Man! Did it again. I over-ate. Not like I'm eating horrible junk - I'm just still eating too much. I eat until I hurt, and even then I still want to eat more!
Ah! How do I temper this? I like food. I really, really like food. And I'm totally getting the munchies. And I can't wait to start eating carbs again. Did I fail on this? Is my hypothalamus still out of whack? Or am I causing it to stay out of whack? I hate the idea that I may be sabotaging my success. Wouldn't be the first time.
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I really think this is all in your head. What I mean is, you really have to slow down and pay attention to your body. As soon as you feel full, think about what you just ate and be satisfied. Stop sabotaging yourself! Think about everything you have been through to get here, you are sooooo close to the end!
ReplyDeleteOh Net, I think you are too hard on yourself. You are staying withing the 2-lbs allowance, so you are doing just fine. The hardest part is avoiding the starch & sugar--and you are doing that--so you are ok.
ReplyDeleteThis is a process, your hypothalamus is resetting well. As long as you are staying away from the "forbidden" food, relax.
As for the "munchies"; surround yourself with celery sticks, raw nuts, green apples (all of those things that are not really fun to munch). Since you are not munching on "junk food", it sounds like you are still doing well. Just keep monitoring and make adjustments as needed.
You are doing great!
I just ran across this article on (Realage.com):
ReplyDeletehttp://www.realage.com/blogs/doctor-oz-roizen/3-ways-to-stop-overeating-for-good
3 Ways to Stop Overeating -- for Good
December 23, 2009 12:00 AM by Mehmet C. Oz, MD, and Michael F. Roizen, MD |
39 commentsNext time you’re obsessing about another holiday eggnog or chocolate bombe cake a la mode, ask yourself this: "Would I shove that stuff into a friend’s body?" Mouth too full to answer? Use these strategies to nix bad habits and eat right:
Get lost (in your mind). When you want to eat to feel better, walk around the block (go ahead and put on your boots; we’ll wait), and think about the bad feelings that are driving you to the fridge. Maybe you can start sorting them out instead of hiding them behind 3 extra inches of abdominal fat. If the walk isn’t enough, try meditation or prayer. For some people, these calming focusers quiet the subconscious drive to eat.
Plan. Big decisions about food need to be made in the supermarket, not in your kitchen. Avoid filling your home with junk and it’ll be easier to eat right. Shop the edges of the supermarket rather than the middle.
Pay it forward. One of the keys to waist-size success is how you balance two competing forces -- immediate gratification (those chips) versus delayed gratification (a better body, better sex, fewer wrinkles, not to mention a longer life!). It’s tough because immediate gratification is hard to resist. So try flipping the immediate gratification into a long-term consequence and turning the delayed gratification into an immediate, visual picture. Like this: Think hard about the negative consequences of the chips (picture a clogged artery). Now, visualize yourself two sizes smaller with all the grandchildren you want (or just Brad Pitt or Megan Fox lying next to you).
One more posting (from RealAge.com) that might help.
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Monday, April 05, 2010
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I do not recommend taking antidepressant drugs, although they will help raise dopamine levels and curb appetite for emotional eating, they will also cause toxicity in your body with other possible side effects.
Instead, You can take amino acids that will get you the same result but with nutritional supplements.
Taurine is an amino acid which helps with depression. Take as directed on the bottle.
Also,
5 HTP 100mg. can be taken before bedtime to help with insomnia and for an antidepressant. Take as directed on bottle.
These both help brain chemistry to balance moods which will in turn eliminate those poor moods which drive us to eat when we are not really hungry for food but hungry for love or comfort.
WOW that is some awesome information! Thank you! Thank you!
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