Re: Binging and Gaining Weight
In Response To: Re: Binging and Gaining Weight ()

You mean I don't have to control this? :h14) That is very reassuring.
Trust the plan and focus on breakfast. And it's fun, you say? I want to have fun, that sounds pretty good to me. :)

Thank you, Kathleen. I needed to hear that.

Bevy

: Hi Bevy,

: I am glad you are here, and glad you
: wrote.

: The world that you have been in - the
: one of trying to *control* things
: :s4( is a hard, hard place.
: One CANNOT control addiction. And if
: you just keep trying to do the
: same ole, same ole...you will get
: the same results... :s6(

: When we first started, we had a
: *binge* list...and it didn't work.
: People kept talking about the
: BINGES and the misery. So we took
: it down...and said...work on the
: program... :h5)

: And something funny happened. The
: more the energy went into the art
: of breakfast, the less the energy
: went into the fear and thrill of
: the the bingeing. You see,
: bingeing is the ultimate in
: spiking. It is a HUGE beta
: endorphin rush. That is why we do
: it. And then when the rush wears
: off, we feel horrible and we grit
: it out and feel awful about
: ourselves. it is a cycle. :h19)

: So along comes radiant recovery. We
: ask you to trust that maybe the
: steps might work. We invite you to
: give up that illusion of control.
: We suggest you stop counting
: calories. And to stop thinking
: about sugar, and focus on
: breakfast. :s9( If you binge, you
: binge...it doesn't matter. What
: matters is breakfast.

: Now, the irony is that we know what
: we are talking about :h3) . The
: hardest part is the trust part. It
: means giving up a wee bit of that
: control :h2) :h2) . But learning
: to do breakfast is REALLY fun....
: :h4) and we can help! :h5)

: warmly,

: Kathleen