Last night's cravings

heyjude2014j

Last night I was craving chocolate and mainly alcohol and bread last night. I ate 2.5 chicken sausages and drank the rest of the whipping cream instead (prob only 2ish oz). I have a dark chocolate bar in case of emergency but I don't really want to eat it- I just like knowing it's there. I think what was really at the core of it is my husband wasn't paying the kind of attention to me that I wanted and I was feeling sorry for myself. I prob could've handled it better but It definitely could have been a full full on binge. So I'm happy I did as well as I could. Thanks for reading. Trying to stay strong ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

...while I'm being honest I did take 5 ativan over the course of the evening (usually only take 1) and i smoked 1 cigarette. So in reality I did binge on my rx (for anxiety) and I've quit smoking so that doesn't work either. I'm thankful for this forum where I can be totally honest.

Ps..I'm not touching alcohol this month

malovafarms

thanks for finding a place to be honest.. honourable .. I have a hard time at nights as well sometimes and sometimes those sometimes are more often.. but admitting always seems to be a good step ... and yes being thankful you practiced old coping ways.. reaching for food but caught yourself before a binge.. good work good luck

heyjude2014j

Thank you, that means a lot. The support really helps as I a new to opening up to other people about this part of my life.

katnoir1

You recognised the problem and managed to identify the cause - both huge achievements. And while you may have "binged" in a sense, you didn't give in to the food, which is what you were hoping to achieve. Just need to find some good habits to replace the old, bad ones

Mersie1

Hugs and high fives!!! You may feel
Like you're stumbling, but you're stumbling forward! The husband factor can be tricky! I know this all too well! Keep up your effort and you'll achieve whatever your goals are!

beccapeterson26

If you are craving chocolate I have a yummy treat idea! Mix a little cocoa powder with some heaving whipping cream (Or full fat milk) and pour over the frozen fruit. It freezes the cream and makes a sweet treat Just don't use too much heaving whipping cream since it is very high in fat.
Thanks for opening up to everyone here!

slaunderville

I gave into some cravings last night too. It is hard to be honest about that sometimes and I really respect and thank you for sharing.

teruma

My biggest problem is having "bad" food in front of me and not being able to resist it. That means I do pretty well at home but any occasion outside where there's free food available I'll just succumb and my willpower goes down to zero. Just this morning I went to a lab to get my blood tested and there was free coffee and cookies; not only I had a couple of cookies but also had a cup of hot chocolate, just because it was there, it's not even something I like or crave.

LHWhite903

Relationship problems must be addressed head-on through an open and honest discussion, @heyjude2014j . @beccapeterson26 , try a fruit bowl topped with cacao nibs, nuts and cinnamon sans whipped cream. I did so last night and it was wonderful.
@teruma , why do you think you do this? Is this a pattern stemming from some other experiences or a learned habit from watching someone?

Personally, I have the fear of scarcity that comes from dieting as well as boredom and stress, food as comfort. I'm working on it. Also, identifying "enough" and "too much/little" isn't easy for me, without outside help like MFP.