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ASDMumBrisCasual Contributor
Hi everyone. I'm new here. Wondering if anyone else here is a consumer and a carer, like me. I find it hard to manage the stress and one of the things i do is overeat. Just wondering if it might be good to have a thread talking about this issue as I'm sure I'm not alone 🙂🙂
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Unknown userMember
Taking responsibility for my own health has been hard. Previously Mr D and I were on the same program with healthy eating. After a recent medical diagnosis he needs high protein, high energy foods to maintain adequate nutrition which means he needs extra/ more than I do.
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ASDMumBrisCasual Contributor
It's actually not junk food. I don't really have a sweet tooth so it's always the quantity of the food that's the issue. Even reasonably healthy food can become unhealthy in such quantities unfortunately. But yes, definitely trying the mindfulness 🙂
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BPDSurvivorSenior Contributor
Hi @ASDMumBris ,
Come to think of it, you're right! I remember someone telling me once that it is not necessarily that we are eating junk food, but our food portions are getting larger and larger over the decades.
To help with this, I now use a smaller plate and fill it up so that my mind automatically tells me the plate is full. Also, I have made it a habit to leave the last mouthful on the plate to prove that I am in control and rather than my 'confused appetite'.
Hope this helps,
BPDSurvivor
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ASDMumBrisCasual Contributor
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BPDSurvivorSenior Contributor
How are you going @ASDMumBris ?
BPDSurvivor
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luckymeauntyContributor
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luckymeauntyContributor
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Hi @ASDMumBris
I am failing miserably at the moment in this department ... yikes!
I do tell that little prompt in my head that I get pre snack preparation to rack off .... and eat any ways.
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