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First NSV in a LONG TIME for me....
raven617
Posts: 9 Member
Ok so just to give you a little background....I have a really bad tendency to overeat and find excuses for over eating, I can pretty much find a reason in any situation to not only eat but over eat....now onto my NSV
Today I was within my calories and I was pretty happy about that, then after dinner my husband wanted a piece of the pie we had in the freezer, and of course....I had a piece cut and was eating it before I even thought about calories, but then my husband asked how I was with my calories today and I thought "well crap!, then I thought oh well I am already over for the day I could have a second piece and maybe even a drink...." I realized that I was making an excuse AGAIN, so when I went into the kitchen I did NOT get another slice and I put the pie away and did NOT get that drink, and the slice of pie I did have was a normal slice, 1 serving! So for me this was an NSV because I realized what I was doing and controlled myself! It may not seem like much but its a step in the right direction for me and I have to start somewhere.
Today I was within my calories and I was pretty happy about that, then after dinner my husband wanted a piece of the pie we had in the freezer, and of course....I had a piece cut and was eating it before I even thought about calories, but then my husband asked how I was with my calories today and I thought "well crap!, then I thought oh well I am already over for the day I could have a second piece and maybe even a drink...." I realized that I was making an excuse AGAIN, so when I went into the kitchen I did NOT get another slice and I put the pie away and did NOT get that drink, and the slice of pie I did have was a normal slice, 1 serving! So for me this was an NSV because I realized what I was doing and controlled myself! It may not seem like much but its a step in the right direction for me and I have to start somewhere.
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Yay!!!
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Congratulations!! Believe me, I know what a HUGE deal it is, to consciously be aware of what you are doing and to be able to STOP!!! Great work!! :flowerforyou:0
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Awesome!! Each time it will get a bit easier!0
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Amazing self control! I also have a problem with "I'm over anyway so might as well..." Glad to hear other people are concurring it!0
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Good job! I remember the first few weeks of dieting I would find myself eating things without even realizing I was doing it. If I got something out of the fridge and was cooking or if something was on the counter I would just pop a small handful into my mouth. I finally realized what I was doing and would stop chewing and spit it into the garbage. So much of our success is just breaking those old habits. Congrats on your NSF it's a big one.0
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AWESOME! being *aware* and being *in control* - this is a great NSV!0
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Thanks everyone! I feel so much better knowing that there are other people who understand how hard it can be!0
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Good for you!! I understand the mindless eating. It's not that you don't know you're eating, but it fails to register the caloric impact of what you're eating. I find I get myself into trouble when I'm out and about, eating at parties, etc. Planning is the key for me regardless of how much of an annoyance it is. I can stay within my calories if I do a bit of pre-planning of meals rather than what I've been doing more recently and that is winging it all day and get to 3pm and i have 200 calories left.
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Congrats! It was such a break through for me to get through the emotional barrier of 'oh well I f*cked up anyway!'
Also- I'm so glad people have said about catching themselves eating, I have younger siblings (much younger, 2 and 4) and always caught myself finishing off their food or having a little bit of their treats.
-Once over Easter I got fed up, got in my work out gear and prepped my 30DS video and then walked downstairs, into the kitchen and grabbed a piece of one of their Easter Eggs....I had a sudden realization that I was munching on a couple hundred of calories worth of chocolate in my sports bra and leggings!
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Well done
I've done a lot of binge eating in my time, as well as the ol' "oh well, I've eaten X now, I might as well eat Y and start again tomorrow/Monday/the start of next month" and I had a breakthrough a couple of months ago. I felt like a packet of Twisties (sort of like Cheetos but not) and I bought a pack and ate them. And that was it. It wasn't a big deal. And they weren't accompanied by a million other "bad" things (once upon a time the Twisties would have been just a small part of a 2000+ calorie binge) and I didn't feel guilty. I was eating them to enjoy them, not to quench some emotional thirst. I hope you enjoyed your pie 0
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