Goreygirl
Gold Member
Hi all
I'm starting CD SS tomorrow after meeting a CDC who appears to be wonderful. I feel I am in the right head space to do this and that I am choosing to deal with my weight in the most appropriate manner for me at this time. I've told my nearest and dearest and for once was honest about the joint aches, not being able to reach to do my shoes, the breathlessness etc and they are fully supportive of CD. I recently started yoga with my (slim) sister but felt so ungainly because of my size it really put me off :-(
As a stroke of look my CDC is a qualified specialist in addictions counselling and brings this to the table as in her CD role (but has made it quite clear to me that she will not be "my therapist" in the normal sense of the word) which I feel is a real bonus.
She has told me that "my addict" will try to sabotage me as it does all recovering addicts and I will hear it as that little voice in my head that tells me "one little bit won't hurt", "this is too hard", "you can do WW instead and still have stuff you like" etc ... she has advised not to engage in conversation with the addict at all as once I do the addict will always win .. instead I have to blunty just tell it to "f**k off!
I have an initial target of 6 stone to lose and hope to have 3 off my xmas - would be nice not to hide from the cameras for once!
She also sent me a document on "recovering from a food addiction" and what was interesting to read was the bit about cravings:
"
It takes about ten days for the emotional high and subsequent withdrawal symptoms from sugar to clear. Each sugar binge will result in its own withdrawal period. If you experience any craving to binge, purge or starve you should share these feelings with someone at the time, if this is possible. Cravings are not something to be ashamed about. Nor are they a sign that things are going badly. Indeed, they are entirely normal and they are common for an addict in early recovery. "
Look forward to getting to know you all.
I'm starting CD SS tomorrow after meeting a CDC who appears to be wonderful. I feel I am in the right head space to do this and that I am choosing to deal with my weight in the most appropriate manner for me at this time. I've told my nearest and dearest and for once was honest about the joint aches, not being able to reach to do my shoes, the breathlessness etc and they are fully supportive of CD. I recently started yoga with my (slim) sister but felt so ungainly because of my size it really put me off :-(
As a stroke of look my CDC is a qualified specialist in addictions counselling and brings this to the table as in her CD role (but has made it quite clear to me that she will not be "my therapist" in the normal sense of the word) which I feel is a real bonus.
She has told me that "my addict" will try to sabotage me as it does all recovering addicts and I will hear it as that little voice in my head that tells me "one little bit won't hurt", "this is too hard", "you can do WW instead and still have stuff you like" etc ... she has advised not to engage in conversation with the addict at all as once I do the addict will always win .. instead I have to blunty just tell it to "f**k off!
I have an initial target of 6 stone to lose and hope to have 3 off my xmas - would be nice not to hide from the cameras for once!
She also sent me a document on "recovering from a food addiction" and what was interesting to read was the bit about cravings:
"
It takes about ten days for the emotional high and subsequent withdrawal symptoms from sugar to clear. Each sugar binge will result in its own withdrawal period. If you experience any craving to binge, purge or starve you should share these feelings with someone at the time, if this is possible. Cravings are not something to be ashamed about. Nor are they a sign that things are going badly. Indeed, they are entirely normal and they are common for an addict in early recovery. "
Look forward to getting to know you all.