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Do all of you out there look at food simply as fuel for your body, or do you look at it as something that brings you pleasure?

I love food, and I guess that's why I feel so cursed with IBS. Lately, eating more than a small amount at a time (one cup or less) makes me feel full, uncomfortable, and just plain fat. But that "one cup" that I can eat comfortably isn't usually enough to satisfy my desire to EAT! This is something I'm really struggling with lately. I take a few, small portions to work with me every day, so I'm pretty restricted as far as what I can eat. Thus, I feel great all day. Then when I get home, I'm suddenly surrounded by all this "safe" food, so I eat way too much and spend my evening feeling like a beached whale. Do any of you have this problem? How do I train myself to say "No" to my food cravings when I KNOW that eating will just make me feel worse? And my weight is certainly not an issue; I'm in no way even close to being overweight. But I can't help but just feel "fat" sometimes. It's that "brick in my gut" feeling that Shandy has mentioned before.

Today's a perfect example. I had a small breakfast and lunch, a small morning snack, and a small afternoon snack. Felt great all day, slightly hungry, but my gut feels better when it's a little empty. Then when I got home, I had a bunch of honey glazed snack mix followed by a large bowl of cream of rice. Now I feel awful. I ate too much, and I knew I was eating too much WHILE I was eating! Ugh!

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Lisa, IBS-C (Vegan)
Stable since July 2007!
Mommy to Rhiannon Marie (Dec. 13, 2008)

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