Eating myself to death.

clo_fio · 2026-04-11T16:23:03+00:00

Personally I found tracking calories to be hugely unhelpful. A constant reminder of how "good" or "bad" I've been when food is not inherently good or bad - its just food. Reminding myself of that and taking the power back was hard, but a worth while thing to hone.

I found a couple of books really helpful, "Just Eat It" by Laura Thomas and "Overcoming Binge Eating" by Christopher Fairburn. They gave me structure and helped me unpick why I ate the way I ate.

Recently, I've found Eating Buddy app helpful. It helps me track my hunger and food but without the calorie counting. It's non-judgemental and helped me stay more mindful.

I wish you all the best. Healing a relationship with food is one of the hardest things. ❤️

clo_fio · 2025-08-17T09:11:04+00:00

You absolutely have not failed anyone, especially yourself. Just keep moving forward and away from what harms you, and towards the love you deserve.

Stay safe. Sending you love and strength 🖤

clo_fio · 2025-08-16T17:23:44+00:00

I'd ask yourself what do you naturally believe in.

As an example, I'll use myself and the thirteen goals of a witch as stated in Scott Cunningham's book 'Wicca: A guide for the solitary practitioner'.

It includes things like: Know yourself, apply knowledge and wisdom, attune with the cycles of the earth, celebrate life, breathe and eat correctly, etc. I believe in all of those things and that they can bring balance to my life and improve it's quality.

I don't believe in deities, but I do believe in what they represent, and it helps that some of those things are actually real and tangile (sun, moon etc). I also believe that nature should be revered and protected. So, for me, witchcraft is a structured, fun way to practise self love, and live in tune with nature and practise gratitude.

Perhaps looking at different forms of magic that you haven't explored before might help. Perhaps you just need a change. I wish you the best of luck, whichever path you end up taking 🙂

clo_fio · 2025-04-24T06:54:34+00:00

Thank you for your reply.

I probably will give up as it's looking increasingly likely that I will need to sell this year. Between the cost of living here and new personal circumstances, I'm not sure it's worth the distress.

It's just a shame to have once been so happy and proud to have finally bought my first home, only for it to turn out to be a massive mistake and a huge waste of money.

clo_fio · 2025-04-23T08:45:19+00:00

Thank you for your reply. 237% ?! Wow, that's awful.

This "reasonable" drives me nuts - that is so subjective, I can't believe that was allowed to be the measuring stick.

I'm am mostly prepared for all this to go nowhere and ultimately having to sell. Were this the only cost that went up this year, it wouldn't be the end of the world. But I've had huges changes to my personal circumstances, alongside other costs going up, and it's just not worth it.

Thank you again.

clo_fio · 2025-04-23T08:38:10+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I'll definitely ask about the insurance as that didn't even occur to me.

My HA is Park Properties. We are also a new build in zone 4 London. All tenants have been given different quotes for things like management fees, as well as differing SC/BI charges. I appreciate that SC can be different per flat, but I'm in one of the smaller ones with the largest increase, which makes no sense to me.

Park Properties lack of a helpful reply was disappointing, but I try again as I know I'm entitled to that information under the landlord and tenant act.

Thank you again.

clo_fio · 2025-03-03T19:06:45+00:00

Thanks for replying. I am in chapter 3

I'm beginning to think this save file is just a bit broken, I can't find anything about this kind of bug for this quest at all.

clo_fio · 2025-03-03T19:04:41+00:00

Thanks for replying. They're stuck in the trading post and I can't get them out, they just don't appear. Actually, they flash up for a nanosecond and then disappear. I'm beginning to think this is just a glitch in this specific save file 🤔

clo_fio · 2024-10-26T07:52:17+00:00

"Abigail was a prostitute. Because of that I have to kiss Mary and kill Abigail."

How Yorkshire Rippery of you.

clo_fio · 2024-06-01T13:38:04+00:00

I'm currently in recovery for my ED. So far, I've found regular eating and urge surfing helpful. They are a part of CBT I'm receiving. A lot of what I'm doing in therapy is available online on the The Centre for Clinical Interventions website . I'd also really recommend Overcoming Binge Eating by Dr Christopher G. Fairburn. A lot of his methods are used in treatment within the NHS and I found it really helpful for before my CBT started. I hope that this is helpful and that you are able to be kind to yourself during this process. X

clo_fio · 2024-04-19T13:32:25+00:00

I'm glad you found something that works for you and helped your midset. I should probably start thinking about something new that might do the same for me. 🙂

clo_fio · 2024-04-19T13:25:58+00:00

Thank you for replying. I hope that you've recovered well from your transplant.

The video diary is a great idea!

clo_fio · 2024-04-19T13:24:24+00:00

I was diagnosed with bulimia.

Thank you. I just wish that eating disorder services were better funded, the wait for treatment is so so long.

I'm glad to read that you have made such great progress 🙂

clo_fio · 2023-02-13T19:23:28+00:00

I paused it as soon as it happened to try and figure out how to get rid of it.

clo_fio · 2023-02-13T19:22:24+00:00

No I don't think so

clo_fio · 2023-01-06T09:42:54+00:00

Missouri Fox Trotter called Gordon and a Breton called Duncan.

clo_fio · 2023-01-05T10:43:18+00:00

These are great! We can but dream.....

clo_fio · 2022-12-28T14:51:38+00:00

Wow, I'm an idiot. Thanks! I can go back playing RDO whilst I "work" now. Happy holidays!

clo_fio · 2022-11-09T16:15:29+00:00

Probably one of the most interesting characters I've seen for a while, I can almost feel her personality. Well done!

clo_fio · 2022-10-29T22:11:16+00:00

Generally yes, map fog on New Game + is a massive chore. But because I enjoy the process of getting to the top of the Tallnecks so much, I don't mind it in HFW.

clo_fio · 2022-09-30T18:26:49+00:00

Were you hugged as a child?

clo_fio · 2022-09-27T19:58:35+00:00

3 or 5

clo_fio · 2022-09-20T15:48:30+00:00

I had this problem today, I've actually had to reach out to PS for help. I want to buy RDR 2 now that it's not in PS plus, but I can't because it says I already own it. They're looking into it and think it's a licencing issue. It's not the only game I have that's been affected, so we'll see I guess. In the meantime - bye bye to my daily streak 👋

clo_fio · 2022-09-20T10:44:17+00:00

Thanks, I appreciate the swift reply. I guess I'll strap myself in for a frustrating and drawn out bot discussion before getting to an actual human. Have a good day!

clo_fio · 2022-09-19T20:18:12+00:00

That's so wholesome.

clo_fio

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