Middle Ground

From Ordinary Abundance....

"I didn’t binge. Not even once. When you remove the restrictions, there is simply no need or desire for binging. It has occurred to me that binging is about breaking the rules. It’s an act of food anarchy. When you remove the rules and the punitive thoughts surrounding some foods, there is no need for rebellion or anarchy anymore.

Does this mean that we can just eat what we want, when we want until we fall over?

Actually, yes it does. If we wanted to. But Intuitive Eating is about caring enough about ourselves that we wouldn’t want to harm ourselves with food (anymore).

Weight is not the problem. It’s a symptom of the problem.

Food is not the problem. It’s a weapon we use to punish ourselves for having a problem in the first place."
 
This continues to be what I struggle most with. When your whole life is either DIET or BINGE, finding the middle ground is most complicated. ;)

Every day I continue to take notice of the times I don't eat. The times I walk by food without a second glance. The food that sits in my cupboards.

For me, it's a daily reminder that I DO NOT eat every thing in sight.

I eat what I want most. Not always, but most of the time. It's a constant reminder that I DO have strong preferences and that I know exactly what those preferences are. I am NOT some mindless slug, eating everything in my path. Put me in front of a buffet, and you will see. I KNOW WHAT I LIKE.

The diet industry has lied for so long to me that undoing the damage will take awhile. And every day I am out here beating the odds. I am standing on this island with the people who are breaking the mold. We are not giving in.

We will beat this beast.

One choice at a time.