This post kind of goes along with my post from yesterday…

There are many building blocks with overcoming binge eating.  There are times when you will successfully beat a binge, and there are times when you won’t be so successful.  Sure, the times when you fall will hurt.  Yes, they might even discourage you as well.  Perhaps the most important thing you should do is to realize that a failure is only a failure when you don’t get back up, move towards your goal, and turn it into a success.

Failure is just a word; nothing more.  It doesn’t define you in anyway.  There are many times when I fell down and I’ll be honest, it was very hard to find motivation within myself to get back up.  However, I knew the bigger picture.  I knew that certain times would be tough, but that it was most important that I kept going during those times. 

Each time I overcome falling down, I was moving myself one step closer to really ending binge eating disorder.  Remember you can’t just stop bingeing all at once.  It’s such a gradual process and has to be to ensure that you don’t ever fall back into binge eating patterns in the future.

I know, without one bit of doubt, that I will never binge eat again.  I just can’t possibly go back to that place that controlled me for so long.  Now (and for forever) I will be in control of food. 

I learned about myself each time I fell down and gave into a binge.  I know how hard it is to beat binge eating, and I also know how awesome it is to be freed from it.  Have patience with yourself and also move towards your goal of overcoming binge eating.  I promise that it can be done and that it will feel so good!  Build a strong foundation underneath you so that you will only keep growing stronger and stronger!

Thursday, August 2nd, 2007 | Binge Eating, Binge Eating Disorder, Eating Disorders, Motivation | RSS 2.0 | Comment | Trackback