Today we had our MOPs meeting with our potluck brunch. It was hard because there were so many foods that I could not have due to Celiacs. But there were many fruits and vegetables that I was able to have. When I got back to the table to start eating, I realized what a blessing this really was. I was not going to eat all of that fattening junk. I ate delicious fruits and vegetables and truly enjoyed it. If I hadn't had celiacs, I would have also eaten the cookies, cakes, and other junk there and I would have felt bad afterwords about all of the junk calories and fat that I had eaten. But I was able to eat healthy and enjoy it too.
Later I had a few gluten-free treats and I was successful in limiting myself when eating those. I'm really focusing on eating only when I'm hungry. I'm also trying to drink lots of water and chew gum when I want to eat, but am not hungry.
I'm starting to examine the thoughts I'm having when I want to eat for comfort and whatever reason other than hunger/nutrition. It's a difficult process, but I was able to get in touch with some of the self-talk that is going on with me. Now I need to work on replacing the negative, false talk with positive truth.
Goal for the rest of the day: Stay within calorie range and exercise!