You Know You’re Restricting If…
- You’re constantly thinking about when and what you’re going to eat next.
- Having set mealtimes (or veering from set mealtimes) stresses you out.
- You don’t love having food prepared for you (i.e. you feel most comfortable when you’re in control of what’s going onto your plate).
- Certain foods are rewards, when you’ve been “good” or lost weight.
- Your orders at restaurants involve two or more substitutions/alterations.
- You have dreams (or nightmares) about food or “slipping” when you’re fast asleep.
- You regularly decline dinner invitations, because you’re not sure what you’ll be able to eat.
- Fruit is a “free” food.
- You use a scale or measuring cup when serving yourself.
- Thanksgiving scares the shit out of you.