The craving for sweets and eats is strong with this one

J9Trixy2017
J9Trixy2017 Posts: 7 Member
edited November 22 in Motivation and Support
I have been on and off again with dieting. I am down 32 from my heaviest and I have been staying strong here, but I am still not happy with my excess fat. I want to get rid of it, but Sheesh, do I have some bad habits that I have built strong into my head.
RIGHT NOW, THIS VERY MINUTE, I want to stuff my face stupid. I want to let my food zombie out (ya know, the part of my head that just says "eat, eat eat" while mindlessly eating). But I also, very much, want to change. I don't want to be dependent on food. I want this monkey off of my back.
That leads me here, complaining until the feeling goes away.
Thanks for listening or rather reading.
PS, I didn't eat because I am not hungry

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  • Tattoos_and_Tea
    Tattoos_and_Tea Posts: 529 Member
    I hear you! My cravings are in the evening where I just want to ate all the jelly sweets that’s in my sons treat cupboard lol
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    You are one step ahead in this game by acknowledging the internal conflict, the ambivalence. I used to eat (what I believed was) emotionally, for a long time, and I couldn't stop until I understood that I didn't even find comfort in that way of living; I was eating compulsively. I have had success by reintroducing regular meals, planning meals I enjoy, only buying foods I need for those meals, and redefining myself as person who just doesn't eat mindlessly. Now, I eat out of plan only occasionally, and never truly excessively. Losing weight has always been easy for me, but keeping it off for three years, that's a whole new experience, and it couldn't have happened without a lifestyle thats's easy to stick to.
  • fanarad
    fanarad Posts: 97 Member
    I know the feeling! For me the snacking and binge eating is my downfall. I like healthy food and eat healthy food..but then I snack while cooking dinner because I'm so hungry then eat dinner because we'll. ..I cooked it. Feel free to add me and we can keep each other motivated to stay away from pointless eating :)
  • cynthiabickham
    cynthiabickham Posts: 1,009 Member
    I try to counteract those feelings and chew a piece of gum. It helps most of the time
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