The battle of Junk VS vegetables.

WHY DOES THE FAT GIRL ALWAYS WIN?
I wish I knew the answer to that question. If I did, I would have a completely different life. does any one know the answer to that question???
WHY DOES THE FAT GIRL ALWAYS WIN?

I think she's our habit....:grumble: We can beat her though and find the balance!:drinker: :bigsmile:

Firstly I should point out (1) I am a binger & (2) I have been on a 'diet' over a year and only gained in the last 6 months.

I seem to have a constant battle with my conscience when it comes to meal times. It's like I hear the 'thin' girl inside my head giving me advice like "don't eat chocolate pudding, eat the apple.. You like apples!" and "have a soup for your starter not garlic mushrooms and garlic bread" then the FAT girl takes over saying "I want it, I shouldn't deny myself.. It's nicer than salad"

I know what to do & how to do it so WHY DOES THE FAT GIRL ALWAYS WIN?

A friend's husband had cardiac problems and lost 50 pounds. He did it by sticking to a strict diet for 3 days, a moderate diet for 3 days, and he could eat whatever he wanted on the last day. That way he never felt completely deprived.

Can you allow yourself 1 day a week, or every other week, where you can have moderate amounts of those yummy foods. If you can do that and avoid binging, then on the other days, you can remind yourself on the other days that you get to splurge on X day, and you can wait until then for your treat. Tell yourself it will be even better then, because you've earned it (Yes, I know they say not to use food as a reward. But I say PPPFFFFTTTT! What's wrong with using delayed gratification to help you make the right choice now??) The rest of the days, you get to eat your fruits and veggies.

I actually did this on a daily basis and had great results: if I had room left in my calories at the end of the day, I could have a small amount of ice cream (and I had some really good ice cream for this). Through the day, when I was tempted with chips or cookies (especially those that weren't really all that good) or something, I would stop and think - do I really want this, or would I rather have my yummy ice cream tonight. The ice cream almost always won out. If I didn't have room in my calories, I didn't have ice cream.

Also, maybe spread out your choices of fruits and veggies. Salads can get boring, but there are a LOT of other choices out there - asparagus, squash, cucumber, broccoli and cauliflower (either raw or lightly steamed), sweet bell peppers (the orange are my favorite! but red & yellow are very good too), artichoke (steamed), etc. Variety may keep you interested and loving the good choices.