So it's Friday, it's half term and I have walked about a zillion miles today what with one thing and another .
I have just had a very disciplined portion of low fat icecream in a small bowl to make it look more.........and I want to eat eat the whole tub now!!!!I am not hungry just flipping tempted....what is it with me and food??????????
If I have one choc I want the whole box even if I end up feeling sick.
Madness.
Needed to get out of the kitchen and away from temptation so thought I would off load on here.
Tell me it's not just me!!!!!!
IT'S NOT JUST YOU!!! My hubby got me a bottle of apple tango today. One of my all time faves... He got home, handed it to me and I handed it back... The conversation when a little like this: him: why are you giving it back? You love this stuff?!
Me: I can't have it. Any of it. Even a glass. If I have a glass I'll have to drink it all!! I'm already stuggling as it is to lose this week and if I have all that sugar... well my efforts this week would have been pointless. You drink it baby and enjoy it for the both of us.
His response was so sweet, he apologised, (he's very absent minded) said he forgot about the sugar no nos and made me a green tea with a slice of lemon instead. Lol bless him. I know he's a pain sometimes and his short term memory does do my head in, but when he apologises he really means it.
I haven't been in that situation with food yet... I've managed to avoid those moments so far, but I'll face to face it sooner or later. Yes treats are good, but that's why they're called treats, too much is baaaad *say it like a sheep lol*. BUT a VERY BIG WELL DONE for getting out of the kitchen and occupying yourself with something else. So proud
thank goodness not just me then!
Managed to resist the lure of the icecream. I have kids and a hubby with a sweet tooth so always have some treats in the house....grrrrrrrrr
Mountain walker - YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!! One piece of carrot cake (my absolute favourite!) ended with a 3 month binge marathone where I put on 3 stones! Proud of you for resisting!!
Binge eating (which is our issue) ususally stems from a deeper mental issue. I am seeing a therapist that's been helping me with my black/white mentality.
LozzCowell – I know wut you mean!! My bf finally tattooed a list of my no nos in his brain hehehe. 3 years ago, he got me a whole carrot cake for my bday and it was just the two of us!! I was so angry but the look in his eyes made me feel guilty at the same time. The horrible feeling I felt led me to eat the whole cake (probably had 10-12 portions!) =(
I have no self control whatsoever - If I want it, i'm blimmin' well having it and that's that!
Of course now that I'm actually fed up of being a fatty, I have to change my evil ways, so no more late night binges on £1 bags of Chilli Doritos, or Dairy Milk Oreo bars. The most painful one will be giving up my lemon fanta. I almost passed out when I eventually discovered how many calories were in one glass alone...*sobs*
A huge well done to you for not letting that ice cream get one over on you, and I LOVED the part about using a smaller bowl to make it look like more!
Saaaaame here, theres no crisps of choc or ice cream in my flat. I have trouble keeping my jammy mitts off the good stuff. So my poor husbands lost half a stone while i've been on a diet! We only buy individual portions of stuff if we want something.
Not alone. I cannot have just one Jaffa cake or one pack of quavers. But it's important that we have some treats so I've switched to low fat low calorie alternatives. The Special K crisps are great. 25 crisps only 95 calories and they are scrumptious. Graze boxes are BRILLIANT for work in lunch boxes, all low cal and low fat. Only £3.79 and you get 4 tubs of snacks. Life is too short not to have some treats in, what we need to do is learn to control it and ourselves. It's tough but we will get there...together!
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Not alone though I'm getting past most of it. (therapy) I have a few tricks up my sleeve to help so I'll share though I'm not from the UK, just popped over for a visit:
1) Just keep tempting junk out of the house
2) Send any temptations that find their way to your home to work with husband, boyfriend, etc.
3) Buy single serving treats or order them at a restaurant
4) If someone brings treats, serve and then send leftovers home with them
5) Keep a small amount of treats of the type that you can resist - for me it's peanut brittle, sweet, salt and crunch in one bite and they don't nag at me from the cupboard like chocolate might
6) When all else fails brush your teeth, rinse with a good tasting refreshing mouthwash and then take a short walk - works every time
Last edited by vintagecat; 09-01-2013 at 07:04 PM.
Trust me, you are not alone! I am 64 years old and stilll fighting the urge to BINGE on salty/sweet junk. A taste or a serving is never enough. I obsess about it --
This is the very reason I've avoided buying tubs of ice cream, LOL, even if it is for the kids. If they need ice cream that badly I'll buy them a single cone when we're out. I try to avoid and limit things that can trigger a binge and ice cream is one of mine. I can quite easily eat a whole tub & pack of cones in one evening, I kid you not. I try not to deny myself though, like last night I had one individual WW ice cream tub with rockmelon. I try to buy individual or small portion sizes and I hide chips and bickies so they're not on sight when I open the cupboard. Good luck, it's not easy, especially with kids in the house.
Have you considered the possibility that you could be dealing with sugar addiction? Low fat goes so far. We need fat in our diet. Not enough, we set ourselves up for cravings.
Sugar? Insidious (as is aspartame, too.). If you have sugar addiction, it's not just food you are struggling with. It is outright chemical addiction...a powerful force driving you madly to want more.
Oh my goodness, it's been a long time.....OK a very long time.
I have been ill more or less for a year with my chest and have ust had an operation which should hopefully help.
Not quite back to square 1 but not far off! Here we go again!
Aaaaaaaarrrrrggggghhhhh!!!!
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