Sometimes I am hungry
cubfan26
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I live alone and have weight problem. I often turn to food for emotional reasons. Now I face serious health problems, so my approach to food is attempting to change. Part of this attempted change is using MyFitnessPal again after dropping it three years ago.
Two days completed on my current journey and I have had some degree of success, however I ate more food on day two than I did on day one.
Day one, I was extremely motivated by my first visit with a psychologist. We spent all of our time discussing my current health issues and my current relationship with food and eating. I came home from that session and had complete control over how fast or slow I ate, how often I ate and how much I ate. I came in under my calorie goal easily.
Day two, I came under my calorie goal easily as well, however this is mostly because MyFitnessPal awarded me 353 extra calories in exchange for the 6,154 steps I took that day.
On day two, I ate too quickly at times, ate more calories than on day one, and ate more often than on day one. Despite all of that I came in under my exercise adjusted calorie goal. I am concerned that i am slipping back into having little or no control over my eating.
I have a motivational list hanging on my fridge door. One of the items on the list is a reminder to accept the fact that I might not always feel sated. Another item on the list reminds me that this is a life or death problem I am dealing with. Doing all the right things is much easier said than done.
I have a strategy of sucking on an Altoid whenever I have had enough food but still feel like eating. This strategy worked much better on day one than on day 2. I recognize my control has slipped a bit on day two. I was not completely out of control, but I was in control less often than on day one.
Please offer any insights, encouragement, similar stories, etc. I could use the support.
Two days completed on my current journey and I have had some degree of success, however I ate more food on day two than I did on day one.
Day one, I was extremely motivated by my first visit with a psychologist. We spent all of our time discussing my current health issues and my current relationship with food and eating. I came home from that session and had complete control over how fast or slow I ate, how often I ate and how much I ate. I came in under my calorie goal easily.
Day two, I came under my calorie goal easily as well, however this is mostly because MyFitnessPal awarded me 353 extra calories in exchange for the 6,154 steps I took that day.
On day two, I ate too quickly at times, ate more calories than on day one, and ate more often than on day one. Despite all of that I came in under my exercise adjusted calorie goal. I am concerned that i am slipping back into having little or no control over my eating.
I have a motivational list hanging on my fridge door. One of the items on the list is a reminder to accept the fact that I might not always feel sated. Another item on the list reminds me that this is a life or death problem I am dealing with. Doing all the right things is much easier said than done.
I have a strategy of sucking on an Altoid whenever I have had enough food but still feel like eating. This strategy worked much better on day one than on day 2. I recognize my control has slipped a bit on day two. I was not completely out of control, but I was in control less often than on day one.
Please offer any insights, encouragement, similar stories, etc. I could use the support.
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If you're legitimately hungry (not bored/upset), eat something. Snack on some vegetables. Carrots, celery, broccoli, etc.0
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From what you have posted you have learned from day 2 and that's all that matters. Learn and move forward, don't beat yourself up over the little things. Day 2 won't mean much when you hit year 2. And deficit is deficit, you did burn those calories taking those steps and moving around so you do need to eat some of that back. With MFP the suggestion to base your calorie consumption on is your BMR plus 50% of what you burned. Feel good that you are making a change, don't beat yourself up over the little things, learn from it and keep going.0
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Try gum instead of altoids, the chewing action might help more.
I would also recommend finding some things to do when you are home... You live alone, but do you have friends you can invite over or go out with? If no, try to find a walking buddy or something (kijiji has lots of posters seeking similar, or check out Meetup; this site has local groups who go out and do things, from coffee groups to steampunk groups to hiking and pet focused groups. This is a good way to meet people safely. )
For when you are home... What do you do? I ask because I find that I am most at risk of turning to food when I have nothing else to occupy my Mind (like when I am watching tv) Do something that requires your focus, and hence, takes your focus off food! Read (or write!), do some puzzle books, buy a second hand textbook on a subject that always interested you and work through it. Knit, take up pottery, take up boxing, Whatever! My point is find something that engages you enough that you can't focus on it and think about food at the same time. If health is your new kick, take a nutrition or health-focused cooking class, join a book club, go to the gym.
Finally since it seems like you do better when you have someone to discuss these problems with, find someone to do that with, even on here.
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Thank you all for your advice and encouragement. I need it.0
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