Wow, Natalia. I could relate to this years ago! I had a food binging problem, and then bulimia for several years. So I totally get the binging part. Moderation was never my thing. And with ADHD, the dopamine just needed the fix. Any fix. In fact, I've done 2 litres of ice cream in a sitting before, on top of other food. It's insane. Good on you to have conquered the monster! Mine took a long time and eventually fizzled out after I tried the Keto diet. Somehow the restrictions made me went into fasting and over time, I started making better food choices, changing out the pantry and eating lesser. My binges now are nothing compared to how it was before and I allow myself to binge without guilt these days, when it happens. Let us celebrate being able to enjoy our food without going absolutely insane!
Oof yeah, it’s a difficult thing to go through. Sounds like you’ve also managed to get handle on things for yourself… which is truly no small feat. We definitely deserve to celebrate! 🙌 Thanks for sharing a bit of your own journey 💙
Years ago I did the "Slow Carb Diet" when one of the Tim Ferris 4 hour books came out, 4 hour diet probably, anyway you got to pick a cheat day each week and the goal was to eat as much as you liked, or maybe even as much as you could, nothing was off limits.
So whilst I was eating as healthy as possible for 6 days, if there was ever anything that I fancied I would add it to the list, then on my cheat day I would buy it all, eat it all and swear I would never do it again.... until the next week.
Moderation is better than anything else. Eat the ice cream, just not all at once and not for every meal. Unless it's Christmas... or Easter.... or your Birthday... or Tuesday... I wonder if there is any ice cream in the freezer 🤔
These days, I actually barely eat ice cream at all… and not because I have decided that it’s something I need to cut out… but because my body has learned how it feels when it ingests and digests it… and the less pleasant feelings of digestion have now trumped the pleasure of the taste.
So I certainly won’t argue against moderation, but I have found the secret to be about awareness and presence… over time. Overindulge, but do so with presence… that’s my way of it anyway. And funny thing… these days “overindulgence” looks so different than it used to, too. Whereas it was a whole loaf of bread the, now, it’s two slices when one would have been enough lol. It evolves when allowed to exist.
I'm working until midnight tonight, Friday nights at work usually means pizza, and every time I eat too much and think "never again" but the next time it rolls around have I learnt it?
It would be easy to blame this on ADHD impulse control but I think it's a bit deeper than that, sometimes the discomfort IS actually worth it in the moment.
Ask people who drink the next morning if it was worth it, many won't agree it was when dealing with the hangover but will be knocking back drinks again the very next week. I don't drink anymore, that one isn't worth it for me, but the pizza every few weeks. Bring it on!
Hmmm ok… it’s funny, I need to start preparing myself for a good answer to that question… cuz I suddenly cannot think of how to explain it 😅
At its core, Human Design is system of self-understanding. It takes from various different traditional belief systems and modern science- astrology, the IChing, the Kabbalah, the Hindu chakra system, quantum mechanics, genetics… I don’t think I’m forgetting any, but I could be lol… it takes wisdom and knowledge from these different bases and synthesizes it into a mechanical blueprint for understanding ourselves and how our energy moves through and with us, and interacts with the world around us/universe.
I have found it quite satisfying and immensely helpful in my own inner work.
My explanation is probably not the greatest, as I’m not designed to teach concepts and more to just be a sharer of my own experiences, but if you are interested in finding out more, check out this site:
It’s so fascinating to see how people have such varied ways of relating to food.
At this point in my life, I can somewhat understand how some people, like you and my youngest sister as well, can forget to eat… but 15+ years ago? It boggled my mind how that was possible because of the comfort I got from eating. (I was never overweight, though… and for that, I can certainly thank my mother for raising us on lots of fresh, whole foods and a very Brazilian way of eating!)
But anyway… I am glad that my share made you think about your own relationship to food. It’s an important aspect of our lives… and I do believe that we are designed with different needs around it… and get deeply conditioned away from our bodies’ needs by the world around us as children. Taking the time to look at how we relate to and take in our sustenance is an important part of finding how to honor our bodies and what they need. Ok well I’m gonna step off that soap box now haha…
“I wanted my body to reflect my life.” 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 love it.
