Besides the part where I intuitively ate myself to 250 lbs. But that is not what this is about...
Ok. If I measure out a snack... Let's say it is my 10 "Food Should Taste Good" chips and a laughing cow wedge - you better believe I am going to eat all 10 chips. I am not going to stop at 8 and say "gee, that was satisfying, no need to eat these last two". And I can really say that about most things. If I measure out my portion that is within my plan - I am darn sure going to eat it all.
The thing is, I COULD stop myself at 8 chips and probably feel satisfied... but in an hour or so when I get hungry again, I am going to wish I had those last 2 chips.
Sometimes I hate how much I THINK about food. When I am going to eat. What I am going to eat. How much I am going to eat. Is it "on plan". How do I deal with urges to eat more.
I used to go home and pig out every evening as a way to "unwind". After years and years of doing this, it is hard to break this habit. I am getting better... I am doing good on weeknights, but I still struggle with the weekends. Sometimes I want to "pig out" on a Sunday as a "treat" to myself. But that isn't TREATING myself. That is the OPPOSITE of treating myself. That is undoing all the hard work I did on all the other days. It is TREATING myself like a garbage disposal.
I guess... I don't really know how to "unwind" or "decompress" or "treat" myself in ways that don't involve food.
What are some things you do to unwind, decompress, or treat yourself that are not food related?