Tomorrow my sister in law and I are taking a day trip. I am very excited for the break from my every dy life, however the thought of food has me a little terrified. Road trips are so hard for me because it is so easy and convienient to just stop at the fast food places and to bring along a bunch of junk food snacks. My sister in law does not know about my BED, she is just under the impression that I am dieting. I am hoping to use this trip as an opportunity to to tell her, because I know that she will be supportive. So I am very anxious about disclosing my ED to her, but I could also use some suggestions for fun, easy, healthy snacks for the trip??
Dear Laine,
bring today fresh orange juice, and alot of vegetables and fruits and brown healthy bread and some cheese.
To avoid eating junk foods.
Stay strong dear ,
kisses..xoxoxoxo
Laine, how was your trip???
Iwish i would have seen this sooner, i would have enclosed some healthy snack ideas! I'm always looking for things like that on the interweb. If you don't mind me asking- did you tell her? I've never told anyone about mine and thinking about telling my boyfriend of 2 years.
Also- great balanced snack ideas, Reham!!!
ABCDEFG, my trip was really good. We did some shopping, but mostly it was just nice to get out of town for the day. I was able to pack some good healthy snack options like Reham suggested, such as fruits, bran muffins, rice cakes, etc. I did end up eating fast food for dinner, however it did not trigger and urges to binge and I figure I am allowed a "cheat meal" every once and a while so I was able to do so guilt-free. Unfortunately I was not able to tell her about my BED. There were several opportunities for me to bring it up, but every time I completely froze. I know that she loves me and I know that out of everyone in my life she will be the most understanding and supportive, I guess the day was just so nice I didn't want to ruin it by bringing up something so heavy and upsetting. Or maybe I am just making up excuses, I don't know...
i'm so glad you had a nice time, overall. yes i've had several oppertunities to tell the person i'd like to confide in as well..i'm just so ashamedand fearhe won't understand..even though he has been so supportive through all of the other problems i have shared with him.yes it's always good to have those meals as long as you can control yourself. to me, eating a meal and controlling myself is more of an achievement than avoiding it altogether, you know?
stay stong
:)
sarah
Thanks Sarah!! I know how you feel. You know that the person won't judge you and it is right on the tip of your tongue, but you just can't get past that fear and tell them. I know that it took me years of denial to even admit to myself that I had a problem and then it took me a long time aftter that to start taking it seriously and get help. Also I am very independant so part of me feels like this is my issue and I need to deal with it.
If a person truely loves u he or she will support you and love u, even more;)
Just take your time to manage ur ideas and feelings and choose the right time, when the person u wanna tell is stress free..
kisses for both Laine and Sara;-)