Intro & needing advice

amydee0830
amydee0830 Posts: 1
edited November 2024 in Introduce Yourself
Hi my name is Amy I am 20, I am in college, its my 2nd year. Full time student, and I work part time. I was always small, and in high school I could eat whatever I wanted. It was slowly catching up with me my senior year. I was a size 3, my jeans were getting a bit tight, I was getting a muffin top. College came, I stopped wearing jeans and would wear only yoga pants, now I am at 150, I am a size 8 or 10, I was at 120 beginning my senior year. I have a small frame so I know I shouldn't weigh that much, I could care less how much I weigh, but I know that the 30 pounds is fat. I just want to be fit and in shape, worried about losing inches not pounds. I did not go to the beach last summer due to my weight. I avoid running into people I went to high school with due my weight gain.
The problem is, is that like many others I LOVE FOOD. my friends in high school hated that I didn't gain weight. I took advantage of not gaining weight and eating what I wanted. I have become so high maintenance with take out, I prefer fast food. I LOVE CARBS. noodles & company is my go to place. I also love chinese. If I am craving jimmy johns (or a specific place) I will only want that, and not want to cook. I am always hungry. I need to stop these cravings. I am a big cola drinker as well.
I find it easier, if I am stressed with school, and don't feel like cooking, its easier to pay $8 to get pesto cavatappi at noodles & co which is about 800 - 900 cals. Food is my drug. It makes me feel better. So thats how I deal with stress.

Sorry If I overwhelmed any of you, but thats whats going thru my mind right now. I've had this account for over a month and barely have used it.

I'm just wondering techniques to stop these cravings? Or these dependency on food.

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  • teyrey75
    teyrey75 Posts: 8 Member
    I am the same way! I was skinny in high school and could (and did )eat anything and started "filling out" in college, but I didn't care when I was in college. And then I got married and then I had two children. Now I'm at 165 and feel disgusting, so I started MFP two weeks ago. But I still LOVE food, especially fast food. It's a little easier to not go out having a family and a budget to have to pay attention to, but the biggest thing that helped me is to make a weekly menu. This way, I know I have all the ingredients in the house and have an idea of what we're going to eat that night. That way, I'm not thinking, "oh what's for dinner? Hmmm... Pizza Hut!" and then get that fattening idea stuck in my head. As far as soda, I always keep a glass of water near me. I used to (two weeks ago) only drink soda, now sometimes i "NEED" soda, so I will allow myself a sip, but then put it back in the fridge and out of sight and go back to my water. I've found if I actually drink 64 ounces of water, I don't have much time/desire for many other drinks.
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