Comments on: Temptation http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/2008/08/08/temptation/ How I overcame an eating disorder and found vital health Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:47:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Louise http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/2008/08/08/temptation/#comment-173 Louise Mon, 18 Aug 2008 02:07:31 +0000 http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/?p=28#comment-173 Hi Dan, thank you for your kind words.... it helps to know that I am not the only one fighting this. Hi Dan, thank you for your kind words…. it helps to know that I am not the only one fighting this.

]]> By: bowden http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/2008/08/08/temptation/#comment-171 bowden Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:23:09 +0000 http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/?p=28#comment-171 Hey Louise, I currently train using the crossfit template- 3 days on 1 off. They are typically very brief (15min) workouts Often quite intense. I love it! I have been at a stable healthy weight for 18months and only getting stronger and faster right now. Its not the type of training anyone can jump into but I find it does lend itself very well to a traditional diet. In saying that for some reason crossfit recomends what I believe to be a waaay too low calorie paleo zone diet. My triggers were fleeting moments like walking past a mirror in a shopping mall or an old shirt not feeling right on me. Sometimes it would be a comment from someone that I would take the wrong way, like "you look great" would mean "you've put on weight!". Stupid I know but I came to love people saying your too skinny and didn't trust the alternitive. Like I said my girlfriend WAS my recovery. She was the voice of reason when it came to mood triggers. Boy did she have a sense of when I feeling "that" way. Good luck Louise you are beautiful woman. You are also on the right forum and a path to healing. peace Dan. Hey Louise,
I currently train using the crossfit template- 3 days on 1 off. They are typically very brief (15min) workouts Often quite intense. I love it! I have been at a stable healthy weight for 18months and only getting stronger and faster right now. Its not the type of training anyone can jump into but I find it does lend itself very well to a traditional diet. In saying that for some reason crossfit recomends what I believe to be a waaay too low calorie paleo zone diet.

My triggers were fleeting moments like walking past a mirror in a shopping mall or an old shirt not feeling right on me. Sometimes it would be a comment from someone that I would take the wrong way, like “you look great” would mean “you’ve put on weight!”. Stupid I know but I came to love people saying your too skinny and didn’t trust the alternitive. Like I said my girlfriend WAS my recovery. She was the voice of reason when it came to mood triggers. Boy did she have a sense of when I feeling “that” way.

Good luck Louise you are beautiful woman. You are also on the right forum and a path to healing.

peace

Dan.

]]> By: Louise http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/2008/08/08/temptation/#comment-166 Louise Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:56:54 +0000 http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/?p=28#comment-166 Sarah - This is what I try to do, sometimes it is random words, thoughts, a story or a diary entry. Mostly though, I find myself writing poems! Prose usually. You're right, it helps get rid of mind garbage.... although if I do it late at night, the thoughts seem to keep me awake rather than emptying from my head. I just journal when I feel I need to, might be at midday, might be midnight! Do you want to write an excerpt here? I'm sure everyone would be interested in your ideas, it would help give us all a better picture of what you mean. Dan - I love your motto! But of course if you are overtraining, there is no difference, you would have swapped one obsession for another. It sounds like you are very balanced now, so I doubt that would be the case. I'm interested to know, what were your triggers before? Sarah - This is what I try to do, sometimes it is random words, thoughts, a story or a diary entry. Mostly though, I find myself writing poems! Prose usually. You’re right, it helps get rid of mind garbage…. although if I do it late at night, the thoughts seem to keep me awake rather than emptying from my head. I just journal when I feel I need to, might be at midday, might be midnight! Do you want to write an excerpt here? I’m sure everyone would be interested in your ideas, it would help give us all a better picture of what you mean.
Dan - I love your motto! But of course if you are overtraining, there is no difference, you would have swapped one obsession for another. It sounds like you are very balanced now, so I doubt that would be the case. I’m interested to know, what were your triggers before?

