Overcoming Binge Eating: Have a Crystal-Clear Written Food Plan
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As Glenn Livingston describes in his book, Never Binge Again, if you are trying to overcome binge eating (or just overeating), having a crystal-clear written Food Plan is an indispensable asset.
Because Binging (with a capital “B”) starts with an impulse, right?
...You get a hankering for something. But unlike quitting alcohol, which is automatically crystal clear, without a written Food Plan, it’s possible to get confused, eat the wrong things, and go into a downward spiral.
People who have struggled with Binge eating know what I’m talking about, too.
I have my share of embarrassing stories. We’ll save those for another time!
I know others, as well, who felt droves of shame, because of their Binging escapades. It can be a very frustrating and trying experience.
For people who have struggled with overeating, you know what it’s like when you went to have “just one.” Then you had another one, and another one, and another, until you’ve thrown your weekly diet completely off track.
So, write your Food Plan down!
And make sure it is crystal clear. As Dr. Livingston recommends, if you gave ten people your Food Plan to follow, not one of them should be confused even one iota about what is or is not allowed on your eating Plan.
Then at the moment of impulse, which is bound to happen, because after all, you’ve likely struggled with Binging if you’re reading this, you’ll be able to clearly identify and separate from impulses to Binge.
When it’s clear what the words of this addictive voice are, you can then proceed to simply ignore them.
Yes, it’s that simple. Ignore them! Pretty quickly, within a few days, the impulses will die down. Eventually, they’ll be minor annoyances that are easy to disregard.
And that, my friends, is what thinking like a permanently-thin person is like.
Awesome, right?
(Note–Never Binge Again is available for free download here.)