Okay Ladies...I just started to get back on my diet. I slipped off the track when me and my boyfriend started dating. We are in love, you eat when you are happy. I am blissfully happy. I also won't deny that I have drank my fair share of intoxicating drinks. I have gained the weight back. And HOLY MOLEY!!! I am just really sad I have to restrict my portion sizes and my calories and all this other poo poo. I want to eat till I am happy. And I like..no LOVE to eat. I know I can still enjoy my favorite foods, but in smaller doses. It just makes me sad. How I am going to miss you Coca Cola...

well really it all comes down to what you want more, food or weight loss. I love eating too, but i find that I love it more now that when I eat I know its because im hungry (not bored, happy etc), I need fuel and that its good stuff that makes me stronger and healthier. I have found otherways to express things like happiness For me, a big part of the journey is removing some of the emotion from food

I know wat u mean I wish I could eat and not gain a pound!

Some days I just want to eat non-stop, ugh, and nothing makes it go away! So I do! But I fill up on good for you things, dinner sure does look a LOT bigger when you are having 4 cups of veggies! Steamed veggies are my fav, but a huge salad would work too. When I go to restaurants and I'm super hungry I've been getting a garden salad to start. It sure helps me to feel fuller! Hope it gets easier!

-Aimee

you can eat as much as you want....just watch the portion size and what it is that you are eating! it's all about moderation and determination and purification and all that awesome stufff yup lol

I know it's hard but just think...it'll be even harder when you gain weight because of all the bad food you ate, your body will slow down and everything in life would feel sucky because if you feel like a prisoner in your own body then how can you ever be free? so exercise and eat right, for your FREEDOM. It's hard but it'll make everything easier in the long run and isn't that what everyone wants? you can do this, girlie. If not by yourself then just know that all the chicks (not just 3 of them) on this site have got your back !

Yeah, I struggle with this as well. I'm Italian - Food = Love, but I've learned to control things based on portion-control and listening to my body. I'll only eat if I'm hungry or if its been a long time since I've eaten (I try to keep on a 2-3 hours between food thing).

You just have to re-train your mind. You can still have days when you want to celebrate by having a nice meal, a few drinks, etc, its just you have to recognize doing that every day isn't healthy, emotionally or physically.

Really? I totally think it's much easier for me to eat now than it ever was. When I was fat and I ate a lot of food, I couldn't really ENJOY my food. I kept thinking that everyone must be looking at the fat girl pigging out, and my meal was laced with regret. Now I REVEL in the fact that I'm eating the amount of food I SHOULD be eating, what a NORMAL person should be eating, and I feel so happy, like I can finally be normal (weight-wise I mean). And when I DO want to splurge, now that I'm not overweight, I don't feel that same paranoia that everyone must be looking at me and I can really enjoy my food. For me, this is sooooooo much less stressful than before. I wouldn't trade it for more food all the time EVER. Why would I want to be a pig anyway?

I will admit, im JUST like you. I love eating foods.

but when I eat healthy I know Im doing something right for my body, so its So rewarding.

megwini, you couldnt have said it better!

lol i agree with you 100% but untill that day comes where we can eat n eat n eat and still be thin i guess we are all stuck on a diet... hopefilly it wont be permenent lol

i wish i could eat all the time as well. I love food so much. There is nothing with loving food. But my problem i love mostly junk foods. If i could eat ice cream all day long i would. But i realized if i want to lose weight ive got to restrain myself from overeating.

i totally agreee with megwini too...