Hmm, just had a thought I wanted to jot down for weak moments
Last week when I had my 1lb loss, I was moaning & ranting, & the demons came into my head, just like in the past when I had been 'good' on a diet and lost nothing or next to nothing. I was thinking
What's the point of not eating if I'm only going to lose a lb?
This is pointless
I'm not getting anywhere
I might as well pack it in & eat what I want
And I reigned myself in by thinking,
I can't expect a big number every week
Don't judge my loss from anybody elses, we're all different & have different activity levels.
If I did stop now, and binge, I would be right back to square one, all that time, effort & money wasted, still unhappy with my weight like I have been for about 8 years. Only, unhappier than I was when I STS because I would probably gain.
I'm doing so well, I'm doing it!! I've been doing it for xx days, I just have to keep it up.
If you think it's going to be hard, horrible, and you're going to be deprived then you will be. If you think, I can enjoy lovely mousses and yummy bars. I don't have to cook as much and I'll be thin at the end of it, when everything is waiting for me in moderation, then it will be an easier journey.
Being hungry won't kill me, I can survive it for a few hours, push it down with water, it's not like I'm starving to death!!
That taste of food in your mouth does not last anywhere near as long as the feeling of being miserable with your weight, low self esteem, frustration does. It really isn't worth it. Plus when you binge you switch off & don't even taste it after a few bites. I intend to savour small amounts of food I enjoy when I'm finished!
Food doesn't solve any problem other than being hungry, it just causes more problems, many more than the one you try to solve by binging on it.
Food isn't your friend. You might love it but it certainly doesn't love you back.
I've managed to change my habits, i.e, no drinking on a Saturday night with a takeaway & a family sized bar of chocolate me & OH weren't even hungry for, just ate it because it was a habit.
No more eating a crap ton of junk when watching films, I can enjoy them without anything to eat.
No more eating when DS/SO winds me up. It really doesn't solve anything!
