Happy Australia Day to all my Aussie uac peeps!

@donna25trinity Add my 5 cents to this: No comfort food in the house, bags or boxes of ready-made chopped carrot sticks, cucumber in the fridge, low- calorie dip, going for a walk, get music ready in-ear for furious walk, start a knitting project, brush your teeth thoroughly and gargle with something minty! You won't want to put anything into that beautifully clean mouth! Wrap yourself in a comfort blanket, watch a film and drink tea, lots of interesting tea options.

@Ja_Kl and @Chinkiri awesome advice which i shall def take on board! Thank u so much i really appreciate it. I was buying treats for hubby and getting him to hide them but must admit i hve gotten lazy with that lately, so i think u guys are right the trick is to not hve them in the house at all! I am also now pretty excited to find a hobby to replace food! As u guys said cups of tea, reading, crafts and knitting can get me started. Thanks again guys! Xo

donna25trinity wrote: »

I wld love to hear tips you all hve used to combat comfort eating. This 2 month uac journey i hve been on has made it very clear that i eat after stressful events. Wld love to hear how u guys manage this?? My whole life i hve always been so determined by eating healthy and exercising but always hve been on the chubby side and its more apparent than ever that this " comfort eating" i do to feel better after im stressed is wat is holding me back. Uac has been amazing as it is making me accountable and although i hve not fully stopped comfort eating uac has made me aware as to wat the issue is and i also can no longer just sweep it under the rug like i hve for the last 37 years of my life! I am 1.5 kgs away from being in the healthy weight range so am really proud of how far ive come! Any advice or tips wld be appreciated.

Hi @donna25trinity.

My BIG ah-ha was three-fold
1. Food is broken into nutrients, which are measured by lab tests. Those nutrients give us energy, repairs our body, etc.
What this meant to me? After 50 years of eating what I thought would taste good, I realized I’d missed the boat. I began eating for Health Ie to provide those nutrients!

2. Comfort food is NOT comforting the next day when scale is up & fear of regain occurs.
I actually will tell myself out loud “Food can’t comfort; it’s nutrients.”

3. To me, a huge part of losing weight & maintaining is learning how to handle stress. “This is difficult, but short-lived.”
“Everything changes; expect it.”
“Tears aren’t weakness; they can be a way some of us relieve stress.”
Walks help everything.
Self-kindness means caring for ourselves when we are stressed as we would a friend or young child. Empathizing, loving, distracting, soothing.

I hope this helps!
You’ve got this!

Hugs,
Maddie

MadisonMolly2017 wrote: »

donna25trinity wrote: »

I wld love to hear tips you all hve used to combat comfort eating. This 2 month uac journey i hve been on has made it very clear that i eat after stressful events. Wld love to hear how u guys manage this?? My whole life i hve always been so determined by eating healthy and exercising but always hve been on the chubby side and its more apparent than ever that this " comfort eating" i do to feel better after im stressed is wat is holding me back. Uac has been amazing as it is making me accountable and although i hve not fully stopped comfort eating uac has made me aware as to wat the issue is and i also can no longer just sweep it under the rug like i hve for the last 37 years of my life! I am 1.5 kgs away from being in the healthy weight range so am really proud of how far ive come! Any advice or tips wld be appreciated.

Hi @donna25trinity.

My BIG ah-ha was three-fold
1. Food is broken into nutrients, which are measured by lab tests. Those nutrients give us energy, repairs our body, etc.
What this meant to me? After 50 years of eating what I thought would taste good, I realized I’d missed the boat. I began eating for Health Ie to provide those nutrients!

2. Comfort food is NOT comforting the next day when scale is up & fear of regain occurs.
I actually will tell myself out loud “Food can’t comfort; it’s nutrients.”

3. To me, a huge part of losing weight & maintaining is learning how to handle stress. “This is difficult, but short-lived.”
“Everything changes; expect it.”
“Tears aren’t weakness; they can be a way some of us relieve stress.”
Walks help everything.
Self-kindness means caring for ourselves when we are stressed as we would a friend or young child. Empathizing, loving, distracting, soothing.

I hope this helps!
You’ve got this!

Hugs,
Maddie

Thanks Maddie just like all the other comments again this one really hit home for me. Its comforting to know that all of ur guys mindsets, strategies u hve implemented and self awareness has worked for u all as that means it can also work for me! Take care and thanks again!

Keep in touch re meals! I don't have a sweet tooth, fortunately, and I don't like fast food, but I do like my food! I find that lots of vegetables added to starch I crave, like potatoes, pasta, sort me out.

donna25trinity wrote: »

Will do and yeah carbs are just the best arnt they!! Sweets unlike yourself is something im also a sucker for. Thankfully a tiny bit of choclate or vanilla yougurt satisfies my cravings.

I too have a sweet tooth but have learnt that if I allow myself small amounts of sweet stuff regularly, it keeps the cravings under control. Plus for me fruit also helps with the cravings so I try and have a couple of pieces every day. My friend is the opposite, she s to cut out sweet totally for a period to get control of her cravings. Different things work for different people, but being aware of a challenge is the first step to finding the solution that works for you.

Dory_42 wrote: »

donna25trinity wrote: »

Will do and yeah carbs are just the best arnt they!! Sweets unlike yourself is something im also a sucker for. Thankfully a tiny bit of choclate or vanilla yougurt satisfies my cravings.

I too have a sweet tooth but have learnt that if I allow myself small amounts of sweet stuff regularly, it keeps the cravings under control. Plus for me fruit also helps with the cravings so I try and have a couple of pieces every day. My friend is the opposite, she s to cut out sweet totally for a period to get control of her cravings. Different things work for different people, but being aware of a challenge is the first step to finding the solution that works for you.

Good way to handle it Dory! I agree and ur so right! Im personally less likely to reach for junk if i dnt deprive my sweet cravings.