try to eat intuitively. If I go over on the days I don't really mind anymore because I'm still doing better on my tracking days than I ever was in the past. And I try not to buy my trigger foods....in other words having lots of treats around because even if I say I can control myself ..the time comes and I would just have it all! If I really want something and it's not in the house then il go get it, but I find if it's not there and I give time for the craving to pass it does. This is just what works for me and the relationship I have with food is probably the best it's ever been! Hope this helps 😁
@Michelle Doyle
Thanks for that Michelle! Glad to hear you have been able to overcome all of that! I will have to try and convince my partner to stop buying the trigger foods! 😂 I will try to track again as well, I used to do it but I kind of fell out of it, maybe that's why the guilt started in the first place..
@Rachel Franklin yeah I think that what helped me most with tracking and losing the guilt by giving myself the two days off from it so I'm not beating myself up. And today was definitely a no track day!!
