"What Mia Says About Kristin's eCourses..."

1.  When did you take the eCourse?
 I took the eCourse in April of 2007.

2.  What did you find the most helpful?
 I found that the different tips in the lessons were very helpful. I also started reading more self-help books and resources and bought some self-help meditations and I constantly listened to tapes about loving my body and I almost memorized every saying!

3.  How do you feel now compared to before the eCourse?
 I feel more confident and more comfortable in my body. I still struggle with some eating and body issues, but I have hope that I will not feel like a slave to food and my body forever.

4.  How have your binges changed since the eCourse?
 At the time of the eCourse I was going through a very stressful time at college and I was bingeing 3 to 4 times a week, and gained about 15 lbs in a short period of time.  Since the eCourse my binges have definitely changed.  Since the eCourse I probably binged at most 3 to 4 times a month, and they have been much less severe. 

I used to have binges where I would eat up to 5,000 to 10,000 calories in one sitting. Now if I am tempted to binge I would probably eat between 2500 to 3000 calories for the whole day…which isn’t too much over the normal amount of food I should be eating!

5.  What would you say to someone that is considering taking the eCourse?
 I would definitely encourage anyone with a binge eating problem, or any type of body image problems or eating disorder to take this eCourse.  Kristin definitely has had lots of experience with this horrible eating disorder and knows what she is talking about! Her tips and suggestions could really help you begin your journey to full recovery, love of your self, happiness, joy, and peace.

6. Any additional comments you would like to add, such as weight loss, how you treat yourself, how many binges you have had, etc.? 
Since the ecourse I lost about 8 lbs.  I am not an overweight girl in the first place, I am actually short and petite, but I still have that evil voice inside of me that talks every once in a while that since I am short I should be 90 lbs. 

At one point in my life I was at that weight, and eating very little and exercising a lot.  From that came the start of my bingeing. My body was starving for food and I went into overdrive with eating and ended up in a vicious cycle of binge eating and starving. I gained 20 lbs and at 110 lbs I actually looked much better and enjoyed my new size. I sustained this weight for a while until my bingeing became much worse because of stress and returning body image problems. 

I gained about 15 pounds and I was very upset because I had to start buying bigger clothing sizes because my old clothes didn’t fit. Since the eCourse I went from about 125 lbs to 115lbs.  I would like to get back down to 110lbs but I am trying to just not get back to deep in the binge eating cycle. I still struggle with overeating from time to time, but it is much less severe.

One thing I have noticed is that the overeating doesn’t get me so down and depressed like it used to. It is much easier for me to get up and dust myself off and tell myself positive things and just move on.  I think that is where I am now in my recovery.  I still semi-binge from time to time, where I eat more than I should in one day (meaning up to about 3000 calories in one day). That is much better than eating 5000 calories for one meal! Also my mind is at the point where when I am in a binge mode, its like there is a battle going on in my mind.

I can hear the good voice telling me to not use food to soothe myself, and than I hear the bad voice telling me that food is the only answer for comfort.  It is easier for me to stop or not go too overboard and to recover from an overeating episode. I have been in this stage of recovery for a couple months now. Of course my ultimate goal is to be totally binge free.  Thanks to Kristin for all your help! I trust that like you, in time I will be free from this horrible eating disorder for good!

~Mia