[i2kandoit]

When I woke up this morning the first thought I had was "Wow, I did good at not eating last night while playing card at my friends' house". But then my thoughts continued into my weight loss goals, and how would I eat today and on and on and on. How much does everyone here think about their progress, goals ect? I feel like I am thinking about it 24/7.

[Lifeguard]

For me 24/7. I even dream about it. As I get closer to my goal I am hoping I will be more comfortable in my body & that will slow down some.

[Ruthxxx]

Well, I've been dieting since 1960 and still think about it daily. First thing in the morning I review what happened the day before and then plan what is going to happen that day. As you can see by my stats, I've not been very successful although I have lost well over 300 pounds in that time period - trouble is I've gained about as much!

[futuresurferchick]

I think about it a lot, many many times a day. But before I was always thinking about how fat I was, so this is better.

[i2kandoit]

I guess it's normal...lol. I was thinking maybe I was getting too obsessed.

[passionfruit]

Same for me, whenever or wherever I am I calculate how much I've eaten. I say them aloud and people look at me as if I'm losing my mind

[WhitWhit]

Everyday.

All day.

It's called an eating disorder.
(Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to be 95 pounds to have one.)

I say that I do it to be healthy.

But I just want to be attractive and look good in clothes.

[rebeleagle1965]

Originally Posted by WhitWhit

Everyday.

All day.

It's called an eating disorder.
(Contrary to popular belief, you don't have to be 95 pounds to have one.)

I say that I do it to be healthy.

But I just want to be attractive and look good in clothes.

Love the honesty

Couldn't have said it better myself. Me too.

If I could be skinny and get away with it, I would eat chocolate all day. To **** with broccolli.

[motownsunshine]

I think about it often. I am just excited about the goals I have accomplished and moving forward. It's not an obessesion but just a few conscious thoughts which I think are necessary.

[FaeReverie]

I do think about it every day.. and tend to talk about it a lot too, probably driving my boyfriend crazy. I like to plan, think about where I've been and where I'm going. It helps keep me focused!

[Tisha___]

I think about it 24/7 too. I think especially right now, since I'm basically still at the begining of my journey, I HAVE to make it the #1 priority in my life...or I'll go crazy and eat everything in site. I have to keep reminding myself of it and what it's doing and how well I'm doing. It helps me to stay focused.

[Marineswife85]

Its good to know other people are obsessing over their weight too... Im ALWAYS thinking about it.. Feeling guilty about eating etc.. I hate it.. No matter what im doing im thinkin about my weight.. ugh..

[dollypie]

I think about it 24/7 as well, it there any other way?

[buckettgirl]

I would argue that ANYONE with a significant amount of weight to lose MUST dwell on food/exercise/etc during each day just to make it through. Obese people must reflect and think about goals and slip-ups everday; for the most part it can prevent the backslide into disordered eating/binge eating.
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about food, the fact that I'm doing Optifast and how I MUST modify my days, how my peers will react, how I will make it through some of my clinical days; I think about what I want to eat and how I want to cook when I am finished with this program and how to incorporate as much exercise as possible. Its all part of the process. I didn't think as I ate my way up to 352lbs, so now I must think about everything I do and every step I take; I must recognize where changes can be made and how things must be different.
This most certainly happens to me everyday; I don't consider it an obsession, just a necessary part of the process.

[i2kandoit]

Thanks a lot to everyone.