{"id":3233,"date":"2017-04-27T01:19:52","date_gmt":"2017-04-27T08:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/?p=3233"},"modified":"2024-02-07T22:41:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T06:41:13","slug":"bingeing-on-creme-eggs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bingeeatingtherapy.com\/bingeing-on-creme-eggs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bingeing on Creme Eggs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It was one of my mother\u2019s ex-boyfriends who introduced me to Cadbury Creme eggs. I was seven years old and I was quickly hooked. Never had my mother let me eat anything that was so\u2026. \u201cjunky!\u201d as she would say. Nevertheless, he persisted \u2014 he kept talking to my Mom about \u201chow can a child possibly get through childhood without eating creme eggs in the Spring? \u00a0You can\u2019t just keep giving her carob covered rice cakes and let her think she\u2019s having a childhood! It\u2019s not right.. it\u2019s just not right.\u201d Eventually, his logic won out and I was allowed a creme egg. And I thought it was the ambrosia of the gods and goddesses. Never had I eaten anything like it (cue the rice cakes). So, as it was, annual Spring Creme Egg binges became a thing.<\/span><\/p>\n

One summer, while I was living in Boston, one of my roommates who had a job at Store24 brought\u00a0home a gigantic case of mostly stale Creme Eggs (it was July already). And I even ate those. They were so stale. Creme Eggs were like crack for the binge eating\u00a0disordered soul. I know that I was\u00a0not alone because every year at this time, I hear news from my clients that they are struggling with the Cadbury Crack. \u00a0Because of that, I\u2019ve decided to share an excerpt from<\/span>\u00a0Reclaiming Yourself<\/a>\u00a0about this very topic\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Diane, a 34-year-old woman, believed that once she started eating chocolate, she would not be able to stop until whatever she was eating was gone. Unfortunately, she had the problem of consistently bingeing on chocolate. During a session that we had during the spring, I asked her to bring in one of her binge foods. What she brought was a bag of Cadbury Mini Eggs.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese do it to me every time!\u201d she told me. \u201cSomeone keeps them in the office and I can\u2019t have just one or two; I have to eat until the bowl is gone. It\u2019s so embarrassing. I always have to run out to Walgreens to refill the office bowl.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She brought them in a small plastic bag. There were about a cup of them in the bag.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHow many do you think is an appropriate serving for you?\u201d I asked her.<\/span><\/p>\n

asked her. \u201cMaybe about five,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, take five out of the bag and put them in your hand.\u201d She looked at me suspiciously. This was not an easy exercise. Diane was letting me in on a very intimate moment; she was with her binge food, her lover, the thing that gave her comfort and safety and I was intruding in their space. She took five mini eggs out of the bag and put them in her hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow,\u201d I said, \u201ctake one and smell it.\u201d She held it up to her nose.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat are you feeling?\u201d I asked her<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAngry at you. You\u2019re staring at me and judging me and you\u2019re invading my private space. I want to eat this right now. But I feel like you\u2019re not letting me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Anger is not an uncommon sensation when someone begins engaging in mindful eating. Depression is said to be anger turned inward. Many of us\u00a0believe that it\u2019s not okay to be angry. We push anger down with food and turn it in on ourselves. It becomes depression, inner turmoil, pain, and self-loathing. When we stop eating mindlessly and using food to push the anger down, it begins to surface and that is very uncomfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s okay for you to be angry, Diane. Do you know what you\u2019re angry about?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m angry that you aren\u2019t letting me eat this.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cAnything else?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI had a crappy day at work today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat happened?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy boss yelled at me for something I didn\u2019t do, and I just sat there and took it, accepted her rage because there is no use in defending myself. I\u2019ll just come off looking bad.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSo now you want to crunch down on these chocolate candies and let all the rage melt away.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI guess,\u201d she told me.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, Diane, go ahead and close your eyes. I will close my eyes too so you don\u2019t feel that I am watching you eat, and just take one bite of the egg.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We both closed our eyes as I heard her crunch down.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow as you chew,\u201d I told her, \u201cchew slowly. Notice the feeling of the candy in your mouth. Notice the tastes on your tongue. Notice the thoughts and emotions that come up for you. Let me know after you swallow, but don\u2019t take another bite.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, I swallowed,\u201d she told me.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat did you notice?\u201d I asked her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell,\u201d she said, \u201cit was funny. Even though I was eating and tasting my food, I just wanted to hurry up and swallow so I could take another bite and keep eating. I was barely able to enjoy what I was eating because I just wanted to chase the taste. I just wanted more.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you think about that?\u201d I asked her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s definitely interesting,\u201d she said.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, go ahead and close your eyes, and finish the candy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

We both closed our eyes and she put the rest of the candy in her mouth. She chewed slowly and swallowed.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat came up for you?\u201d I asked her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell,\u201d she said, \u201cI started thinking about my Aunt Meryl. Every Easter she would have an Easter Egg hunt for us kids. Me and all my cousins would spend the day outside playing and running around and looking for eggs. The days had just started getting longer and I knew that summer was around the corner. We would play until dusk then sit around and have a gigantic Easter feast. Of course then, it took my father forever to get me into the house to eat. Back then I loved to play\u2026 now, it\u2019s all about the food\u2026 now I\u2019d be waiting impatiently for the food to be served. Anyway, back then I just loved being away from my dad and my stepmother\u2019s house. My aunt was so warm and loving. I loved to play with my cousins. Then she\u2019d send me home with a giant Easter basket, back to the lonely dysfunction of my dad\u2019s house. I\u2019d sit alone in my room sad that the day was over. The candy in my basket gave me comfort.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Diane realized at that moment how much her food and her eating were connected to her feelings. I asked her to take another egg, close her eyes, and put it in her mouth. As she did, I reminded her to really taste it in her mouth, feel the texture on her tongue, the flavors on her taste buds and the sensations of chewing on her jaw and in her teeth. After she swallowed, she opened her eyes and said, \u201cIt didn\u2019t taste that great.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat do you mean?\u201d I asked her.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it wasn\u2019t really anything. I feel like I\u2019d go ahead and keep eating to try and recreate the first bite, but when I really pay attention, I didn\u2019t really need any more than the initial bite to receive the pleasure. Anything after that, I was just chasing the flavor.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

I asked her if she wanted any more. \u201cNo,\u201d she said, \u201cI\u2019m good for now.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

To read more of Reclaiming Yourself from Binge Eating\u2013<\/span>\u00a0order it here.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It was one of my mother\u2019s ex-boyfriends who introduced me to Cadbury Creme eggs. I was seven years old and I was quickly hooked. Never had my mother let me eat anything that was so\u2026. \u201cjunky!\u201d as she would say. 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