stop overeating

I have been at it for a week and a half. I’ve had a couple of meals where I ate a little too much but I haven’t went overboard by far. I think I’m being too hard on myself because I feel like giving up when I slip just a little bit. Food isn’t an all or nothing like giving up drugs or cigarettes. You have to eat. That’s why its so hard. When am I eating too much? I’m not sure I know. But I have improved by leaps and bounds.
Also, I have noticed that my stomach hurts when I eat too much, so hopefully, my body is readjusting to eating a normal amount.

I’m hungry. Yesterday was really difficult because I had a very stressful day. What do I do when I’m stressed? I binge. But I didn’t do it. I don’t want to be hungry because my goal is not to diet but to eat healthy. But the fact of the matter is I binge so much I’m going to be hungry until my body readjusts to eating only when when I need food.

I’m overweight and I decided that if I go on a diet, it will just feed my obsession with food. I’ve been reading the Obession by Kim Chernin. My goal is to develop a healthy, normal relationship with food.
The first day was the hardest and the second day was great because it has cemented the fact that I actually feel like I can do it.
Not overeating has given me hope because I don’t feel so powerless.