]]> By: Sarah Luck http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/2008/08/08/temptation/#comment-165 Sarah Luck Tue, 12 Aug 2008 07:15:48 +0000 http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/?p=28#comment-165 In her book, The Artists Way, Julia Cameron reccomends flow of consciesness (bad spelling) journalling that she calls the morning pages. She calls it the Morning Pages and reccomends doing it every morning but i'm not a morning person and instead find that the Evening pages work well for me when I feel like I've lost my road map or I'm saboutaging myself . It's nothing like a 'dear diary...' style of journal. It's a powerful healing tool that can help you recover from the damage that your internal critic inflicts. That horrible, perfectionistic, nasty and eternally critical voice that 'keeps up a constant stream of subversive remarks that are often disguised as the truth'. I fill two A4 pages with furious scribbling every night before I go to bed - it's my form of mind dump and brain drain and helps me get perspective and distance from all the crappy, negative and fragmented thoughts that would otherwise circle around and around and around and keep me feeling bad about myself or frightened (usually of change). In her book, The Artists Way, Julia Cameron reccomends flow of consciesness (bad spelling) journalling that she calls the morning pages. She calls it the Morning Pages and reccomends doing it every morning but i’m not a morning person and instead find that the Evening pages work well for me when I feel like I’ve lost my road map or I’m saboutaging myself . It’s nothing like a ‘dear diary…’ style of journal. It’s a powerful healing tool that can help you recover from the damage that your internal critic inflicts. That horrible, perfectionistic, nasty and eternally critical voice that ‘keeps up a constant stream of subversive remarks that are often disguised as the truth’. I fill two A4 pages with furious scribbling every night before I go to bed - it’s my form of mind dump and brain drain and helps me get perspective and distance from all the crappy, negative and fragmented thoughts that would otherwise circle around and around and around and keep me feeling bad about myself or frightened (usually of change).

]]> By: bowden http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/2008/08/08/temptation/#comment-160 bowden Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:12:32 +0000 http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/?p=28#comment-160 Hi Louise, "Even so, whenever I quickly lose a couple of kilos I am secretly beaming inside because I could tell my body what to do and it obeyed me" I love this quote because it was exactly what I keep telling myself for years. Its about control and oh boy is it addictive. I used to set up rules and boundries for eating instead of truely enjoying good food. When I met my girlfriend that ALL changed! My confidence soared, she made me feel like a millon bucks everyday. But the best thing about her was her absolute honesty. As I prepared myself a measely one cup tuna salad for dinner I'd get the "look" accompanied by "Your kidding me right? Your a man for god sake eat like one!" She was right, she is always right for some reason! I train up to six days a week, HARD. I love training always have. A hard weight session clears my mind like nothing else can. I also love to eat. So my new motto that has served me well and I tell myself EVERYDAY is : Train like a demon eat like a horse- I know its not that poetic and horses dont really eat a traditional diet but oh well! Also beautiful words Lacey. Finding and killing those triggers are the path to healing. Peace Dan. Hi Louise,

“Even so, whenever I quickly lose a couple of kilos I am secretly beaming inside because I could tell my body what to do and it obeyed me”

I love this quote because it was exactly what I keep telling myself for years. Its about control and oh boy is it addictive. I used to set up rules and boundries for eating instead of truely enjoying good food. When I met my girlfriend that ALL changed! My confidence soared, she made me feel like a millon bucks everyday. But the best thing about her was her absolute honesty. As I prepared myself a measely one cup tuna salad for dinner I’d get the “look” accompanied by “Your kidding me right? Your a man for god sake eat like one!” She was right, she is always right for some reason! I train up to six days a week, HARD. I love training always have. A hard weight session clears my mind like nothing else can. I also love to eat. So my new motto that has served me well and I tell myself EVERYDAY is : Train like a demon eat like a horse- I know its not that poetic and horses dont really eat a traditional diet but oh well!

Also beautiful words Lacey. Finding and killing those triggers are the path to healing.

Peace

Dan.

