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Originally Posted by SadButHopeful
I wonder whether there are some tools that alcoholics use that you could apply here, then? Can you put it in perspective? What is it that has actually happened?
1) You bought one brownie
2) You ate part of one brownie
3) You destroyed and discarded the remainder of one brownie
After this your head went into overdrive trying to make sense of it - when you know it is something you had decided not to do
Okay that's everything that happened. Now what are you planning on doing next?
Can you stock up on fruit and vegetables that you know you like so they are on hand when you want to eat something else?
What is it you need to do to move on?
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A good question. I did something similar about two weeks ago with a chocolate chip cookie and had similar bad results. Truthfully, even beyond the chocolate thing sugary so called treats don't go very well. On the whole, since I have started going to Weight Watchers I have been doing better. These events have been hard for me because it plugs into the deeper struggle of how I feel and act towards myself. I am in counseling and it is helpful. But I think I see that like an alcoholic needs to give up drinking I need to stop playing around with things that my body and even my mind has no tolerance . Once , years ago I went to a group for over eaters and they encouraged the stopping of these very triggering foods and I did for about two weeks and had more peace with food than I have ever had. I lost that continuing longing. I stopped because of other struggles but this may be a solution for me.