Comments on: Right before you do that thing you wish you didn’t do.

By: Backwards, Upside-down and Sideways

Backwards, Upside-down and Sideways — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:09:22 +0000

[...] she doesn’t believe diet and exercise is all about willpower. (Plus, she’s awesomely smart and thinky about the [...]

By: Briana

Briana — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 18:35:43 +0000

Hey Pearl
I can sure relate to that pattern, and even the broader pattern of just wanting to be somewhere other than where you are in that moment. Which can be confusing when the experience you’re having in the moment is actually pretty good, or feels like it “should” be. The thing that comes up for me is wondering what need the food would meet… what quality it would bring to whatever is happening in the moment (sweetness, comfort, distraction) – or maybe it’s taking you out of a moment that you’re not enjoying. Definitely a complicated tangle and I’m so sorry about the loathing…ugh.

By: I’m starting a collection. Of internal stuff.

I’m starting a collection. Of internal stuff. — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:43:49 +0000

[...] Or all the times I freaked out at myself for wanting to eat too many M&M’s. I thought it meant I was insatiable, or something equally loathe-worthy. When really I was just needing some exhilaration. [...]

By: Pearl Mattenson

Pearl Mattenson — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:05:44 +0000

Briana- the pooh quote is so perfect. I never really thought about the exhiliration peice before. That is something to watch. What I totally relate to is being in a situation (for me not always eating a treat) and fantasizing/planning the next thing I am going to eat. I have gone to such places of self-loathing about this pattern. Imagining all the experiences I could be having if I wasn’t having this inner thing going on with thinking about food. Any insight there? Would love to hear it…