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Posted by bookgurl99 on May 5, 2003, at 22:24:26
Hey y'all,
I'm working on losing weight, having gained about 20 pounds in the past year. (I am 5'5", 180 pounds!!!)
I'm finding that by following a diet that has healthy fats and low G.I. index foods, I've been able to kill physical cravings for junk food. BUT, even though I'm not hungry, I'm still eating certain junk foods -- sundaes, chocolates, etc. -- totally out of habit, or because a friend is eating it at the time.
Has anyone else done this? I can't figure out if I'm scared to really lose weight and change, or if I just want to -fit in- at the moment. What do you do to combat emotional eating? Any ideas?
books
Posted by lostsailor on May 6, 2003, at 5:25:26
In reply to trying to curb emotional eating, posted by bookgurl99 on May 5, 2003, at 22:24:26
Funny I was just asking where you went a week or so ago. If I remember right you you work out so maybe add some cardio stuff into routine.
I have taken a bit to sweets, too, in the past year or so...doc thinks it's a "sweet tooth" from bedtime med (serequil, visteral, or ambian)
Fridge is now stuffed with those lil' baby carrots and assorted "good for me snacks". Just an idead, though.Why do I have a difficult time seeing you do it "just to fit in" Does not, from little we have chatted to be your style....\
~tony
Posted by daizy on May 6, 2003, at 8:52:04
In reply to trying to curb emotional eating, posted by bookgurl99 on May 5, 2003, at 22:24:26
I have gainged weight since being on these meds because they make me want to eat lots, so Ive also been binge eating, which also makes me very anxious, like a vicious circle really! Ive just replaced things like bread, for low calorie bread, cut out using oil in my food, less salt, and sugar with sweetner. And also to prepare food in the fridge for when you know you will be hungry, so you dont turn to junk food, and drinking a lot of water all help. I know its very easy to say, but really hard to stick to! Im still trying!
ps: exercise!
Posted by bookgurl99 on May 6, 2003, at 13:23:09
In reply to Re: trying to curb emotional eating, posted by lostsailor on May 6, 2003, at 5:25:26
>Why do I have a difficult time seeing you do it "just to fit in"
tee hee. I know, it's so easy for me to be a nonconformist in other realms.
maybe it's more of the habit and having sort of a mouth hunger for stuff that _looks_ good (you know, gooey, caramely, etc.). i can definitely decide _not_ eating the fattening stuff is a punk statement somehow.
. . .maybe i'll stick to a nice decaf coffee with lots of cream when those moments come up.
Posted by mair on May 6, 2003, at 15:01:32
In reply to Re: trying to curb emotional eating » lostsailor, posted by bookgurl99 on May 6, 2003, at 13:23:09
For most of my adult life, it never occurred to me to snack between meals or eat sweets of almost any kind. I might get a craving for an ice cream cone or bar about 3 times a summer.
Last summer I gained about 15 pounds almost without thinking about it. I think it might have been related to a new drug I started. Now I'm trying to be a bit more serious about losing weight because so few of my clothes still fit, even ones I bought at the end of the summer to accommodate for the additional weight. So far, all my efforts have only gotten me to a place where my weight is fairly stable. I haven't lost so much as a pound. Now that I'm paying more attention I'm noticing that I do a lot of unconscious eating particularly when I'm cooking. It's the constant tasting; its the slicing of something and when I get to the end I eat the last slice; and its the readily available cheese and crackers. Also I now have a sweet tooth I never had before.
My husband was a wrestler in high school and college, so he was used to having to continually lose and gain weight - a few years ago, at the behest of his doctor he lost about 25 pounds in a matter of a couple of months. I think it is so much more difficult for women.
If you come up with a way to get control over this, please clue me in.
Mair
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