Four Years 2 Months and 21 days and it has finally clicked
It has taken me this long.... to only lose 10 pounds and I have finally figured out why. As most of you know Monday night and Tuesday were pretty stressful for me. Which is kinda a strange because I normally handle stress pretty well. Except I guess when it comes to my children, Monday I stayed strong and did not eat the god awful Joe Louis... but Tuesday I had a piece of toast for breakfast and that just started a chain reaction, I could not get enough to eat all day. It has been out of control since then, it has been bread, then pasta, then I battle with the Joe louis and he won, then it was a piece of cake. I finally figured it out I can't eat bread or pasta or rice products because that is what sets my cravings off. If I can just stick to the protien, fruit and veggies. That is what my body needs.. I feel good when I eat that way, this is what works for me. So maybe after 4 years, 2 months and 21 days I can work at getting this weight off for good this time.
I had the same revelation about two weeks ago! When I read the South Beach Diet book and paged through the testimonials about people giving up bread and saying they just didn't need it anymore I kind of chuckled to myself and figured they'd been paid to write that to make the diet look good. Sure, I'd try it out but I was NOT expecting to get the same results. I mean, it makes sense, how Dr. Agaston explains the blood sugar fluctuations from the simple sugars and all. But *give up bread*? Come on! HOWEVER I have discovered the exact same thing. I had seven Triscuits with a cup of plain yogurt for snack one day. SEVEN! And I could not stop eating the rest of the day. I think that was the first time I went from 125 to 128. Then the next set back was a whole wheat baguette. Again, couldn't stop eating all day. Weird.
I CAN eat a half cup of whole wheat pasta if I have a cup of tomato sauce with soy "meat" crumbles in it.
I can eat whole wheat pitas stuffed with avacado, garlic, romaine, and tomato.
I had a quarter cup of whole wheat mac and cheese with my dinner last night (with brussel sprouts, artichoke hearts, and fake steak).
I'm fine with the oatmeal bars, too (although they're so yummy, I only eat them when I'm out so that I don't run back to the fridge for more!).
It's strange what sets us off. Good to know, though!
It is very amazing how the body works. You wouldn't think that 7 little Triscuits or a slice of bread could set off a eating beinge. I think I am going to take the week end and reread the book. But I am amazed that it has finally clicked. Maybe my brain and my body can start working together. And maybe I can finally lose the weight.
I find that if I mix a good carb with a good protien I'm ok
that being said I Can't do any carb good or otherwise on it's own or I'm a one woman eating machine
I can surely become a "one woman eating machine" too!! I have to also combine a protein with my good carbs too!! I learned that from the yummy oatmeal bars that call my name!! Triscuits can mess me up too!!
What sets off my chain reaction is my TOM (sorry Kara.) Usually 1 day a month before Aunt Flow arrives, I crave something that I just can't put my finger on. Black olives? Nope, not that. Ice cream? Nope, not that either. Dried cherries? Nope. Cheese? No. Pizza? Negative. Cookies? Not a chance.
And I end up eating a serving of every kind of food I have in my house because of this craving I can't satisfy.
I'm not here to preach other diet plans but I really hit on something when I found those food combos from another thread about the Carb Addicts diet. They said if you start your meal with 2 cups of salad and then divide your dinner plate into 1/3 meat, 1/3 carb, 1/3 nonstarchy veggie, it calms your cravings. It's really worked for me (except for today when I got upset and ate ice cream). There's something about all that fiber mixed with the carbs. I've been able to eat rye bread almost every day with no cravings.
But let me have the bread alone without all the salad stuff...fugettaboutit!
Four Years 2 Months and 21 days and it has finally clicked
