I saw Dr. K today and she gave me a great analogy for bingeing. We were talking about why I was bingeing so much lately. There are lots of reasons that we talked about, but one reason is that as soon as I have deemed that I have eaten "too much" (which could be as little as one french fry too many), I throw everything out the window and keep eating and eating and eating and eating. I already ate too much so I might as well binge. That's what my head thinks. So Dr. K gave me this great analogy:
If you are driving and you accidently drive through a red light do you think, "Hey I just drove through a red light - I might as well keep driving through all the red lights until I get home!!" Or, do you think, "Gosh, I just ran through a red light, I should be more careful from now on." I think most of us would say that we think the second one, not the first one.
I should think the same way with eating. If I eat a little more than I feel comfortable with, I shouldn't throw in the towel and start bingeing just like I shouldn't keep running through red lights. Things aren't that black and white.
I really like analogies like this so hopefully thinking about red lights will help me not binge.
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wow, that is really smart. I'm going to use that. xoxo
That's a good one!
That's a great analogy. I likes Dr. K!
I like that too and it can apply to almost anything destructive that we do.
I really like that one too, I think I will attempt to apply it *shock horror mixed with fear* but oooh, such a good analogy!!!
xoxox
what a great analogy! i love it!
I got yelled at in the red light district last summer by a "window lady."
That's a GREAT analogy! I hope that it helps you.
LOVE it.
That's a great analogy. It could apply to other things, also.
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