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brenn24179
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I just bought sea salt peanuts and oh my, thought they were healthy but I could not control myself, those things were too good. I was thinking about Xmas foods like scallopped potatoes, macaroni and cheese,broccoli casserole, all with lots of carbs so I was leaving them alone now but peanuts are healthy but not for me it seems. Maybe it was the sea salt, I dont remember getting carried away with other nuts. Anyone else have to leave nuts or other foods low in carbs alone? I thought I was safe with peanuts, low carb but guess not.
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I pretty much avoid fruits, even lower carb ones, because once I start I just cannot stop...so I don't start unless I just have a small amount left in the house.2
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Nuts and cheese can sometimes be a problem for me, but mostly it's not so much the food as my "mood." I need to straighten my attitude out first and foremost.3
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Cheese... And definitely but butters! I can eat a tub of the latter.2
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juststartedrunningagain wrote: »Cheese... And definitely but butters! I can eat a tub of the latter.
The typo made me laugh so hard I started crying and now my staff thinks I'm more of a lunatic than usual.
Clearly I have the maturity level of a child.
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I have to be very careful with Cheese. I have no off switch.1
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My nemisis is peanut butter. If I don't put my portion in a measuring container things get ugly.6
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Cheese is a problem for me. I think I will just have a little bit, an ounce, with a cup of coffee, to finish my dinner, but once I have eaten that little bit I want another bit and so on. It is an addiction for me. I read once that there is something in cheese which makes it addictive - I cant remember what is is called, but even knowing that I continued to eat cheese. Recently I have managed to control my addiction and have lost lbs. I am now at my lowest weight since 2012. I still want to lose another 16 lbs and am determined to do that by my birthday at the end of April.4
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My nemisis is peanut butter. If I don't put my portion in a measuring container things get ugly.
Not even allowed in my home. If it were a drug, I'd be a junkie. I cannot control myself with it, even if I try to say "Oh, just a measured TBS". Nope.
If I need it for a recipe, I go to stores that have the fresh ground and get what I need. The struggle is real, lol!3 -
It would be pecans and cashews for me. So easy to over eat without realizing it! I will count out a portion and purposely eat them slowly so I can enjoy them and remember eating them!1
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Tortilla chips. Especially nachos.2
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NAAAACHOS. I love nachos. LOVE THEM. I tried a bunch of substitutes for tortilla chips including the whole mini pepper thing. yeah. no. that's....not nachos. I have had some limited success with plain unseasoned pork rinds.
I've recently become a pork rind connoisseur. lol4 -
Nuts other than almonds are hard for me to regulate. I have to put them in a measuring cup and promise myself not to go back for seconds.4
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Nuts, definitely. I have to portion them. For PB and almond butter, I buy the pre-portioned individual packs. I know they are more expensive, but that's what works for me. Yep, tortilla chips but I didn't have them very often in the past and still don't.
And surprisingly, gum. Once I get started, I want to chew piece after piece.2 -
oh yes I got carried away with gum also, had to give that up. Peanut butter and cheese does not bother me at all. Those nuts definitely get to me, I can eat them til I have a tummy ache. Yes I will give them up for now, and if I go back small packages definitely or I will weigh them and put in baggies. I got tired of pork rhinds after a while so they don't bother me. Thanks, it is something to see how people have different stuff to trigger them.
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The only kind of nuts I get in trouble with are the spiced nuts my friend and mother make around the holidays. my brain goes "oh! nuts, they're good for you, let's eat them" and I have to remind my brain these aren't just any old nuts they're covered in deliciousness and I will eat them till I'm sick.
Regular, plain, unsalted any other kind of nut I can portion out and be happy with. but these? I run the other way when I see they've been made.
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Fruit! Thats what caused me to derail. It was summer, and the frutero (fruit salesman lol) would bring these big containers of delicious looking fruit mix and I would fall for it everytime. So yea, if I eat berries, I count them out or else I'll eat a whole container.2
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I have always kept in mind something I read in a book within the past few years. It made a lot of sense to me.
It said that salt and sweet are two things our ancestors would not find plentiful in nature -- certainly not year-round, like we have access to now. (Of course there are exceptions to this.)
So it explained it like our brains are wired to send the signal of "eat all you can" while it is available.
Now, it is more complicated than that -- I know -- but it's a good thing to keep in mind when we are living in this world where pretty much everything is available at our fingertips, pretty much 24/7/365.
Whole 30 calls this "food without brakes". And to the OP -- yes, all sorts of people from all walks of life struggle with foods that you wouldn't probably imagine to be problematic.
As you can see, nuts and cheese are two things that people commonly struggle with. Those are also things that would not have been available in nature like they are now. If we came across nuts or legumes like peanuts, we would have to individually shell them, and they certainly would not be salted. Or roasted in oil.
And cheese? Ha, I still laugh thinking about the first guy who ever decided to try to milk a cow. I have also read about how big and wild the cows were before we domesticated them. I do understand the addiction to cheese, and I'm not knocking anyone who eats it. But the fact remains that it is designed to keep a baby cow close to mama and dependent on her. And for that baby cow to grow big & strong in a very short time. Think of what all magical things must be packed in there for that to happen. It's way more complicated than probably most people realize. And that's exactly why it is so addicting.
But we are all unique, and I think the most important thing is for each of us to recognize our own personal triggers -- what makes your brain "light up" and say "keep going" ... yet leaves you filled with regret later, for one reason or another. I personally feel much better overall when I avoid those things. I'm not saying I win the battle every day, I'm just saying it's good to at least know who you are up against. Then you can make the informed choice in that moment, whether it is worth it to you or not.6 -
This is timely, 6 hrs sleep v tired get home from work a v v v stressful day (hindered by tiredness) I did not eat a small handful of almonds or one slice of cheese. I ate entire pack of cheese a pack of graze (In the U.K., not sure if had elsewhere?) 500 g bag and ... a naan bread a whole one. I actually made it initially for the kids but I ate it.
So off the wagon had carbs and everything o could see. So I have the potential to pretty much overeat anything if tired/stressed/hormonal ... breathing. Thought I would share my failures.7 -
So cricket power interestingly my brain was almost on fire it lit up so much. Yet yesterday all these things were tempting but I could easily ignore... today all gone.2
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Berries. Berries, for me, are a gateway sweet
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