I have finally faced up to the fact that I have an eating disorder. I have recently realized that my issue with food is not just an issue, but an addiction. Two weeks ago I visited with a registered dietician and tomorrow I will meet with a counselor at an eating disorders facility (they are part of a “psychiatric clinic.” Talk about intimidating.)
I would be happy to post my experience and anything helpful I get from my sessions. No sense in paying all that $$ and only one person benefit, right? I don’t know how long I will meet with them or how much my husband and I are committed to spend doing it. I just know that I feel like I need to dig a little deeper into the reasons for my binge eating, and WW just doesn’t cut it (and it’s not a program meant to do that).
So wish me luck! I will post a recap of my meeting with the dietician soon.
P.S. If you are interested in the cost, as I always have been: an initial assessment was $250. The dietician and counselor are each $120/hr. Our insurance is helping a lot: they paid all but $25 of the assessment and they pay half of each of the sessions I attend. Still a lot but it could be worse, and the alternative, I told my husband, is a psycho wife who will continue gain weight. I’m pretty sure that now he realizes money isn’t the issue here!
((hugs)) Christine. I think I could have qualified myself in the eating disorder/addiction category until recent months. Overcoming such a thing does take far more than a diet plan. It takes some serious soul searching and total reliance on God. I finally faced some hard facts last year in regard to my relationship with food. You can find my post series on my blog in the side bar under “In relation to”. I’m still recovering but I truly believe I will see victory in this area of my life.
Keep us posted on your sessions and I’ll most definitely keep you in my prayers over this.
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Praying for you Christine. Remember to check everything they tell you through Scripture. Love ya Lady!
Comment by blestwithsons — August 29, 2006 @ 3:25 pm
I am so proud of you Christine!!! Cannot wait to hear of your progress. Once you deal with some of those issues you will see big changes, I promise!!!!! I have been there, too… (((HUG)))
Comment by Leann — August 30, 2006 @ 8:27 am