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<blockquote data-quote="Caeseji" data-source="post: 2038298" data-attributes="member: 497882"><p>[USER=503757]@Adm_Mad[/USER] You're never going to be alone in all of this but what you need to do is let yourself have some slack when it comes to what happened. Realising that a lot of what we have been fed by the food industry in both terms of information and actual food has been damaging us since we started and wrecking our bodies and minds. I choose to see diabetes as a wake up call to look after myself and look for my pleasure in other places but you are not to blame for this at all and nor should you be punishing yourself. Take that anger and loathing and inject it into making yourself better, living out of spite is a good motivator sometimes and making sure you eat right is a great thing to do. Don't punish with food but find your ways of enjoying it, find a new and healthy approach to it and flourish. I know how it all feels, I lived with bipolar disorder through most of my 20's and it almost killed me with a binge eating habit going out of control. These days I am OMAD and carnivore and it's all but gone away but do I still feel the pangs of guilt and loathing plus that worry about complications? Sure I do. Every single day, I feel myself slipping into that mindset that it could have been different you know but it's going to be different NOW. I am reminded of a picture that I saw way back of a man saying "I should have done this years ago." But then thinking instead? "**** it I'm doing it now." Words to live by.</p><p></p><p>I'm really really glad that you're getting yourself an appointment and keep us updated okay? You've got this and I think that we all will be rooting for you to feel your best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Caeseji, post: 2038298, member: 497882"] [USER=503757]@Adm_Mad[/USER] You're never going to be alone in all of this but what you need to do is let yourself have some slack when it comes to what happened. Realising that a lot of what we have been fed by the food industry in both terms of information and actual food has been damaging us since we started and wrecking our bodies and minds. I choose to see diabetes as a wake up call to look after myself and look for my pleasure in other places but you are not to blame for this at all and nor should you be punishing yourself. Take that anger and loathing and inject it into making yourself better, living out of spite is a good motivator sometimes and making sure you eat right is a great thing to do. Don't punish with food but find your ways of enjoying it, find a new and healthy approach to it and flourish. I know how it all feels, I lived with bipolar disorder through most of my 20's and it almost killed me with a binge eating habit going out of control. These days I am OMAD and carnivore and it's all but gone away but do I still feel the pangs of guilt and loathing plus that worry about complications? Sure I do. Every single day, I feel myself slipping into that mindset that it could have been different you know but it's going to be different NOW. I am reminded of a picture that I saw way back of a man saying "I should have done this years ago." But then thinking instead? "**** it I'm doing it now." Words to live by. I'm really really glad that you're getting yourself an appointment and keep us updated okay? You've got this and I think that we all will be rooting for you to feel your best. [/QUOTE]
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