chia-finder
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Appreciate the kind words, means a lot. Still figuring out the bigger plan. Working with my regular doctor plus a therapist who specializes in eating and obesity, she's helping me rework how I think about food. For a long time food was either a reward or healthy eating felt like punishment, loaded with shame either way, and I used it to cope with any bad mood, even plain boredom. Biggest lesson so far is pausing after a meal since the brain needs a minute to register being full. Also reframing nutritious food as rewarding on its own, and feeling proud of my health is satisfying too, hoping that sticks long term. Started planning meals ahead so mealtime stops feeling like a source of anxiety, and try not to get painfully hungry before eating since that is when the binging used to start.