[paniania]

Originally Posted by Danni

Is it certain foods that are a trigger or all foods?

Is it a certain time of the day that its limited to?

Usually most people have a window during which the "Danger Zone" hits. For me, nightime after work mindless snacking is the problem so I know that I have to:

a) have eaten enough during the day so I dont get home and am starving
b) am extra vigilant at night time

Sometimes just walking into a different room in the house is enough to shut it off. Or popping in some Crest whitening strips after dinner.

The other trick I have used in the past when there was just ONE thing I would overeat (peanut butter say) is that I would just plan to have some at the same time every day . . . that way I got through the night cos I knew breakfast would include peanut butter on toast.

And when all that fails, put on your TIGHTEST pair of jeans (I call mine my hysterectomy jeans bcos they are so bloody tight that it feels like my uterus is going to fly out at any minute when I put them on). I guarantee I am not looking for ANY extra food while parading around the house in them!!!!

In all seriousness though, there are times when none of that works and its VERY hard to go through that . . . in those moments I just do what I can to be as conscious as possible of what I am doing.

All I know is that the longer you resist the easier it does get.

OMG, these are such GREAT suggestions!

I've totally fallen off the bandwagon after having surgery in February. The surgery really limited my movement (although looking back I suppose I could have done chair aerobics or mat pilates workouts, but laying around doing nothing was much easier). Long story short, I managed to gain about 10 lbs from bingeing to comfort myself and ease boredom and not moving around at all.

This is my first day back on 3FC since March - I figured something had to be done before I gained even more, especially since my bingeing is SO out of control. I can be fine all day - model of healthy eating at work, but the second I get home my two favorite food groups sweet & salty roar at me. On the train ride home I can plan all I want to just eat what I've got alotted for dinner, but once I've eaten it that "I'm not satisfied" switch goes off in my head and I start on the chocolates, or cheesy stuff, etc. And I'm always telling myself "I'll have just one", but it's never one.

I've tried the jeans thing and that doesn't really work for me - perhaps I don't have an old pair tight enough But, the Crest whitestrips thing is a great idea because I really can't eat anything with those in my mouth. I'm totally going to try this once I get home today! Heck, it couldn't hurt and it would be killing two birds with one stone (I've been meaning to do some whitening) AND if I do it long enough perhaps my bingeing temptation will ease up a bit and I'll have whiter chompers.

Sorry for the mini-novel here

~Ania~

[GlamourGirl827]

I have the same problem, that even if I buy healthy foods (humus) I will eat the whole thing. I have been yo-yo dieting since I was about 16 (I'm 28 now) and I have been on almost every diet out there! I have found the best thing that works for me is total avoidence. I can not have just one. Just like alcoholics have complete abstanence, I have to completely avoid certain foods.
I am currently doing a shake for breakfast and lunch, and a healthy dinner. Something about not eating "real food" all day creates the abstanence mentality for me. (I saw another member on here, Jenn, is doing an alternate fasting diet, and I would think that's the same idea?)
After dinner I brush my teeth, so I am not tempted to snack. If the feeling comes on to snack, I brush my teeth again. No food tastes good in a mouth tasting of mint toothpaste! Or if all else fails, I go to bed.

I have also noticed that when I was on diets that required measuring, counting, and weighing, I was obsessing over food. How amny oz of turkey on my sandwich, how many calories in a tablespoon of mayo, should I have the mayo, how about mustard, how many calories in this bread.... Ugh! My whole day focused around what I was and wasn't eating. I will admit all those years of dieting did teach me about portion control and healthy eating (namely WW) so now when I eat my dinner or say I end up eating a meal for lunch b/c of an afternoon out, I can eyeball my food and know what I should or shouldn't eat, but I don't always follow those rules, and so I sometimes end up eating too much. I don't want to have that stress with every meal.

[ohfaithful]

I agree with the low fat craze causing all of the problems. I'm not quite sure about the low carb craze. Actually I lost weight successfully on low carb but this time around i can't seem to lose...it's really frustrating and difficult.

I went to healthy foods, fruits and veggies, and meats but am unsure whether to eat low fat or full fat dairy???? I do know that I seem to do better in terms of my depression on higher carb levels but those consist of fruits and veggies...and I'm still not losing weight. I'm exercising so that is not the issue...

I'm tryiing to do the alternate diet but eat 100 calorie meals 5 times a day so that my blood sugar levels stay level. The last time I attempted it my blood sugar really plummetted and so did my depression so this is becoming very complicated for me... Someone suggested a nutritionist but I'm sure they are going to recommend the regular grains and I can't eat those because of yeast overgrowth so I've obviously got a lot of things going on that I have to be concerned with, including hormone therapy but without it my depression is much worse!

Heavy sigh...anyone have any ideas???

TJ