Feeling Kind of Hopeless
I was doing so well. I lost like [edited]lbs. And now I feel like my eating is out of control again and all I'm doing is stuffing my face. It just drags all the rest of my motivation down with me. To top it off, I'm scheduled to have Weight Loss Surgery and if I GAIN anything, it'll kick me out of the program.
I'm just so frustrated.
What's some stuff y'all do to keep distracted? To deal with the urges?
I've found that if I get even the tiniest bit hungry I feel anxious for some reason? I'll be posting over there probably too but I'm just... meh
Edited by Anomalia to remove weight specifics
Another member talked about "urge surfing." Here's a brief desciption:
As you think about this urge, see if you can notice all the sensations that come up as you think about it; see if you notice how these sensations shift across time. Use your breath to help you ride out the waves (i.e., the urge); like a surfboard, you can simply observe your breath as you ride out each wave that arises. Congratulations! You just successfully surfed your first urge!
I did this all day yesterday. Uncomfortable, but it didn't kill me. I'm doing it right now, as a matter of fact.
More info all over the internet if you google "urge surfing."
All t he best!
@Blank0page One trick that has worked for me in the past is to play a waiting game - committing only 15 or 20 minutes at a time to doing something recovery oriented and seeing if the urge passes in that time. I also find it helpful to focus on adding more of the healthy stuff rather than taking away the less healthy stuff - it's easier for me personally that way, so I will add more water or more veggies, etc., so that I fill up on a lot of veggies with a little of the other stuff rather than a lot of the other stuff and a little veggies
@Anomalia Great ideas!
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Hi! Sorry for the tagging, something went wrong :S
Anyhow: every time I wanna eat or binge, I go for a bikeride, a run or a walk. Mostly I run, bc I hate running and I will after that run connect my urges with running, which makes me feel like urges is bad - bc I hate running. And at some point the urges will become less.
That's what I do anyway :)
Please feel free to ask me anything.