tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546147648413993511.post7964123741370042920..comments2023-10-12T05:16:14.858-04:00Comments on Fat Girl Fights Back: This Train Don't Stop There Anymore - Unless a Canolli is Involved - Then Yeah, Maybe a Short StopFat Girl Fights Backhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13280547102944153837noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546147648413993511.post-76986999909906894432011-01-30T15:27:35.664-05:002011-01-30T15:27:35.664-05:00When I was first getting started, I had a serious ...When I was first getting started, I had a serious problem with binge eating - and I would still say that I am an addict, though I have learned some ways to control my cravings. At first, I had to abstain - I absolutely could not have "just one" or "only a little" of something. Some big triggers for me were cheese and peanut butter (not at the same time, haha). I just could not keep them in the house because I knew I wouldn't be able to control myself. I did a lot of reading about bingeing, compulsive overeating, and food addiction, and something that really helped me was the book "Eating Mindfully" by Susan Albers.<br /><br />After a while, I tried reintroducing some of these difficult foods into my life - if I eat cheese, I buy a single string cheese at a time, or 1-2 slices from the deli if I am making a sandwich. PB I buy in single-serve cups and keep them in my desk at work for enjoying with my afternoon snack. I don't know if I could handle buying a jar of PB or a block of cheese yet, but at this point, I'm not willing to test it out. Allowing myself a little amount of what I crave now and then helps me not crave these things so intensely that I snap and binge.<br /><br />Best of luck - I look forward to reading more about your journey! Congrats on your 50 lb. loss!!!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359034187016317580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546147648413993511.post-80666216352477295002011-01-28T07:32:59.075-05:002011-01-28T07:32:59.075-05:00You made some great choices and your honesty is ke...You made some great choices and your honesty is key to your growth and change. Do not hammer yourself for what is already done.It is great that you are aware of your progress and willing to learn from each day. <br /><br />Alone I am weak, no matter how strong and powerful my ego likes to make me think I am. Food addiction is always stronger than one person. When I get out of myself and share with another the disease loses some of its stranglehold on me. I have to reach out and not depend on my false pride of fighting it off alone. <br /><br />I make a phone call or send an email to another person(s) who share my of addiction. I tell someone else what I am experiencing. I do not call for advice or reprimand: I am sharing what I feel and in doing so the desire is often lifted - one cannoli at a time. <br /><br />I can never stop at one - even if I was full to busting. If I had one I would be back for the others. I've experimented enough. I do not need to try it one more time but when I get that thought in my head that maybe this time. . . . . I reach out for help. <br /><br />When I am tempted by food I jot down a few thoughts in my journal. I often use the journal first, then if I am still unable to stay away from the food I pray and usually the answer I get from prayer is to make a call. <br /><br />That is the only thing that works for me day after day and pound after pound. <br /><br />Jane~<br />Keepingthepoundsoff.comJane Cartellihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00655507125048588634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546147648413993511.post-3736184701864832192011-01-27T23:58:06.130-05:002011-01-27T23:58:06.130-05:00Jennifer,
Thanks so much and yes, you are correct,...Jennifer,<br />Thanks so much and yes, you are correct, it's about completely changing one's perspective on food. I'm evolving and most of the time, my mind is in the right place. I will have days that are great and days that are not so great as I re-learn how to eat. <br /><br />On a positive note, before I started this plan I would have consumed the pasta and sauce, the chicken, the cake, the candies, the popcorn, the canollis and would have never given it another thought. So perhaps my learning experience from this IS that I made some good choices, I ate far less than the old me would have and accept that as progress.<br /><br />I'll check out the other bloggers you mentioned.<br /><br />Thanks again!Fat Girl Fights Backhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13280547102944153837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6546147648413993511.post-91787902723784351112011-01-27T23:38:50.074-05:002011-01-27T23:38:50.074-05:00Don't beat yourself up. It's not just a m...Don't beat yourself up. It's not just a matter of avoiding the food while lusting after it. It's a slow changing of your perspective. It's taken me a LONG time to get to this point, and I'm still not always thinking the right way. The change happens when you start to view food as fuel for your body, and not as something that's forbidden. Look at food as delicious when it's healthy. Undesirable when it's processed and laden with things that aren't healthy for you. I'm still working on it. It's a hard change to make, brain-wise. I look to Bitch Cakes for inspiration in this department. Or, any number of vegan or health foodie bloggers, such as Noshtopia. These blogs make healthy food soooo appealing that I want nothing to do with the processed things I see.<br /><br />The changes you're making are good ones. Just keep going and treat each day as a new one! Eat higher amounts of protein to help stave off hunger, and bringing your own treats is a must! A handful of nuts would have really helped make you feel satisfied. <3 <br /><br />Best of luck!! xoxoxox<br /><br />~JJennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891953417589291501noreply@blogger.com