quarterhorseygirl Member

There are a lot of things I thought I was the only one with...now I know I'm not alone lol. I too will disassemble food and eat the individual parts separately (i.e. a cheeseburger...eat the veggies first, then bun, then the meat/cheese, certain candies get eaten certain ways depending on what it is, etc.). Different…

I've heard of not worrying about doing it at these times too so you can also focus more on enjoying yourself and your company, so at least if you are out of bounds a little, at least it was worth it. I think when starting out it's scarier to think of not doing it (weighing/logging) than when you've maybe been at it a…

I entirely relate, in a similar scenario myself, three family deaths in the last two years plus 5 furbaby losses in that time frame as well...comfort eating became my friend...and now feels like my enemy that I need to beat off with a stick...except I feel too out of shape to swing the heavy stick without getting out of…

I did mean weighing, not necessarily measuring, just mistyped for that. I'm talking for those moments that you didn't get to weigh the food. You're out at a gathering, no scale available, have to eyeball it is the sort of scenario I'm thinking of.

A good thing to consider, as I've just dived back into my journey and haven't hit this point yet. Usually, for the day before and maybe the first day I'm craving all the things, especially the comfort foods I don't need...and then the next day or two I realize I've hardly been hungry beyond regular meals, and even at those…

I'm definitely a big fan of meal planning in advance, I like to do it weekly myself. My problem was not really things going to waste (molding, rotting, etc.) because of not getting used in enough time...but more of the BEFORE diet changes, we were buying crap that was utterly unhealthy and not acceptable AFTER diet changes…

It's definitely frustrating, I know I've been through this before and it's why I'm back here again, starting over and re-learning better habits all over again. For my own self I'm learning I have to quit beating myself up over the failures or I'm just going to keep winding up in the same unhappy boat I'm in right now, or…

I sympathize, it's annoying to have this constant battle in your head while you're still working on getting to the good habits being, well..habits. And then you wonder, will it ever get easier? It's like wth, why me?! At least that's what goes through my head.

I totally sympathize with this...super introverted and shy and easily mortified...this gives me a place to feel comfortable about sharing the experience and getting support without getting forced into an uncomfortable situation.

Wow, thank you for all of the feedback! It definitely seems like composting is a thing to consider, and I do a little gardening so it certainly would be useful. I am also a big fan of meal planning, we did this already (we just didn't plan the healthiest of stuff lol) so that will help me moving forward, just need to come…

Not too much at all, thank you for all the info! Thankfully my doc is understanding and knows I want to avoid the insulin (in a meaningful way, not just a 'boo hoo I don't wanna' way) and we're re-visiting in 3 months. Part of the reason I'm here at MFP this time is definitely so I can get back to tracking everything,…

Thank you! That'll definitely be the challenge, despite it being only day 1 I'm optimistic at least. Better than not at all and I'm using all the tools available to me this time, reminders, etc.