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Gershon wrote:Last time I opened my mind, my brains fell out.
Katydid wrote:I have been a successful McDougaller for 17 years now. A couple of years ago I was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). This turned my world upside down. EoE is a disease where the esophagus becomes allergic to contact with food proteins. It requires a strict elimination diet to treat. Gone where all of my food basics - beans, lentils, split peas, nuts, soy, white potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, bananas, citrus fruits, anything with gluten - and do on.
I had to learn to cook again within a limited source of food. But I accepted the challenge and learned to make "tomato" and BBQ sauce from beets, pumpkin and carrots, hummus from hominy, and bean burgers without any beans And I never, NEVER stopped being a McDougaller!
Kate
mapat wrote:Gershon wrote:Last time I opened my mind, my brains fell out.
'minds are like parachutes--they only function when open'
It is only after we question and let go of the old thoughts/mindsets that we have room to explore the new.
When I was 28 I took a swimming class in college, because I had always been afraid of the water (I have sensory problems) and didn't want my fears to inhibit my children. The first time we had to jump into the pool--in the shallow end!--it took my instructor 20 minutes to talk me into jumping in. To pass the class we had to dive off the diving board and swim to the end of the pool. I go an A!! And conquered a fear. That was the most important class I ever took. Since then--whatever it is--"I can do this".
Gershon wrote:mapat wrote:Gershon wrote:Last time I opened my mind, my brains fell out.
'minds are like parachutes--they only function when open'
It is only after we question and let go of the old thoughts/mindsets that we have room to explore the new.
When I was 28 I took a swimming class in college, because I had always been afraid of the water (I have sensory problems) and didn't want my fears to inhibit my children. The first time we had to jump into the pool--in the shallow end!--it took my instructor 20 minutes to talk me into jumping in. To pass the class we had to dive off the diving board and swim to the end of the pool. I go an A!! And conquered a fear. That was the most important class I ever took. Since then--whatever it is--"I can do this".
My statement was meant to evoke a smile, but it is something I use now to avoid distractions after I've thoroughly investigated a subject and picked my course of action. Just for fun, I'll invent another quote.
"Don't open your parachute unless you are falling."
Katydid wrote:I have been a successful McDougaller for 17 years now. A couple of years ago I was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE). This turned my world upside down. EoE is a disease where the esophagus becomes allergic to contact with food proteins. It requires a strict elimination diet to treat. Gone where all of my food basics - beans, lentils, split peas, nuts, soy, white potatoes, peppers, tomatoes, bananas, citrus fruits, anything with gluten - and do on.
I had to learn to cook again within a limited source of food. But I accepted the challenge and learned to make "tomato" and BBQ sauce from beets, pumpkin and carrots, hummus from hominy, and bean burgers without any beans And I never, NEVER stopped being a McDougaller!
Kate
Jessica M wrote:I'm 27 and I think I'm having a "quarter life crisis." I can't be a grown woman with an eating disorder. This past year I've been struck willing to let some things go.
1.) I can't throw up anymore. No matter what I put in my body, it stays. I'm just going to have to deal with it.
2.) Coffee is not a food group. I'm down from 6 cups a day to 1 cup in the morning. I used it to suppress my appetite, but now I actually eat when I'm hungry.
3.) I'm done obsessing about my appearance. Who gives a f$&@. Acceptance is the answer, I'm told.
"For us, there is only the trying. The rest is not our business." T.S Elliot.
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