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09-06-2011, 12:42 PM
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I'm on a Low Crap Diet
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Whispering Pines, NC
Posts: 761
S/C/G: 272/228/under 200 for now
Height: 5'0"
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I'm not having a good day
All I can think about is going to get some off plan food. It's driving me crazy. I'm not hungry and I'm not thirsty so that's not why I'm thinking of it. It's probably because Aunt Flo is making her ugly visit. Grr!
The last few times I decided to go off plan the food I ate (which would've normally been comfort food for me) was not very good. It didn't taste good and it certainly didn't make me feel good. So why am I sitting here really wanting something horrible to eat when I know it's not going to be very good anyway.
It just doesn't make sense to me. I guess today is just one of those days. I'm going to try my best to stay on plan.
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09-06-2011, 12:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Louisville KY
Posts: 549
S/C/G: 182/ticker/130 145 hlthy bmi
Height: 5'4"
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Cheer up. Everybody goes thru it. Just try to think that you have become trimm and slimm and everybody is admiring and complemeting you. The more you think of food, the more you try to see the picture of thin you.
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09-06-2011, 01:18 PM
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Goal: A Healthy Me
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: WNY
Posts: 301
Height: 5' 6"
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What are you craving? Maybe we can help you come up with something OP that will satisfy.
When I'm having one of "those" days I try not to worry about serving sizes or limits as long as I'm eating OP foods. So if another serving of nuts or cheese will work to get me through then I just go with it. As long as it's not every day I figure the extra calories are better than going off plan and restarting my carb cravings.
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09-06-2011, 01:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,032
S/C/G: maintaining
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OMG I had so many of those days lately and I wish I had come here and posted instead! Sometimes it helps to find a distraction... like exercise or getting out of the house or doing something with your hands or... Also, while you may not be thirsty, I do find it helps to "force" myself to drink something. Or lots. Hang in there!
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09-06-2011, 01:32 PM
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I'm on a Low Crap Diet
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Whispering Pines, NC
Posts: 761
S/C/G: 272/228/under 200 for now
Height: 5'0"
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kelly J
What are you craving? Maybe we can help you come up with something OP that will satisfy.
When I'm having one of "those" days I try not to worry about serving sizes or limits as long as I'm eating OP foods. So if another serving of nuts or cheese will work to get me through then I just go with it. As long as it's not every day I figure the extra calories are better than going off plan and restarting my carb cravings.
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The thing is I'm not craving anything in particular. I kind of almost wish it was something in particular because I could find a substitute for it.
I'm actually thinking of making a pizza with a Josephs pita or a flat out wrap. At least that would feel like I'm eating junk food. But it'd be on plan & healthy.
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09-06-2011, 01:39 PM
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Working on healthy
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Vermont
Posts: 6,681
Height: 5'5.5
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If I've eaten off plan sweet foods or even NSA foods sometimes (think NSA ice cream) I have days like that. Beck seems to have the best advice - she says that every time you hold strong you strengthen your resistance muscle and it will be that much easier the next time. For me that's true until I slide off plan and start again (you'd think I'd get smarter ) I just have to tough it out - drink a lot of water, exercise, keep busy until it passes. Coming here is a great way to deal with it. You can make it through the day!
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09-06-2011, 04:08 PM
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I'm on a Low Crap Diet
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Whispering Pines, NC
Posts: 761
S/C/G: 272/228/under 200 for now
Height: 5'0"
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Thanks for all your posts, I really appreciate it.
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Originally Posted by CyndiM
If I've eaten off plan sweet foods or even NSA foods sometimes (think NSA ice cream) I have days like that. Beck seems to have the best advice - she says that every time you hold strong you strengthen your resistance muscle and it will be that much easier the next time. For me that's true until I slide off plan and start again (you'd think I'd get smarter ) I just have to tough it out - drink a lot of water, exercise, keep busy until it passes. Coming here is a great way to deal with it. You can make it through the day!
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That really makes a lot of sense to me. I've already been able to strengthen my resistance muscle just by being on SB. I've found as long as I stay on plan I don't have wild cravings or a desire to binge.
I have been on plan, yesterday I didn't get all my veggies in but I ate on plan. I really think the culprit is my tom, it's so irritating to deal with some times. And then there's this weather, it's just a gloomy day & we've been having bad storms come through with tornado watches & warnings.
I'll just focus on getting through today.
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09-06-2011, 06:50 PM
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GlenwoodHotSprings
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 7,865
S/C/G: 275/179/179
Height: 5'5"
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I hope you're feeling better!
I, use many of the techniques found in the Beck Diet Solution. While I understand that strengthening my resistence muscle is great I have a distraction list of things I can do when I get to the point that I really feel I need to eat. When I first started SBD, I spent lots of time at the games forum here at 3FC. I love word games.
Your pizza idea sounded great, though. It is far better to eat something SBD approved...coming here for support is so helpful, too!
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09-06-2011, 08:08 PM
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I'm on a Low Crap Diet
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Whispering Pines, NC
Posts: 761
S/C/G: 272/228/under 200 for now
Height: 5'0"
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I made it through the slump. Thank Goodness! Now I feel like me again.
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09-06-2011, 10:06 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Central PA
Posts: 3,566
S/C/G: 144/131/128
Height: 5' 4"
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Awesome job! Don't you feel great about yourself??!!
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09-07-2011, 09:59 AM
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I'm on a Low Crap Diet
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Whispering Pines, NC
Posts: 761
S/C/G: 272/228/under 200 for now
Height: 5'0"
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Thanks & Yes I do feel great actually.
I was thinking this morning that if I had gone and ate some off plan foods yesterday that I probably wouldn't have seen a 1.5 loss on the scale this morning. Today I'm officially 30 lbs lighter, I've never been able to lose 30 lbs before!
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09-07-2011, 10:02 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Lone Star State
Posts: 939
S/C/G: 252/see ticker/199
Height: 5'7"
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Congratulations!
What a great double achievement! 30 pounds lost and refusing to give in to a craving.
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09-07-2011, 12:38 PM
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Goals are the fuel
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Ventura CA
Posts: 211
S/C/G: 176/ticker/150
Height: 5'6"
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Congrats! That is great!
The last time it was my TOM, I was insatiably hungry and nothing was helping. Distractions worked for an hour at best. I drank more water than is probably healthy.
Ultimately what I did was buy 3 bags of shiritaki noodles and 2 pints of Arctic Zone. That way, I could eat as much as I wanted without feeling guilty. Of course, with food like that, you can't really eat that much. So at 1/2 bag noodles and 1/3 pint, I was done. But it really took the pressure off of limiting quantity, which mentally helped me a lot.
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09-07-2011, 12:58 PM
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Vegan.whole.foodie.
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: TN
Posts: 1,589
S/C/G: hw252 csw220/???/160
Height: 5'7.5 ;)
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Whoohoo! Thats awesome!!! I am glad you made it through and feel so great about it!~
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09-07-2011, 05:48 PM
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My goal = health
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 378
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You ladies are an amazing inspiration. I've had a tough week and caved in a few times - out of stress, convenience, whatever. I need to visit the board more often to keep me out of trouble!
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