Will Food Rule My Life Forever?

kerr2010

So I know it is really important to losing weight to journal and be conscious of everything that you put into your body. But.... I can't help but feel that it is quite stressful and can become very overwhelming. Will it always be like this? Will I always be thinking about the next meal? What it is? When it is? Will my life ever stop revolving around eating whether it is good or bad? Or is this the price you pay for being a former fat person? Are people who have always been at a healthy weight as food centred as this or does it just come naturally because they have always had healthy habits and never had a food obsession in the first place?

ninerbuff

You just need to change your relationship with it. Write down the pro/cons. Objectively question why you feel the way you do. Then work towards a daily "rethinking" of your relationship with food.
We will work for months on our physical bodies, weeks on planning a vacation, but really spend little on time on mentally trying to improve ourselves.

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cobaltis

If you can make a routine, and get through the struggles mentally, it will eventually change. It does get easier, you naturally order chicken instead of beef, a salad over a burger etc. If your strict and do well, it makes those changes come even faster I found, though possibly harder to get through.... My motivation was superb so I definitely spent days/nights laying in bed trying to reason in my head why I shouldn't go eat any more despite the stomach aches and hunger.
The whole ordeal made me like veggies more! Now I enjoy eating healthier.

Illona88

I think if you stick to regular meals (i.e. eat at the same times every day) and stick with eating healthy and in smaller portions, eventually it will become a habit and you won't really need to think about it that much.

Also food is something that fuels your body, it IS important to think about it (and to use the right fuel). Just don't obsess.

MaraDiaz

In a way it rules everybody's lives. Try giving it up completely and see what happens.

teresadutton

I find that I have my good days and my bad days. Some days food is all I ever think about. Other days food is not on my mind. I think it is a learning process that takes awhile to learn. Losing weight for me has been 80% mental. It has been interesting to "watch" my mind go through the changing process, it is happening though, some days more than others.

raeleek

At this point I'm having to retrain my brain. This is in NO WAY an excuse but I know food is an addiction for me. I used to be an extreme emotional eater and I've had to work really hard to overcome that. As far as the next meal, I still need to drop a lot of weight so I'm always planning but I'm not counting every single gram of everything. I found that drove me crazy. I keep a close eye on calories, if I slightly go over then fine, I stay away from anything with trans fat in it, and I try to avoid processed stuff as much as I can. I've got almost 30 lbs off so far and I can tell you in those 30 lbs I have had McDonalds and Subway. I have gone to the movies and had a treat, I have gone out to dinner with girlfriends. Slowly but surely you're brain will catch up to your body. This is such a hard journey. The biggest fight is to one with your brain. A lot of us are addicts and we're having to teach ourselves how to not depend on food. Just keep up the good work and keep up the fight! You are worth it!

kerr2010

Good way to put it.

In a way it rules everybody's lives. Try giving it up completely and see what happens.

kerr2010

Thank you. That is very helpful. I may not have as much to lose as some people (I have read so many stories about people who have lost 100+ and I am truly amazed and proud of them), but I do turn to food for comfort and to deal with stress and boredom. Because of this I do see food as an addiction for me. I think in a way breaking a food addition can be even harder than a smoking or drinking addiction (this is no way is meant to trivialize people who deal with those addictions). If I smoked I could just say that's it, I quit cold turkey and remove myself from it, but I can't do that with food. I need to learn how to deal with it being in my life. I really hope it becomes easier.

At this point I'm having to retrain my brain. This is in NO WAY an excuse but I know food is an addiction for me. I used to be an extreme emotional eater and I've had to work really hard to overcome that. As far as the next meal, I still need to drop a lot of weight so I'm always planning but I'm not counting every single gram of everything. I found that drove me crazy. I keep a close eye on calories, if I slightly go over then fine, I stay away from anything with trans fat in it, and I try to avoid processed stuff as much as I can. I've got almost 30 lbs off so far and I can tell you in those 30 lbs I have had McDonalds and Subway. I have gone to the movies and had a treat, I have gone out to dinner with girlfriends. Slowly but surely you're brain will catch up to your body. This is such a hard journey. The biggest fight is to one with your brain. A lot of us are addicts and we're having to teach ourselves how to not depend on food. Just keep up the good work and keep up the fight! You are worth it!

kerr2010

Thank you very much for your input.

You just need to change your relationship with it. Write down the pro/cons. Objectively question why you feel the way you do. Then work towards a daily "rethinking" of your relationship with food.
We will work for months on our physical bodies, weeks on planning a vacation, but really spend little on time on mentally trying to improve ourselves.

A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

shirleygirl910

I know for me I am making healthier choices easier, but I still log everything everyday. On days I don't plan I don't eat right. I've been doing this for two years now. I've lost 110 lbs and have about 30 more to go. I will always be planning to some extent, because I know by not planning, that is how I got to 314 lbs.