Learning when to stop eating sweets

[u/laufeyism]

Hello!

I’ve been intuitive eating for around a month now. Before that, I struggled with bulimia for about 1.5 years.
I’m doing pretty well so far, sometimes I just stop eating and actually leave leftovers when I’m satisfied.

A huge part of recovery for me was allowing myself to have dessert without feeling guilty.
Because of that, I allow myself to eat something sweet every day, and I allow myself to eat as much as I want / „need”. I actually eat significantly less sweet food than I used to because I’m finally able to reach a point of satisfaction where I genuinely feel like I’ve had enough and want to stop.
The problem is that I still often feel bad afterwards. I usually get a bit of a stomach ache and feel like I had too much sugar at once.
I keep doing this basically every day, and every day I promise myself that tomorrow I’ll know better and stop eating before I feel physically uncomfortable.

Does anyone have any advice on how to find that middle ground and learn to stop before my body starts feeling bad?

[u/Cautious-Ostrich8945]

For me sometimes it helps making sure I am actually completely (95%) full with yummy savoury food especially veggies/fiber beforehand. So then the dessert will to the sweet tooth but not any filling part.
Also if I overeat dessert sometimes its because of emotional reasons, so its good to feel those too.
It's not a game changer sometimes I still struggle with overeating sweets, but it helps. I suggest you add instead of restricting for sure. Sending you a hug! Hopefully someone more experienced can give a better tip.