🙌🙌😇 yesss 💙
Wow, Natalia. I could relate to this years ago! I had a food binging problem, and then bulimia for several years. So I totally get the binging part. Moderation was never my thing. And with ADHD, the dopamine just needed the fix. Any fix. In fact, I've done 2 litres of ice cream in a sitting before, on top of other food. It's insane. Good on you to have conquered the monster! Mine took a long time and eventually fizzled out after I tried the Keto diet. Somehow the restrictions made me went into fasting and over time, I started making better food choices, changing out the pantry and eating lesser. My binges now are nothing compared to how it was before and I allow myself to binge without guilt these days, when it happens. Let us celebrate being able to enjoy our food without going absolutely insane!
Oof yeah, it’s a difficult thing to go through. Sounds like you’ve also managed to get handle on things for yourself… which is truly no small feat. We definitely deserve to celebrate! 🙌 Thanks for sharing a bit of your own journey 💙
Thanks a LOT Natalie, I'm hungry now 😂
Years ago I did the "Slow Carb Diet" when one of the Tim Ferris 4 hour books came out, 4 hour diet probably, anyway you got to pick a cheat day each week and the goal was to eat as much as you liked, or maybe even as much as you could, nothing was off limits.
So whilst I was eating as healthy as possible for 6 days, if there was ever anything that I fancied I would add it to the list, then on my cheat day I would buy it all, eat it all and swear I would never do it again.... until the next week.
Moderation is better than anything else. Eat the ice cream, just not all at once and not for every meal. Unless it's Christmas... or Easter.... or your Birthday... or Tuesday... I wonder if there is any ice cream in the freezer 🤔
🤣 you’re welcome 😋
These days, I actually barely eat ice cream at all… and not because I have decided that it’s something I need to cut out… but because my body has learned how it feels when it ingests and digests it… and the less pleasant feelings of digestion have now trumped the pleasure of the taste.
So I certainly won’t argue against moderation, but I have found the secret to be about awareness and presence… over time. Overindulge, but do so with presence… that’s my way of it anyway. And funny thing… these days “overindulgence” looks so different than it used to, too. Whereas it was a whole loaf of bread the, now, it’s two slices when one would have been enough lol. It evolves when allowed to exist.
Anyway, thanks for reading and commenting! 🙏☺️
I'm working until midnight tonight, Friday nights at work usually means pizza, and every time I eat too much and think "never again" but the next time it rolls around have I learnt it?
It would be easy to blame this on ADHD impulse control but I think it's a bit deeper than that, sometimes the discomfort IS actually worth it in the moment.
Ask people who drink the next morning if it was worth it, many won't agree it was when dealing with the hangover but will be knocking back drinks again the very next week. I don't drink anymore, that one isn't worth it for me, but the pizza every few weeks. Bring it on!
Hmmm ok… it’s funny, I need to start preparing myself for a good answer to that question… cuz I suddenly cannot think of how to explain it 😅
At its core, Human Design is system of self-understanding. It takes from various different traditional belief systems and modern science- astrology, the IChing, the Kabbalah, the Hindu chakra system, quantum mechanics, genetics… I don’t think I’m forgetting any, but I could be lol… it takes wisdom and knowledge from these different bases and synthesizes it into a mechanical blueprint for understanding ourselves and how our energy moves through and with us, and interacts with the world around us/universe.
I have found it quite satisfying and immensely helpful in my own inner work.
My explanation is probably not the greatest, as I’m not designed to teach concepts and more to just be a sharer of my own experiences, but if you are interested in finding out more, check out this site:
https://www.jovianarchive.com/Human_Design/What_is_it
I am always happy to talk about it more, too, if you feel called to it 😇
It’s so fascinating to see how people have such varied ways of relating to food.
At this point in my life, I can somewhat understand how some people, like you and my youngest sister as well, can forget to eat… but 15+ years ago? It boggled my mind how that was possible because of the comfort I got from eating. (I was never overweight, though… and for that, I can certainly thank my mother for raising us on lots of fresh, whole foods and a very Brazilian way of eating!)
But anyway… I am glad that my share made you think about your own relationship to food. It’s an important aspect of our lives… and I do believe that we are designed with different needs around it… and get deeply conditioned away from our bodies’ needs by the world around us as children. Taking the time to look at how we relate to and take in our sustenance is an important part of finding how to honor our bodies and what they need. Ok well I’m gonna step off that soap box now haha…
Sorry for the fullness 😋🤭🤭
I’m curious… have you ever heard of Human Design?