hi chrissy, well done on the determination, i know its hard. I find that because i have been on the atkins diet before that when i do feel like cheating then i can do it with low carb stuff at least and then i dont feel like such a loser lol. im not really cheating but every day i have a little nibble of something - today it was some burnt ham off a pizza, its low carb anyway so it wont kick me out of ketosis, thats my main concern. ive also drunk a ton of coke zero today so I need to get out of that habit, i feel so bloated.
i lost 33lbs in 4 weeks doing it this way so it cant be all bad. like if youre going to have chinese takeaway have egg foo yung and no noodles or anything, or crispy duck or something, low carb stuff - I havent done that yet but i have a long way to go so its unrealistic to think i wont be tempted in the future, i just want to be mentally prepared for when it happens lol.
also another thing thats helped me is that i pre cooked a load of meals and froze them. I bought a bunch of meat, made 2 cottage pies, 3 fishermans pies, 3 bolognese, 3 chilli con carne, 6 curries, 3 mac and cheese, 3 greek dishes etc, now i just take one out of the freezer the night before and heat it for dinner, then i go for a walk while my hubby and kids eat. I also watch movies while i go around the house cleaning, anything to distract myself.
I heard a good thing too, if you are going to eat a load of stuff thats bad for you then tak eit to your room and eat in front of the mirror, naked - LOL - not tried that one but its guaranteed to put me off my food!