Having MAJOR issues here.

I know it's tough, but you're doing great if you're on here posting instead of binging! Keep it up - it will get easier! As for thinking about food, eating a lot of small, healthy snacks helps me when I'm thinking about food constantly. Another thing I do is to log the things I know I will eat and all of my fruits and veggies for the day and then I have a realistic number of calories I can have while still having my nutrients covered. I started doing that after I would check my fruits/veggies/calcium at the end of the day and realize I didn't have enough and I would be over my calories if I ate them.

As for the gas and headache, is there something you can take to help with it so you aren't completely miserable? I hope you feel better!

i think it's from not having sugar..... withdrawls anyone?

it certainly could be..... How long have you been off sugar?

The irratability, grumpy part could be withdrawel symptoms if you've given up simple carbs...they have such an addictive quality:noway:

I can seriously feel your pain. My head is aching and I want a coke so bad that I keep thinking about it. I am also having constipation issues since I started my diet. Hang in there, we can do this, we can get through this. :flowerforyou:

To get on the other side, there's no way but through .....the withdrawels come with giving up the crappy food.... the longer you're off it...one meal or snack at a time, a day at a time, several days, a week, weeks etc. ...your body will adjust and love being away from all the crap...

You've done it before ellelit you CAN DO IT AGAIN...You Truly CAN:drinker:

Keep drinking lots of water as you detox, it's not that much differerent than giving up alchohol or smokes... the chemicals are in your body and need to come out...it does take time but is SO worth IT!

Remember how good you felt when you went those 21 days in the Fall? You can get back there...ellelit....you know in your Heart of Hearts...it's the only way to have a good life....a healthy life. To be able to be free of food addiction and be able to begin to make your own choices again....to be able to be more active and not a slave to simple carbs.

Take it one moment at a time...have you got a healthy dinner planned?? Have you eaten enough healthy foods today .....can you grab a complex carb like say an apple (while preparing dinner?)....that's got some sweetness and great fiber so it'll give you that fuller feeling and maybe toss some raw almonds in with it... yum-O:bigsmile:

How about for Dinner, some baked/broiled chicken and steamed veggies, a salad, something that way...

mmm that sounds good:laugh: :drinker: Guess it's cause it's time for me to go fix dinner myself..:laugh:

Might help to pre-plan your menu's then keep posting and share them here....a safe place to be accountable while times are roughest or even in the good times of course:drinker: :flowerforyou:

FC

"Normal" is way overrated! :happy:

'Ain't' that the truth though!!!:bigsmile: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

I get that way once in a while, but I fnd ways to keep myself busy. It could be cleaning, playing games, or having a bath/shower. Eventually the feeling will pass

my suggestion for you is to start reading jane austen novels...they are fantastic and completely addicting (in a good way) get in a hot bubble bath with the book and your mind will be anywhere but food!

Think of it this way--it's the sugar/refined carbs making you feel this way, as a final "fvck you!" as they leave your body. This is how bad they were when you were eating them on a regular basis. You're seeing processed sugars and refined carbs in their ugliest, truest forms. If something makes you feel this bad, it can't be good for you.

You're giving them the finger by not giving in!

I found a great craving killer--get a big cup of ice water and mix in two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar. Now, I'm not one of those people who does the Mexican hat dance over the magical properties of AVC, but it TOTALLY kills my sugar cravings and...perhaps this is just because of my love for the Roman Empire...I think it tastes pretty good. It should be tart, but not burning your throat at all.

Oh! Something else I do, though this would not work for everyone. I find a cookbook for non-sugary/carby dishes, like meat dishes and vegetables, and just flip through them, getting ideas and whatnot. Takes my mind off of sugar and puts it on less carby yummies!