The Diet Survivors web group has been a great source of support, as there are always the wise words of other diet-dumpers to turn to for help in breaking away from that mentality which keeps us trapped in a love-hate relationship with food.
There was a post recently which struck a chord with me, because it's something I've said to myself on many occasions and I asked the poster's permission to share it here:
It was part of her daily 'CBT' (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), which she uses to help move towards normal eating and break away from dieting. When she says to herself: "It's OK to eat right now, although I'm not that hungry, because it'll be the last time,", these are her refutations:
1. Previous "last times" never were. What makes me think this would be different?
2. This "last time" could mean feeling really bad about it later - stuffed, sad, angry or too tired to think.
3. When I say to myself, "this is the last time," I know I'm lying.
4. If I refuse to wait until hunger now now, the discomfort will be temporary, not forever. Meanwhile I can make myself busy a bit with other things.
5. This is just an excuse to eat - pure and simple.
I've definitely given myself that old 'last time' yarn before now, but why be dishonest? It seems ridiculous that I would try to fool myself, and this helps on that journey away from diet-mentality.
I'm Andrea, and am obsessed with creating fabulous food. After I managed to ditch dieting, the reason Chocolate and Beyond was born, it seemed natural to evolve my site into a foodie blog. More so since I also ditched animal produce to be vegan. Now, I love showing how inventive cruelty-free cooking can be. And sometimes I like to rant, too. I wouldn't be myself otherwise :) x 
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