Addiction and withdrawls

It really sucks at the start. =( After a few weeks of your new routine you'll start feeling better & more in control. Just keep remembering where your goals are. Don't beat yourself up if you have a brownie or something, but don't make one slip up an excuse to binge out on the whole day.

Good luck

While I don't get shaky and jittery, I too will do great for a bunch of days and then it all goes to pot. I've been losing and gaining the same 6 lbs for weeks now.

Rather than cutting out everything, try cutting down on one type of food such as carbs and eating more of another, such as protein? Slowly replace the food you crave with other foods.

You can also eat the foods you crave, just eat them in moderation and try to portion control. Do you crave one thing in particular, a typr of food or just food in general?

Most 'diets' fail because people believe they have to cut everything out when all they have to do is change how they eat.

A lot of it can be psychological as well. If it is a big problem can you speak to a nutritionist/dietician who can help you develop a better relationship with food?

I have that problem with sugar! I always have. I am finally seeing less of it!But it has taken 40 days! and I still eat some sugar, more than I need! I got candy for valentines day and I feel it calling me!I try to use Stevia so I do get the sweet taste but not the sugar and it helps!

After spending There weeks at Mayo in the Pain Rehab I can tell you the front runner in Mind Body Wellness says it takes a full twenty one days to make a habit begin to appear!

What are you withdrawing from?
I am no expert, so please take the following anecdote and advice with a grain of salt: I have a sweet tooth-although really bulk is what I go for-the sheer volume of food helped and sometimes continues to help shove down some serious emotions. Therapy helps and so does meditation, or just breathing and prayer-not necessarily to a god, but just asking the world to help you get through whatever it is you are undermining your efforts with.
You need to understand why you are craving what you are...are your calories too low, are you being too strict, etc?
Why do you eat the foods you eat?
Why have you decided to stop?
What are you getting out of this practice?
I would look into support groups, like overeaters anonymous, if that is what you think you need so people can support you through withdrawals.
It sounds like you get really paniky when you get these symptoms and the only way you know how to address them is to shove whatever you can back insider only to redo the same thing another time. Again, I don't know enough, so I council you to look into withdrawals, but if you know these symptoms are from withdrawal, why are you trying to undermine your own progress just to restart a few days later?
Is there something you can do to calmly ride the wave? Something calming-positive self talk? Reminding yourself that this is normal and will pass?
Just some thoughts here...good luck.

That looks well balanced, Personally, I would have to trade in the cereal and milk for something with either more bulk or fewer calories. Try almond milk unsweetened at 35 calories if you want to stick with the cereal. That will free up a hundred calories for something else. Are you set to lose 2 lbs per month?

You sound like me when I eat too many carbs and not enough protein. Google hypoglycemia.