Weird TOM NSV

jrbb03092

I've just re-started MFP and of course the moment I did, along came my TOM. Normally I would let this completely derail me.

Instead of just trying to soldier through, which has totally failed in the past, I let myself have whatever I wanted in moderation.

Smartfood and chocolate are my huge downfalls so I ate Smartfood, but I made myself pour a serving into a small bowl, eat that, and then go back for another if I really wanted it. Normally I would have just eaten the bag *facepalms*

With chocolate, I bought snack-size Hershey's peanut butter cups individually-wrapped and only let myself have one at a time. Normally I would have finished off a family-size bag of M&Ms. *facepalms more*

Whenever I started craving the Smartfood or chocolate, I would remind myself that there was lots in the cupboard, no one else was going to eat it, it would still be there tomorrow, etc.

As a result, I didn't go crazy with junk food even once this TOM. And now I know I'll be able to do really well the rest of the month.

I've also decided to keep the junk food (we're veggie otherwise so it's just a bag of Smartfood and some chocolate) in the house. I think I've spent too long telling myself I had to cut it out for things to work and instead, I need to develop a health-ier relationship with it. One serving a day won't derail my weight loss and it will stop me from perpetuating this horrible "since I have to give this up, I'm going to eat it all and start again tomorrow" cycle where tomorrow never really comes.

mommyred35

Good for you.

CrystalDreams

Teach me, I want to be like that. Usually I eat everything. I will try the bite sized chocolate thing. :drinker:

Angie_1991

I am on the depo shot and never have TOM anymore...yay me. Try it!

fierceangel1982

Exactly. I think it's actually healthier to learn to indulge in moderation than to cut out all high-calorie foods altogether. I used to eat so much chocolate almost mindlessly. For the past two months, I still let myself have some chocolate, but in much smaller amounts and I think it over before I eat it. I've found that there are times that I decide that I actually don't want it and I feel so much better, both physically and emotionally.
Way to go on your NSV

desiv2

Awesome! It finally clicked! I had a similar 'clicking' moment recently.

pamperedlinny

fantastic job.
I've learned moderation and individual size bags are key to me not going too crazy during mine.

RunsOnEspresso

I've always been a firm believer about everything in moderation and not denying cravings. I have seen too many people who go on this or that diet and eliminate "all bad foods" and then just binge themselves to oblivion one day/night because they have been denying.

Usually during my TOM I give into those chocolate cravings. I don't crave chocolate too much otherwise. Although if there is a king sized special dark bar laying around I have been known to finish that in a day or two.