]]> By: Louise http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/2008/08/08/temptation/#comment-159 Louise Sat, 09 Aug 2008 04:56:59 +0000 http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/?p=28#comment-159 I totally agree Lacey, I'm the same. When I have a focus, a purpose I feel more content. I can keep myself busy and that makes me happy. When things get unpredictable, I get bad again. Mostly stress is a trigger. If I can minimise it as much as possible, I'm ok. The root of my problem is that I equate what I look like with who I am. That's like saying Barbie is smarter and has a nicer personality than all the other dolls! Irrational. Even so, whenever I quickly lose a couple of kilos I am secretly beaming inside because I could tell my body what to do and it obeyed me. Not to mention the copious amounts of caffeine and sugar I ingest just to keep going! YUCK. I don't want to be like this anymore, I wish there was an easy way to tell HER to get out of my life forever. Like that best friend that is really nice to you when you're feeling low, then turns around and stabs you in the back and steals your boyfriend. I totally agree Lacey, I’m the same. When I have a focus, a purpose I feel more content. I can keep myself busy and that makes me happy. When things get unpredictable, I get bad again. Mostly stress is a trigger. If I can minimise it as much as possible, I’m ok. The root of my problem is that I equate what I look like with who I am. That’s like saying Barbie is smarter and has a nicer personality than all the other dolls! Irrational. Even so, whenever I quickly lose a couple of kilos I am secretly beaming inside because I could tell my body what to do and it obeyed me. Not to mention the copious amounts of caffeine and sugar I ingest just to keep going! YUCK. I don’t want to be like this anymore, I wish there was an easy way to tell HER to get out of my life forever. Like that best friend that is really nice to you when you’re feeling low, then turns around and stabs you in the back and steals your boyfriend.

]]> By: Lacey http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/2008/08/08/temptation/#comment-157 Lacey Fri, 08 Aug 2008 20:10:31 +0000 http://afterana.nourishedmagazine.com.au/?p=28#comment-157 Hey Louise! Thanks again for your transparency. I think that your struggles are all too common with so many of us. I know for myself anyway, that I struggle on and off with similar struggles and issues. I recently had a huge epiphany that has really given me alot of hope and a new focus. It was an epiphany of priorities. I realized that I am most content when I'm busy with healthy activities and projects. It seems to give me purpose and pride in what I can accomplish. I've been gardening this summer which has been an all new high, I love it. I try new recipes and have started canning. I stopped driving my car in town (I actually just sold it) and now ride my bike everywhere. I've decided to get more involved in the community and other peoples lives. I enjoy sharing my projects and the fruits of my labor with others. I find on days where I am bored or grumpy or feeling selfish and lazy that I revert back to my unhealthy ways of thinking. I start comparing myself to others, I start obsessing about weight and food and whatever else. I drink more and eat too much sugar. For myself anyway, it has been so good to focus on bettering and improving myself as a spiritual and emotional person than as a physical person. At one point I was very 'proud' of my body, I was in amazing shape and got alot of attention for it. However, I've never been so discontent and antsy. I think in my new journey of optimum holistic health, I will not only find myself happy with my physical being, but with my emotion and spiritual being as well. Peace and Health be with you Louise, life is a confusing journey but it can be fulfilling and joyful! What do you think triggers your 'low' days? Hey Louise! Thanks again for your transparency. I think that your struggles are all too common with so many of us. I know for myself anyway, that I struggle on and off with similar struggles and issues. I recently had a huge epiphany that has really given me alot of hope and a new focus. It was an epiphany of priorities. I realized that I am most content when I’m busy with healthy activities and projects. It seems to give me purpose and pride in what I can accomplish. I’ve been gardening this summer which has been an all new high, I love it. I try new recipes and have started canning. I stopped driving my car in town (I actually just sold it) and now ride my bike everywhere. I’ve decided to get more involved in the community and other peoples lives. I enjoy sharing my projects and the fruits of my labor with others. I find on days where I am bored or grumpy or feeling selfish and lazy that I revert back to my unhealthy ways of thinking. I start comparing myself to others, I start obsessing about weight and food and whatever else. I drink more and eat too much sugar. For myself anyway, it has been so good to focus on bettering and improving myself as a spiritual and emotional person than as a physical person. At one point I was very ‘proud’ of my body, I was in amazing shape and got alot of attention for it. However, I’ve never been so discontent and antsy. I think in my new journey of optimum holistic health, I will not only find myself happy with my physical being, but with my emotion and spiritual being as well.
Peace and Health be with you Louise, life is a confusing journey but it can be fulfilling and joyful! What do you think triggers your ‘low’ days?

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