That is great news you are noticing a boost in your self confidence

And it sounds like things are really clicking for you with your journal!

Angella

: Thanks for your input! It's so
: encouraging to read about other's
: journeys!

: I'm finding that step three has
: boosted my confidence and made me
: feel empowered too, but maybe in a
: different way. For a long time, I
: obsessed over trying to deal with
: my symptoms. I cut certain foods
: out and began to get paranoid
: about everything I ate. It started
: to alienate others from me because
: they thought I was crazy. They
: stopped believing that I was
: actually having symptoms and that
: made me doubt myself. I thought it
: was all in my head.

: Now that I'm making proper and
: healthy connections through
: journaling, it's been amazing to
: see that they're not in my head!
: They're real! And then with step
: three, that heightened the feeling
: because I'm now acutely aware that
: when I go without food for too
: long, that's when the symptoms
: start. It, of course, has to do
: with what I ate previously to
: that, but going without food is a
: BIG factor.

: I never would have thought that was a
: main problem back when I was
: obsessed. Learning to gauge how
: far between meals is perfect for
: me has been so eye opening! On the
: flip side, I've learned what
: grazing throughout the day does to
: me. For instance, I grazed a lot
: today because of a different
: schedule than I'm used to and you
: better believe I felt the
: difference! The sugar cravings
: were through the roof!