I think food controls quite a few of us (of course not all, don't want to generalize) and we sometimes use it to blanket our feelings etc.
but yes the mindset needs to change, what you said is brilliant and that's what I always say to myself after a cheat meal if I find it hard to get back on track. Things like don't reward yourself with food, food shouldn't control your life etc help remind me how far I've come and how I won't let food become an enemy or anything but simply as a way of life, and that too a healthy way )
A lightbulb went off in my head recently when I asked my husband if he thinks about food when he isn't hungry. No, he does not. Uuummm. Wow. Trying to get to that point myself!
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Things like sweets seem to lose their power when you eat them as part of your meal. Each time you are tempted to eat a cookie, for example, set it aside and eat it as part of your lunch, or whatever meal is next. Now that's not going to work if you want 10 cookies!!! LOL
I am trying to stop between-meal eating, and I am using this suggestion for myself and it seems to be working.
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What makes you feel good about yourself that has nothing to do with food? It could be a hobby, your pet, your career, or your family. I love to organize different things in my life like my home, photos, my closet, etc. When I focus on something that I enjoy it shifts my thinking so that I feel good. Practicing this over and over throughout the day helps me feel a sense of control over what I allow into my thoughts. It is a simple but powerful tool.
Your Mileage May Vary, but I believe we must work to overcome the idea that tempting food robs us of free will. We may need to strengthen our will but in the absence of a medical condition we are mostly just responding to our brains' pleasure receptors, which evolved during millennia of not having the kinds of high starchy carbs, sweets, and rich fatty foods that are so readily available now, and not always knowing where our next meal would come from. We were probably more physically active in the course of an ordinary day to burn off what we did eat, and the ability to store fat was a survival advantage, and the fat storing genes got passed on down the generations.
Now, our dopamine receptors are going to prompt cravings, and eating the high fat and carb foods will bring on a pleasure reward response. But we have intelligence. We can begin to understand the process, and acknowledge that's what's happening but decide that we wish to eat more mindfully. It won't happen overnight but if we allow ourselves to feel completely powerless it'll become a self fulfilling prophecy.
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I have recently found out that I have PCOS and am insulant resistant.
I have since stop eating high processed carbs and eat them in the morning.
I now eat fruits, veggies and no protein the rest of the day. I have found that this REALLY helps me.
Before I was eating this way I was like an addict looking for my next sugar fix. My moods has even changed, my sleeping is so much more restful. No more waking up 10 times a night.
I read Rob Thompson's book on The Glycemic Load it helped to understand alot .
Sugar and carbs are like toxic to me.
I always say whatever works for you do it. What works for 1 may not work for another.
If you have trouble with carbs I would highly recommend reading this book. It can be found on Amazon.
Each time when I am getting on my diet, I always think that food is the most powerful thing acting on me. I can't control my self. nobody can. Only food, I never been a drug or alcohol addict, but sometimes I think that it is worse than being a drug or alcohol addict...
i really need to find some one can encourage me to continue wit my not existing diet. No matter how much i try i cant succeed . Any suggestion out there
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