Carbs and loss of control

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

Do you cut out carbs for periods of time and then reintroduce them as a cheat meal? If so, that could be your downfall perhaps.

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

jensquish1 wrote: »

IsaackGMOON wrote: »

Do you cut out carbs for periods of time and then reintroduce them as a cheat meal? If so, that could be your downfall perhaps.

I don't cut them out completely at all. I try and keep my protein higher than my carbs and in general I "try" to keep my carb intake decent. So I'm not really sure what triggered it. It's not the first time. I guess I just can't eat anything carbish when I'm at home in the evenings.

I guess people respond to carbs differently. Could you open your diary? Or tell me how many carbs you eat normally?

Serena795 wrote: »

Have you tried
1) increasing protein and fat intake
2) increasing daytime portion sizes
3) keeping the trigger foods out of the house? Or keeping yourself out of the house?

I've found that all of those steps limit the damage I can do. If I increase protein and fat intake, my blood sugar levels are less likely to dip, and keeping me/the food out of the house prevents temptation.

Also, what I've personally realized is that when I crave carbs or start eating a lot of them, what I really am is bored or lonely. Enjoying a little ice cream or chatting with friends, or keeping myself occupied usually keeps the carbs at bay.

That being said, I can feel my strength workouts tank if I don't eat enough starches, so there's a fine line between carb-eating because you have temptation, and carb-eating because your body is craving some starches for muscle repair/glycogen storage.

lemurcat12 wrote: »

I'd estimate it. If not it's easy to have that play into the pattern. Once you screw up and overeat you think "eh, I don't know what I ate and can't log," and then your mind uses that as an excuse to eat more: "I'm already over anyway and what's more over when the number is unknowable, and besides after tonight I won't do it ever again!" Better to try and estimate as accurately as possible and face it. Still better to log while you are doing it, of course.

It may be more the situation than the carbs (which sound like they are actually a mix of carbs and fat). We can have a pattern or habit of eating under certain circumstances that is hard to resist until the habit is broken. If I start allowing myself to grab a handful of this or that at work I end up eating way more than I intended, so in that circumstance I have to not snack. If you have a habit of overeating at home in the evenings I wouldn't keep food around until you are reading to seriously work on it and have everything else under control. You might be able to incorporate single servings outside the house or the like.

I think telling ourself that we don't have control is a good way to make that true.

newblue95 wrote: »

I find that if I eat more during the day, I eat less at dinner. I usually allow myself a pretty big protein-rich breakfast and lunch, maybe up to 500 calories each. I've also cut carbs down too 100g or so a day. Both of these strategies help me feel a lot less hungry at dinnertime and later. It does take some trial and error to find a system that works for you. I used to have a huge problem of snacking at night too, but you can overcome it! Good luck!

Katzedernacht wrote: »

That used to happen to me!! I usually had it triggered by alcohol though, so now that I drink so so so little, it's gone.

I think measuring the serving portions might help?

ohmscheeks wrote: »

That sucks. My issue is with "eating out", I can't order a salad. I always end up with the nacho supreme burger and a milk shake, lol. So, I am trying to eat at home now... Weight loss is hard enough without dangling temptations in my own face.