wanting junk food but I want to stop

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  • lil_lizt
    lil_lizt Posts: 275 Member
    I allow myself one cheat meal a week where I eat whatever I want and maybe have a few drinks. I'm also a junk food addict and I find having one day where I permit myself to have it keeps me on track the rest of the week. Obviously I don't pig out for that meal, but it really helps me. I also eat as well as possible the rest of the time and put in extra time and effort at the gym that day and the day after :)
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    For me, it's interesting because the more I allow myself to eat sweet or salty or fatty food, always within my calorie goal, the less I find myself wanting it. I eat so few sweets these days.

    For example, at a family party yesterday, I knew there would be cake and I made sure my calories would allow a small piece. It was the white cake with the creamy frosting from the market (Safeway or Costco, I think), and I made sure I got just a sliver.

    Well, because I don't eat sweets that often anymore, my body felt horrible after eating that small piece of cake. Horrible sugar aftertaste, tummy not feeling very well, and just icky feeling. There was nothing bad about the cake, it's just that my body didn't like it. I guess I might pass on the cake at the family birthday party on Thursday.

    I allow myself treats every day though. My favorite is no (processed) sugar added So Delicious cocoanut Frozen Diary Desert. Sometimes I put a half serving of cashews on top. Tonight I created a recipe of homemade chocolate syrup (1 tsp Hershey's unsweetened cocoa, 1 tsp Agave nectar, 1.4 c. hot unsweetened cocoanut milk, whip until everything is blended).

    Just allow yourself the treats but make sure it fits into your calorie allowance.
  • MrGonzo05
    MrGonzo05 Posts: 1,120 Member
    I control my desire to eat junk by eating junk.

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