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Originally Posted by SingDanceRunLife
Even without the app, I know about how many calories are in everything I eat, and look at the nutrition facts to be 100% sure.
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Then you need to stop looking at the nutrition facts. The calorie counting is just a trigger. When you find yourself getting in a tizzy when a cup of black coffee puts you over your maximum calorie intake, you know something's up.
And I'm not saying any of this in a mean or critical or judgmental way (or I'm really not trying to!), but simply in an honest way. Asking for help only works if you want to stop. And sometimes it's really,
really hard to want to stop. Or at least it is for me. I find myself asking that question a lot:
Do I actually want to kick my eating disorder? I guess it is silly that I would even have to think about such a question when the answer seems so obvious, especially to other people. But it's important to see that there's something you're getting from this behavior. So the question is: Is "X"--whatever need is being satisfied--worth the potential cost (i.e., permanent health problems, social isolation, severe psychological distress, and premature death) of an eating disorder? Is there another, healthier way to satisfy this need? Is "X" really a need at all?
Anyway, that's just my two somewhat hypocritical cents, for whatever it's worth.