Obesity Discussion Forums

[pissyinpa]

Well,I didn't make my goal. I am stuck. I am depreseed and that makes me not get motivated. I watched a rerun of a Brookhaven, those people disgust me, the cheating ones I mean. They are so blessed to get to be there, so many waiting to get in, they abuse what they have. I would give ANYTHING to be somewhere that all I had to do was exercise, socialize and have someone else prepare my meals. No Chance of cheating then is there??? I am careful not to eat anything too bad but damn, no matter how I try my crappy marriage is overwhelming to me and I catch myself in the middle of a mouthful like I was in a trance till that point. I hear myself convincing myself that I don't care anymore but I do. Point was, watching that show makes me realize what I could be/ look like if I lost control. I got up to over 300lbs, medical reasons where a contributing factor but not as big as stuffing food in my miserable face. Having a craving for a food I DON'T need, so now I suddenly understand (note I do NOT sympathize, I do howerver empathize with them) the addiction. I don't want to give into it but it is still there 3 days later and I have no idea why I am craving it either. Anyone else have a cure? I tried dill pickles, I tried eating GOOD foods till I couldn't move (turkey breast, fire roasted red peppers, cucumber and tomato) but still wanted that. I was so full I had no room for it, but you bet I still wanted it!!!! Thanks for listening to my rant.

[Audrey]

Originally Posted by pissyinpa

Well,I didn't make my goal. I am stuck. I am depreseed and that makes me not get motivated. I watched a rerun of a Brookhaven, those people disgust me, the cheating ones I mean. They are so blessed to get to be there, so many waiting to get in, they abuse what they have. I would give ANYTHING to be somewhere that all I had to do was exercise, socialize and have someone else prepare my meals. No Chance of cheating then is there??? I am careful not to eat anything too bad but damn, no matter how I try my crappy marriage is overwhelming to me and I catch myself in the middle of a mouthful like I was in a trance till that point. I hear myself convincing myself that I don't care anymore but I do. Point was, watching that show makes me realize what I could be/ look like if I lost control. I got up to over 300lbs, medical reasons where a contributing factor but not as big as stuffing food in my miserable face. Having a craving for a food I DON'T need, so now I suddenly understand (note I do NOT sympathize, I do howerver empathize with them) the addiction. I don't want to give into it but it is still there 3 days later and I have no idea why I am craving it either. Anyone else have a cure? I tried dill pickles, I tried eating GOOD foods till I couldn't move (turkey breast, fire roasted red peppers, cucumber and tomato) but still wanted that. I was so full I had no room for it, but you bet I still wanted it!!!! Thanks for listening to my rant.

You're so close to your goal now! Loosing 68.2 lbs in a little under a year is definetly nothing to sniff at. You've done a great job so far, and you just need to keep chipping away at it

I'd honestly say there's no cure. I used to imagine that when I was at my goal weight, everything would be perfect. Well, I'm almost there now, and I still have cravings, I still have fat days, and I'm still not happy with my body. I've learned that even though I've lost (most of) the weight, I'm going to need to monitor what I eat for the rest of my life to maintain it, because of the simple fact that I love food. I love food that's good for me, I love food that's bad for me, I love it all. I've also learned to love exercise, and I'm sure that will help, but some things will never change, and if I want to make this change a lifelong one (and I do), then it's going to be consistanly on my mind.

Everyone gives into their cravings once and a while. Stress, opportunity, there's tons of factors. What matters is getting back to it. You should like such a strong person, and I'm sure you will get back at it, and I'm sure you'll loose the rest of your weight. You're not stuck, you've only paused.

