Cravings!!

I read a lot about food and nutrition when i was dieting to the extreme, (irony i know) and one thing i remember reading is that if you don't eat enough, or don't allow yourself certain foods, you start to crave it. I thought, HA i can go without chocolate for weeks on end, but actually i did crave it...i thought about chocolate, fudge, cake, biscuits and junk ALL THE TIME. Thats one of the disturbing things about eating disorders, you lose yourself and your personality because all you think about is food. I used to actually go on websites and just look at the delicious high calorie foods i wouldn't allow myself to eat, clearly not normal behaviour!!
Ever since i have been in recovery, i have eaten 3 big meals with good fats in everyday, and i can honestly say don't crave junk or chocolate at all anymore. (i'm usually too full to think of food!! lol) but the nicest thing is, that now i will allow myself to eat anything, i don't crave it like a madwoman all the time! If i want dessert after dinner, i will have it, and if i don't then i won't simples!! :) i never believed that not eating enough could affect your way of thinking so much, but it's incredible!! I really have felt a big difference now that i eat normally. I would encourage all who want to recover to start the day with a satisfying bowl of cereal such as shredded wheat or alpen museli, a not too scary lunch could be baked potato with whatever topping you feel comfortable with (i like tuna and sweetcorn or baked beans) then snack on fruit or yogurt, have a nice dinner you feel comfortable eating and see how you feel :)
It will be the start of a new, healthy beginning :) ...minus the baked beans i guess lol