Why do i ruin it

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  • divcara
    divcara Posts: 357 Member
    edited October 2016
    Mmmm Nutella....it's so hard to have just a tablespoon. That's really the stuff I have the hardest time having around. It would be fine if I could keep it to a serving, but when I'm hungry and want something - look out. I have eaten a jar of cookie butter in a parking lot before I even got it home. I don't have any great advice, just that things like that I can't even keep in the house.

    If you can resist something in the store, you only have to resist it one time. But if you bring it home, you have to resist it about 876 times knowing it's there and you want it and that uses up a whole lot of willpower. In a moment of weakness, it's too easy to grab. If you have to get dressed, go in your car, drive to the store, park.... a lot easier to resist.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    Chin up. Today is a new day.
  • Missbright14
    Missbright14 Posts: 57 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    alqotaibi wrote: »
    Thanx guys.
    I'm not restricting at all. I'm on 1750 cals and I eat most of my exercise calories too. I am ready to ovulate which does make me crave stuff. I just don't know how to stop it.

    I had yesterday before work. 4 twirls and half a pack of nuts (the share bag) then got home and had full jar of Nutella, twirl bites and a takeaway.
    I feel fine now n feel like it's outa my system and I can start again.
    Just wish I could stop binging altogether xx

    Are you eating your feelings? A lot of people binge as a coping mechanism for other things?

    Yes!! That's exactly it. I don't know how to get out of this coping mechanism x
  • Missbright14
    Missbright14 Posts: 57 Member
    samanthaluangphixay wrote: »
    If this is happening at ovulation time, try to keep a track of your cycle and plan to eat at maintenance during that time. Fit the stuff into your day. You may slow your losses slightly (but women can lose slower than men because of menstrual cycle/hormonal things) but maybe the extra calories might help.

    That's a really good IDEA actually I am going to try this x
  • Missbright14
    Missbright14 Posts: 57 Member
    Thank you all so much for your advise and comments. I really appreciate it.
    I think I will take all the comments on board and try it for a couple of months and if nothing changes I will have a chat with the nurse at my gp surgery.
    Here's to a new week x
  • Missbright14
    Missbright14 Posts: 57 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    alqotaibi wrote: »
    Thanx guys.
    I'm not restricting at all. I'm on 1750 cals and I eat most of my exercise calories too. I am ready to ovulate which does make me crave stuff. I just don't know how to stop it.

    I had yesterday before work. 4 twirls and half a pack of nuts (the share bag) then got home and had full jar of Nutella, twirl bites and a takeaway.
    I feel fine now n feel like it's outa my system and I can start again.
    Just wish I could stop binging altogether xx

    When I do the following, I don't have cravings:

    1. Get sufficient sleep
    2. Exercise regularly - when I get the happy hormones from exercise, I'm not prone to seeking them from food.
    3. Get sufficient protein in relationship to carbs. I'm not low carb, but reducing carbs and upping protein worked for cravings for me. See also http://www.nutrition.org.uk/healthyliving/fuller/understanding-satiety-feeling-full-after-a-meal.html
    4. Eat moderate amounts of fruit. This makes me less interested in higher calorie sweets.
    5. Take a magnesium supplement. This can be especially helpful for women premenstrually.
    6. Save foods like chocolate for after dinner, in small amounts
    7. Stay hydrated
    8. Have a calorie deficit that is appropriate for the amount of weight I need to lose. An overly aggressive goal can definitely lead to cravings.
    9. Eat at maintenance when my appetite goes up premenstrually.
    10. Exercise more at ovulation.

    I am going to try some magnesium too x
  • 911Doughboy
    911Doughboy Posts: 80 Member

    DebSozo wrote: »
    Doughboy193 wrote: »
    Diets of seclusion dont work. Everything in moderation

    Do you mean "exclusion"?

    yea thats that word....i think i was at work for 5 hours already when i wrote that.
  • DebSozo
    DebSozo Posts: 2,578 Member
    Doughboy193 wrote: »
    DebSozo wrote: »
    Doughboy193 wrote: »
    Diets of seclusion dont work. Everything in moderation

    Do you mean "exclusion"?

    yea thats that word....i think i was at work for 5 hours already when i wrote that.

    :)

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