OMG, Brea:
I had no idea that you've had such trauma in your young life. I'm so sorry.
You've worked very hard to make a good life for yourself and I want to congratulate you for doing something that is extremely difficult to over come. It would have been so easy for you to take another path in life, but you chose to work hard and make something of yourself.
I suffer from a lot of the same food issues that you do. But, something that has helped me is living with my husband. His take on food is completely different than mine because his family didn't put the same emphasis on food as mine did and still does. My feelings about food didn't change overnight, it took years.
What dawned on me is that I can get the same food again later if I want it, so I don't have to eat the whole thing. I think that really made me change my whole way of thinking about food and it's been a big change. Of course, there are many more food related things, but for me this was a big one.
Also, there is a difference between the full feeling and stuffed feeling. Stop when your tummy feels like it's had enough. That's full. If you go beyond and you feel like you are going to explode, that's stuffed.
These are just a few little things that have helped me to lose 25 pounds. I'm no where near being small, but I'm between a big normal and a small over weight. I need to lose a few pounds myself. If you would like, we could start a buddy program. I'm willing because the last 20 pounds have been plaguing for years.
Big hugs, Brea
Azeeza
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