Could use some help today
Phoenix212
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So far I've managed to stay strong, but I've been having cravings and urges since last night before bed and they're getting really hard to ignore. I packed all my meals/snacks for the day to bring with me so I wouldn't be tempted by food on campus. I was hungry when I came home and worked out instead, then had a small healthy snack and now I'm just waiting until it's time to make dinner and all I can think about is heaps of junk food (I don't have any in the house, at least). I've been so good for almost 2 weeks now. I don't want to give up! I want to stay strong and not ruin the past 2 weeks of hard work and healthy eating. I want to get down closer to my goal before I go away this summer, but everything's just fading away into a haze of sugar cravings.
Any words at all to help keep me going would be much appreciated >_< Help!
Any words at all to help keep me going would be much appreciated >_< Help!
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as a binge eater i know that the self talk in the head can be brutal. just try and stick to your guns.
drink lots of water or a decaf tea or decaf coffee (helps me) and hang in there. can you do some cleaning or some organizing to distract yourself?
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Hard boiled eggs can help with sugar cravings I have found, or some cottage cheese.
But I tend to allow myself some dark chocolate or a small milk chocolate item each evening anyway, because in my experience, if you keep ignoring a craving that is persistent, rather than go away, it just intensifies and is more likely to lead to a binge. Better to allow something reasonable, and get it out of the way. If it is really bad, I sometimes, if it is daytime, go to a cafe and have something nice, because I would sooner have a few hundred extra calories, than thousands.0 -
Ordinarily I'd absolutely agree with you and I'd recommend the same exact thing to anyone else, but I'm scared to let myself have even that much... I'm a woman of extremes. I have an incredibly hard time moderating myself and I'm worried that if I let myself have just one treat that I'll go off on a tangent (it's happened far too many times in the past). Additionally, I'm also trying to stick to the South Beach diet which rules out so many of those things I might treat myself with. I'm trying to keep drinking herbal teas and keep myself distracted with doing laundry, homework, whathaveyou but I'm just so tired...
I'll keep doing my best. Thank you so much for the support0 -
Sometimes, it help to eat a few hundred more calories of protein/fat (for me). Like a piece of whole grain toast with avocado, tomato, and cheese (melted). Nuts are also good in a pinch. Do you have any sweeter foods that don't unleash the monster? Someone mentioned dark chocolate - that works for me too. I can have 1-2 servings and feel good. I try to savor every bite.
Also, (and I'm better at this at night for some reason), but I tell myself that I can have what I want for breakfast tomorrow. So far, I have not woken up wanting what sounded so deperately good the night before.
You will be ok! You need to power through this. The urge will dissipate.0 -
Doubleduofa, that's a neat trick with the breakfast thing! I'll have to remember that too.
Phoenix, you know all the right things to do, it's just a matter of doing them. I know it's way easier said than done! Have you written (or typed online) a list of all the reasons you want to lose weight? Time to read those again! It's SO hard when you're craving, I know. Just imagine what you would tell an alcoholic who wants a drink!
Hang in there
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Phoenix Phoenix Phoenix! You're OK! You're stronger than your cravings, and you're stronger than the urge to binge. Those thoughts telling you to just do it aren't YOU, they're false, and if you leave them alone they'll leave you alone. Get distracted, or go to sleep (which I hope you have already!)
How're you doing now?
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Thank you so so much everyone. Not even joking, your replies brought tears to my eyes and I NEVER cry. I think I made it past the choke-point and I should be ok for tonight
You guys are seriously wonderful. I'm so glad I found you!
Thank you again!<3 Love you guys and I'll be here for you all the next time you may need it too 0 -
Yeeeeah you made it!! Awesome. I feel proud and I don't even know you! 0
