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Someone who isn't me maybe realized he was pigging out on food and started eating consciously. The biggest change Someone Who Isn't Me told was being able to,
by fb03 8y ago
Someone who isn't me maybe realized he was pigging out on food and started eating consciously.
The biggest change Someone Who Isn't Me told was being able to, by sheer observation and mindfulness, wait the "hunger pangs" out and finally differentiate between being hungry and wanting to eat, two completely different concepts which get completely mixed up and indistinguishable from each other as people progress abusing food.
Overeating and anxiety are closely tied together and to be able to break or weaken that link is something truly life-changing.
- icebraining 8y agoIs he any more content with his life, though?
- fb03 8y agoThat is a curious question. What do you think? Swim is definitely better now. Better health, energy levels, improved sleep. Swim can now wear normal clothes and not be so self conscious about his body because he was usually the biggest person in the room :-) Swim still eats junk food once a week so his old self still gets to indulge from time to time and not be depressed from eating healthy all day long. In fact, swim eats everything, the only thing he did is control his anxiety when putting food on his plate. Swim used to get huge anxiety relief from eating (just like a lot of people out there that deny this fact). Swim had to change that behavior to walks, meditation, making music, gaming etc. Swim also reports that his anxiety spiked when he started cutting down gorging on food. But that is now under control and swim is healthy and kicking!