So what are your S's?
MJ7910
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In thinking about doing this I realize I need to define for myself what are the things that set me off into binge land.
First and foremost, Chocolate. In any form. Even in diet cocoa, low calorie jello mousse, coconut milk/chocolate ice cream bars... all those things are under 100 calories but they set me off. There is obviously the other types of chocolate that are not diet that do it too... brownies, cake, candy bars, etc... so anything like that i am labeling as one of the S's.
Snacks... I used to be able to snack but it turned into this game of "just one more thing" which led to binging. So now if there is a particular snack i want, i have to somehow make it part of a meal. In a way that sounds like cheating the system, but it's not. Because eating between meals is what makes me eat more, not eating at a meal. I know myself well enough to know i can handle it with a meal, if properly portioned out.
Seconds...I usually just take what I want on my plate and don't go back for more. So this one won't be as huge a stumbling block for me. But either way, I still have to remember it.
So what about those S days or exception days - I still need to be mindful that I can have the item, but I need to pick just one type of goody and only in moderation. Doing this, I won't feel deprived.
I'm hoping this will help me take steps back toward responsible ways of maintaining my weight and being healthy.
Obviously exercise is always part of the plan.
So what if I'm really hungry... well, I have to learn to wait for the next meal. I can't expect to go throughout life never experiencing hunger. That is what our bodies are made for, experiencing hunger as a bodily sensation.
First and foremost, Chocolate. In any form. Even in diet cocoa, low calorie jello mousse, coconut milk/chocolate ice cream bars... all those things are under 100 calories but they set me off. There is obviously the other types of chocolate that are not diet that do it too... brownies, cake, candy bars, etc... so anything like that i am labeling as one of the S's.
Snacks... I used to be able to snack but it turned into this game of "just one more thing" which led to binging. So now if there is a particular snack i want, i have to somehow make it part of a meal. In a way that sounds like cheating the system, but it's not. Because eating between meals is what makes me eat more, not eating at a meal. I know myself well enough to know i can handle it with a meal, if properly portioned out.
Seconds...I usually just take what I want on my plate and don't go back for more. So this one won't be as huge a stumbling block for me. But either way, I still have to remember it.
So what about those S days or exception days - I still need to be mindful that I can have the item, but I need to pick just one type of goody and only in moderation. Doing this, I won't feel deprived.
I'm hoping this will help me take steps back toward responsible ways of maintaining my weight and being healthy.
Obviously exercise is always part of the plan.
So what if I'm really hungry... well, I have to learn to wait for the next meal. I can't expect to go throughout life never experiencing hunger. That is what our bodies are made for, experiencing hunger as a bodily sensation.
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SNACKS .... I find it difficult to remember to eat 3 square meals a day so snacks for me are easy to get food when I realise I have forgotten to eat a breakfast and lunch (and that was a VERY regular occurrence) ... that tends to be things like, well it changes (depending whats available in the cupboards), anything easy ... roll and butter and cheese roll and butter and crisps, biscuits or sugary cerial (coco pops or frosties), left over chicken on butter bread or left over cake that the kids didnt eat. .... thats my snack problem ... not all at the same time thou lol
SECONDS ... has never been an issue for me I dont ever and never have gone back for more of a meal, in fact I rarely finish what is on my plate.
S DAYS (sat and sun)... If there is a particular treat I would like, then I can wait till the saturday or sunday, waiting means you enjoy it more
S DAYS (special days) things like aniversarys, weddings, birthdays, holidays, xmas etc .... careful careful careful but Ill tend to enjoy these days as they are very infrequent
As I said in a previous post, I have already started this "way of life" as it seems like the best option to omit cal counting, I also used this method while I was maintaining for a year, it deffo worked for maintaining, Im not so sure (without cal counting) it will be great for me when losing .... so Ill be cal counting alongside it
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