I will also try and think about how I can control my binging urges. I hate them.
This was a big factor in me joining SW. I had been doing the starve/binge thing for many many years beforehand, and no matter how many bargains I made with myself, nothing ever stuck. It was bad, and it has been especially bad the last 2 years since I changed up a gear in my career and took on 100x more stress.
When I started SW I decided to view it as though I was joining 'the programme' (as they call it in America) - like it was Foodaholics Anonymous.
This probably sounds ridiculous to anyone who hasn't been where we are. People (lucky people) can't see what a torture food becomes to compulsive eaters, and how we hate ourselves for being unable to stop.
But I can't think any further ahead than 1 day. I refuse to. I'm like the Incredible Hulk (in more ways than one) - I count each day that I make it 100% on plan as one 'day without incident'. I don't look forward but I can look back, and I have now had '119 days without incident' (17 weeks). I truly never thought I would be in this place.
I've said it so many times, but it's the only thing that works for me: one day at a time. Focus on how good it makes you feel to count up those days, and soon the temptation begins to subside along with the carb cravings.
Yikes - sorry for the ramble! I really hope you can find a mental approach that works for you. Certainly posting about it here helps me a great deal.
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