hi all, I'm trying to reduce calories and all I do is think about food. What I eat, what I shouldn't eat. I plan food in advance and try to eat well, but everytime I eat something 'bad' I feel guilty and frustrated. I believe since I have been really sick for so long (6 months) that I've gotten use to food as entertainment (Ice cream and cake for special events, or just anytime! and my husband loves sugar stuff), etc. Having a set diet doesn't work real well for me, but I may have to set aside a 'plan of attack' . Balanced diet, etc. I'd like to plan more walks on the beach and more fun stuff, well I'll do that too. I hope you are all having a great weekend. It is sunny and warm here. Rah!! Off the prednisone so no excuse of over eating!!LyndaI wish the sun was shining here, its rainy and grey today....I have been craving food for the last few days, anything be it sweet or savoury and I NEED TO STOP EATING , I cant understand it as I am not a big eater but its like i cant get enough..........Am not on pred either
hi hurts and pin
its an issue with me too. have just baked a gluten and dairy free chocolate cake for my daughter this afternoon.... trying to resist it!! am hurting but she was desperate for something cakey to eat.
i also have to think a lot about food because they are both on special diets, and me too as a result.
i think the only way around the food thing is to turn it on its head and spend time thinking about what is healthy.
pin, the weather is bad for the rest of the week rain, rain , rain, i hate weeks like this.!
anna
*just thought about something else i heard... its better to have liquids than solids, so its better to have a bowl of soup rather than 3 biscuits. i watched a health program on tv that said the liquid filled your stomach up better than the solids and stayed in the stomach longer so you felt more satisfied for longer.
*i also heard somewhere that lots of people feel hungry when they are really thirsty, so you should always make sure you are getting enough fluids 6-8 glasses water a day, and a lot of people lose weight like that.
*also, dont chew gum, it fills the stomach up with air and leaves you wtih that empty feeling.
*eat an apple 15 minutes before a meal and you will eat less.
never shop on an empty stomach.
anna
I wanted to cry.
I am 137 lbs and am dying to stay that way. However I know if I give in to these wonderful places I will be 170 lbs.
I have to work hard to keep my weight.
Once in awhile me and my husband go to Bob Chins and pig out on Lobster and crab legs and garlic rolls Oh I love their cole slaw and fries and we have clam chowder.
Yum.
So, I save up for the good stuff.
Thinthin....I can relate. I used to be able to lose weight very easily. As I get older (40) I find that it is much more effort to lose weight. It is an effort. I'm determined to get back down to the low end of normal though.
Insane eating habits. I went out to watch over the nesting snowyplovers at the beach this afternoon. ON my way home I stopped at the Albertsons (I knew this was a bad idea) well....I walked past the fried chicken deli and bought 2 wings and ate them in the car!!
While I was checking out I kept looking at the 4 for $ candy bars..didn't buy any, but geeeeze they looked good. Also, bought the milk I went in for and a carton of vanilla yogurt. Came home and had a cup of the yogurt.
Is this nuts? Lynda
hurts