as always , Teach, thank you for more amazing info....
I have known for a little while now that I have been subsituting food for other things..
With an AD out there, over the last few years the stress has been unbelievable...and my emotional life , being an undiscovered-codie
until about nine months ago....had been torturous...
now that I have a solid recovery going, I am free to deal with my emotional eating....and of course, a good program to bring my body back in balance...
As well as cutting out white flour, white sugar, watching fats, etc.. a good exercise program and supplements......I have been eating differently...not eating while reading , watching tv. no distractions etc...chewing lots, and putting my fork down when I feel that I have had enough...notice I did not say full....not eating anything I did not truly enjoy...and not feeling guilty about what I have left on my plate...can always reheat
what I have found so far is that I am consciously choosing to put less food on my plate...and I am starting to enjoy eating again the simple way I felt as a kid about food .
For a long time I have not enjoyed food because I was eating for all the wrong reasons...
I have a long journey ahead of me but I feel that I am off on the right foot and I am learning to make peace with food...
a really good book on emotionaI eating is: Shrink yourself by Dr. Roger Gould
hugs, grateful