Self control?

whatalazyidiot

When I decided to re-start, I had JUST bought cookie dough. I could have thrown it away, but instead I baked the cookies, portioned them out, and had 2-3 a day (Within my calories) until they were gone.

This was the BEST thing I could have done. The very first experience I had since ditching Keto and coming back to counting calories was understanding I could eat what I want, but I had to watch my portions and calories. Since then, it just doesn't seem that difficult. And this is after literally re-starting every diet out there over the past 2 years.

And now being around "junk food" or whatever you want to call it, isn't really such a big deal. Whereas before, I would hide from it and get anxious just being around it.

I am only about 15 days into my re-start, but for probably the last year, I haven't gone past day 2 or 3, so it's still a big thing that I have even made it this far.

ShopGirl9999

I eat what i like but I call portion control. I call them 'baby bites' or 'thank you bites'. You get to have a bite or small portion and enjoy it!

amy19355

I wonder how much of the evening cravings have to do with not getting enough to eat , balanced calorie wise, during the day?

In my experience, over the last few months, it's the days when I am 'off balance' with macros that the cravings get in the way of my committment.

thehealthmentor

Desire is literally the regulator of difficulty in self-control, the bigger the desire, the easier it is to resist, some times you're not even resisting or even aware of the food you want to avoid, I know that there are research studies about self-control being a limited resource, this is the case only if there's no emotional pull towards the action you want to perform and there is a lot emotion what you want to avoid (ex. if you "have to" resist junk food, but you love it, will exhaust self-control, see emotion as the fuel of self-control). We are driven by emotions.

You can grow that desire by writing your goals down, and why you want them, all the benefits they bring in your life, and going very in depth in it so you find emotion. And keep your reasons in mind always and see things that remind you of that desire, books, pictures, videos etc... That will solve those self-control problems.