I have struggled with bulimia since my senior year in high school...it actually began with dieting and went downhill from there. I am living proof that if you give the Devil an inch, he'll take mile after mile. An innocent diet turned into obsession...once I got tired of my diet, I figured out bulimia, then an obsession with food began, and I started binging on whatever I wanted and throwing it up. By the time I wanted out, I was in so deep. I kept thinking new situations would help it stop, such as taking a missions trip, getting married, getting pregnant. Now I am realizing that the key to victory is taking my thoughts captive and surrendering to Jesus. I need encouragement though, because during those tempting times, I push aside all this rational thought and I just care about eating the food that I want. I am ready for this stupid thing to be over. Any encouraging words, verses, prayers are desperately needed. Thank you and God bless!
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It's great that you are taking control!
Do you have any strategies for dealing with the times when you are tempted to binge? Sometimes just finding something to distract you until the urge passes is enough to get you through...
I will be praying for you, sweetie
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Do you have any strategies for dealing with the times when you are tempted to binge? Sometimes just finding something to distract you until the urge passes is enough to get you through...
I will be praying for you, sweetie
Oh, and welcome to CF, and to the recovery forums
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Thanks for your prayers. Yeah, I do have ways to distract myself. Some times they work and some times my mind is so single tracked that I just binge anyways. I just listened to Beth Moore speak on insecurity and I've been practicing the whole "redirecting my thoughts." It has been really good this past week. If I catch my bad thoughts and rebuke them in time, I usually keep myself from binging. It is when I entertain those thoughts. So I know it comes down to me just choosing (with the help of the Holy Spirit. Along with my binging, I also obsess about my body and food too much. When I am not binging, I am very strict with my diet (not as bad as it use to be), but I do catch myself fretting what to eat. An example would be: "Oh, I should not have cereal for breakfast if I'm going to have sandwich for lunch, b/c that would be too many carbs!" Ridiculous, I know, so I am trying to get over that too. Today I had oatmeal and a banana for breakfast, knowing I would be having a sandwich for lunch, because that is what I wanted to have. Now that I had it, I am trying to forget about it. I am tired of my thoughts being consumed by stupid food. I want them to be on God and on people (things that matter!)
. Along with my binging, I also obsess about my body and food too much. When I am not binging, I am very strict with my diet (not as bad as it use to be), but I do catch myself fretting what to eat. An example would be: "Oh, I should not have cereal for breakfast if I'm going to have sandwich for lunch, b/c that would be too many carbs!" Ridiculous, I know, so I am trying to get over that too. Today I had oatmeal and a banana for breakfast, knowing I would be having a sandwich for lunch, because that is what I wanted to have. Now that I had it, I am trying to forget about it. I am tired of my thoughts being consumed by stupid food. I want them to be on God and on people (things that matter!)
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