[alliecat]

Wow, look at the weight you have lost? I think that is great. 68 lbs? You must be doing something right? Can you give me some suggestions? I can so relate to the cravings. Today is yet again another first day of a healthy eating plan, I stopped saying diet, and I am already hungry and craving sugar. I have a peice of something yummy left over and would love to endulge. But that is what I always do. Indulge. I start the day out great and end it with a bang of indulgance. I have great intentions. I so want to do this. I can do this and so can you. Smiles Allie

[pissyinpa]

Alli, Dr Gott has a book, NO FLOUR NO SUGAR DIET. I cut out ALL flour. It was really hard at first but I have gotten it out of my system... or so I thought. I did cheat a couple of times since poop head got home, then again on Thanksgiving and since then I have craved a cupcake. I am NOT going to give into it. I bought slim fast but it was so thick it was disgusting to drink to me (got the low carb option chocolate one). So I froze one of my daughter's strawberry ones (regular slim fast) and see if eating it like that will take away the cravings. If you want to email me I can tell you some of the shortcuts I do in my diet to stay away from flour. It is just poison to me. Also, sit an exercise bike in front of the tv and you can only watch while you are peddling it. I joined Curves but had to stop while I heal from surgery. I am telling you, that 1/2hr a day 3X a week and the fat just melted off. I had abdominal surgery last day of July so was pretty much immobilized for all of August and part of Sept. just short distances of walking. Should do more, think I will to jump start the weight loss again. Thanks for the words of encouragement. Just give up the flour and if you need sweets do the sugar free stuff. Rite Aid has all their sugar free candy for 99 cents right now, buy a couple bags and toss them in the freezer when you just HAVE to have a sweet. I limit myself to 2 pieces and NEVER NEVER NEVER chew it , just suck on it till it melts (if it has nuts you wait till all is melted then chew otherwise you will gobble it all down too fast). If you let it melt your mind doesn't know if you had one or 15 and if you are like me you wolf it down before you really taste it right? This way you get the taste all in your mouth like when you wolf down those 8 pieces before you know it, yet you only have the calories of one. Try it and see if that doesn't make a difference. Also, I make myself drink a tall cold glass of water after I have them, the taste lingered in your mouth now to fool your tummy the water......... let me know if it works for you... and NO the diet isn't Atkins, I just see that it is poison to eat flour for me and I chose not to.

[pissyinpa]

Audrey, thank you for the words of encouragement. Now, let's see if I can make it without eating that cupcake.................

[Obesity Discussion]

Originally Posted by pissyinpa

Well,I didn't make my goal. I am stuck. I am depreseed and that makes me not get motivated. I watched a rerun of a Brookhaven, those people disgust me, the cheating ones I mean. They are so blessed to get to be there, so many waiting to get in, they abuse what they have. I would give ANYTHING to be somewhere that all I had to do was exercise, socialize and have someone else prepare my meals. No Chance of cheating then is there??? I am careful not to eat anything too bad but damn, no matter how I try my crappy marriage is overwhelming to me and I catch myself in the middle of a mouthful like I was in a trance till that point. I hear myself convincing myself that I don't care anymore but I do. Point was, watching that show makes me realize what I could be/ look like if I lost control. I got up to over 300lbs, medical reasons where a contributing factor but not as big as stuffing food in my miserable face. Having a craving for a food I DON'T need, so now I suddenly understand (note I do NOT sympathize, I do howerver empathize with them) the addiction. I don't want to give into it but it is still there 3 days later and I have no idea why I am craving it either. Anyone else have a cure? I tried dill pickles, I tried eating GOOD foods till I couldn't move (turkey breast, fire roasted red peppers, cucumber and tomato) but still wanted that. I was so full I had no room for it, but you bet I still wanted it!!!! Thanks for listening to my rant.

Your feelings towards those in Brookhaven I'm sure are echoed by others in your shoes. I am terribly sorry to hear about your marriage. Issues in personal lives tend to carry over into eating habits for many, and breaking free is tough, as food can be a comfort. One of the cures to craving all that bad food is not eating for a long while. I've talked to many who have turned to a healthy eating lifestyle and they utter the same sentiment. After eating healthy for so long the bad stuff is no longer appealing. I myself no longer look at a doughnut as a treat, I look at it as a big chunk of fat. I literally envision myself eating a chunk of fat when I eat it. That mindset is natural to me now.

But it's a catch 22! How do you get to that point? There are a lot of tips that can help you curb your desire to eat all that bad stuff, many of which are in here:

http://www.obesitydiscussion.com/for...-add-3689.html

If you aren't employing some of those ideas, give em a shot. If you've tried all those items and they don't work, well then we can maybe work on other suggestions with you.