not-dieting

Not bingeing: more than not-dieting

May 10, 2013

A short post today as I’m just continuing on from last week’s post, Approaching Normal, in which I talked about different streams of thought in terms of therapy (with respect to eating issues, in this particular case). In that post I commented that – the behavioural approach (or one promoting ‘dieting’ and strict ‘do this, [...]

Read the full article →

No Diet Day

May 6, 2013

Happy No Diet Day! If you’re anything like me you’re probably thinking, ‘Huh?’ But it’s true… in case you were wondering: 6 May, is No Diet Day, which is perfectly timed given my recent post about the fact that I’m neither dieting, nor am I not-dieting (which for me has traditionally meant bingeing!). And I’m [...]

Read the full article →

Approaching normal

May 2, 2013

For those playing along at home, you may recall that I’m neither dieting nor am I not dieting at the moment. Historically for me it’s been one or the other. I’ve been either dieting (aka ‘on a mission’) and being ridiculously strict and losing weight; or I’ve been binge-eating everything in sight (regaining weight I’ve lost and [...]

Read the full article →

Mindfulness vs tradition

April 12, 2013

I know it sounds irresponsible but I have a (now) not-so-secret desire to skip dinner. As you know, I’m trying to eat mindfully. I can’t say I’m particularly successful at the moment, but by not-dieting, I’ve reduced my binge-eating quite drastically. Having fewer rules and regulations around what I can and can’t eat means that [...]

Read the full article →

Not NOT dieting

March 12, 2013

I’ve been on and off diets for so long my closest friends are accustomed to news of the latest. Two of the three of my old close friends also struggle with their weight (but to a lesser extent), so most of our emails include reference to our efforts: I’m going to the gym. I haven’t [...]

Read the full article →

Suck it up princess!

September 19, 2012

In my last post I talked about the fact that I had to ‘ground’ my inner teenager who spent the weekend considering all sorts of unhealthy food options. I have to say, the arc of my weekend thought processes – mentioned in that post – intrigued me. My reaction to being in my hometown and [...]